Help! Those who use tablets for work: iPad Pro or Surface?? I can't decide between the two. Will be used as a supplement to my work computer (note-taking, marking up docs, remote work, etc.)

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Surface. I used an iPad pro for years, but life changes with the surface. It interfaces with my normal computer, but gives me the freedom of a tablet.

Get the 7, don't waste your money on the 8

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Surface. Work computers need Windows.

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Exactly right. iPad is an entertainment device. Surface is a beast. No comparison.

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If you're going to do traditional office work on it, you pretty much need the surface. If you're only going to use it as a supplement, look into the variety of iPad apps for lawyers and see if you want to use them. If you do, well, get the iPad.

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I find these surface comments odd. You're using it as a laptop when you make those comments, I assume?

Tablet specific apps almost don't exist for Windows. Every surface I've seen just ends up used as a compact laptop.

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Surface for work, Apple for personal use

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If you are using for replacement of legal pads and marking/reading documents consider a reMarkable. E-writer that you can write in just like paper. It’s been awesome for my practice.

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Does store notes in cloud and does have access across platforms. I can put a pdf in my laptop mark it on the remarkable and look at it on my phone.

We use Surface Pros — not as ancillary devices, but in lieu of traditional laptops. Often, I wish I had a traditional laptop instead.

I’ve used a Surface Pro as my primary machine for several years now. Love it, but an iPad is useful for lightweight work (review, minor editing, etc) especially while commuting/traveling.

OP here: wanted to clarify that I will NOT be using the tablet as my primary working device, or in lieu of my laptop/main work computer, FWIW. It will purely be a supplemental device, mainly to replace my massive collection of very unorganized legal pads.

iPad doesn't hold a candle to the Surface. The Surface is far more functional

I have a massive, expensive 12.9 inch iPad that is basically useless for lawyer stuff - it’s OK if you want to manage PDF evidence, but Word is awful, it’s definitely not good at managing documents with tracked changes and comments. The same holds true for the Mac.

I have a personal iPad and MacBook Pro and I only use them for work as a last resource. I prefer hauling my work Dell around.

I use a Surface Pro. It works better with my firm's VPN.

I use both, surface is superior.

iPad and Mac OSX have dozens of note apps as well as litigation & trial apps. Used TrialPad for last trial and it was outstanding. Agree that trying to do heavy word processing on iPad is non-starter.

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