If you add all that up, that's 7.36 pounds. Watching videos, reading e-mail, playing games Virtual Machines (5 pounds with 1 pound power supply) Let's look at the weight of some of these devices that might be in my bag and why I would bring them with me. Recently, I also picked up a Dell Venue 8 Pro which I carry around from time to time. Although a slightly lighter laptop than my old W520 it still packs a lot of weight. Let's take a look at the devices On that occasion where I know I need a Virtual Machine then I would bring my Lenovo T420s. Although the Surface Pro 3 is a larger device it is noticeably lighter. There they had all of the Surface devices there which made it easy to compare the weight of them. I had a chance to spend some time with a Surface Pro 3 at Best Buy before launch and I was blown away. In reality it doesn't (2 pounds versus 1.49 pounds), but I've come to realize in the world of tablets every ounce counts. If you want to run some desktop apps or connect to the VPN it works great, but it feels like it weighs twice as much as my Surface 2. It's just not convenient to hold in your hand and use touch based applications. Every time I picked up my wife's Surface Pro, I nearly drop it because it's so heavy. My biggest complain with the previous Surface Pros was weight. This tells my experience after using the device in the last three days. I need a device that I can use like a laptop while still meeting my tablet needs. Although Windows 8.1 has made great strides in this area, most companies don't upgrade their VPN servers very often so I have yet to get the native VPN support to work anywhere. However, the once place I had issues is when I needed to use a proprietary VPN to connect to a client. It has all the Office applications I need plus runs a variety of apps. I found I could get a lot done on the road with my Surface 2. With the shift of SharePoint to the cloud with Office 365, I hardly ever need to run a local virtual machine any more. I am done with carrying around an 8 pound Lenovo W520. As someone that travels a lot, I question every item that goes into my bag.

While I have always been a die hard fan of my Surface 2 and Surface RT, when the Surface Pro 3 was announced I was pretty excited. Complete Surface Pro 3 Review - 3 days later

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