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If you had to write something with the pen, it was best to just lay the tablet flat and not use the kickstand, although you'd have to set it back up once you wanted to comfortably use the Type Cover. I wish that the screen was a bit bigger, because although it's adequate for a tablet, it still feels too small to do PC-type work on it. Thankfully, the Surface Pro 3 includes a larger display with a higher resolution. Now, the Type Cover 2. It's not as enjoyable as I hoped it would be.

I got the keyboard with actual pressable buttons because I've experienced the waterproof one at malls and found that I simply cannot cope with them. And I can say that the Type Cover 2 is only decent at best. It works, but there's almost no space between the keys so it's very easy to unintentionally hit neighbouring keys. However, I did enjoy the fact that the keyboard was backlit, making it easy to use in dark environments, such as a lecture hall.

The trackpad on the Type Cover 2, however, is awful. Not only is it very small, but it's not very accurate despite its high default sensitivity setting, which just amplifies the input. It really wasn't enjoyable to use, so I often found myself resorting to the touchscreen most of the time. That being said, there is a way to fix this. Since the Surface Pro 2 has Bluetooth, you can connect your preferred keyboard and mouse.

For the few moments where you don't have the keyboard and mouse set up via Bluetooth, you can just use the touchscreen which will present the on-screen keyboard. I doubt you'll want to carry around a USB hub just so you can connect more than one dongle because it will defeat the purpose of owning a Surface Pro 2. The Surface Pro 2 arrives with a flat battery, so you'll need to plug it in and wait at least 5 minutes before it has enough juice to feel like it's safe to turn on.

Since in all reality it's still a PC, you'll have to go through the same setup as any Windows 8 computer before you're presented with the Start Screen. There's no point to talk about the software on the Surface Pro 2 -- it's purely Windows without any bloatware. The only additions are the drivers necessary to get all of the hardware working, but that's about it.

So from a software point of view, the Surface Pro 2 is a good computer to get if you're looking to a lean setup out of the box. Compared to the original Surface Pro, this tablet features a more efficient processor, and an improved but still imperfect kickstand with two angles instead of just one. Compared to the Surface Pro 3, it's missing the much better kickstand, larger display, and higher resolution.

But it does use the same fourth generation Intel chip, so it won't be any faster. I've also heard that the battery life on the Surface Pro 3 is pretty average, while I've been perfectly happy with the battery life on the Surface Pro 2. In all honesty, I like the Surface Pro 2. It's a nice device that has some good specs and great build quality. I really don't like the Type Covers much, so I'd recommend getting a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse instead. Once you have that, I really think that the Surface Pro 2 could be a laptop replacement for those who don't need to do too much with it mainly because of the lack of multiple USB ports.

Surprisingly, the Surface Pro 2 isn't cheaper than the Surface Pro 3, but rather it's staying in the same price range. But if you're choosing between those two, it's very hard for me to make a recommendation. Give the Surface Pro 3 equal consideration because it's priced the same. Congratulations, Lisa Grassetti! You would have received an email from jackson makeuseof.

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