[tjohns]

Regarding Linux... the Surface Book (and Pro) are rather unique devices, as far as hardware is concerned. You loose a lot of core functionality if you run anything except Windows on them. I've tried.

If you want a strictly Windows-only device, they're not bad. (Buggy drivers aside.) The N-trig stylus technology is absolutely amazing if you do graphic design. But if you want to dual boot into Linux, you'll be happier with a more traditional laptop.

To be honest, I tried both a Surface Pro 3 and a Surface Book as my primary laptop. In the end, I keep going back to my 2012 MacBook Air. At least for me, Apple still has an edge in overall experience.

[Diti]

If you do graphic design, you may not want N-trig styluses. The biggest drawback of their system is that it requires a certain, higher amount of pressure to register a stroke—higher than the Wacom or Apple Stylus counterparts.

See https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/3ttia5/sp4_pen_not... and how people seemed considerably more happy with the Wacom technology in the Surface 1, than the N-trig with the latter iterations of Surface tablets.