[PaulHoule]

My boss uses a Surface Pro like a laptop and is happy with it.

Add a good quality wireless mouse and a USB 3 hub, leave the keyboard at the desk and you've got a docking station as good in practice as anything on the market.

[BrentOzar]

That's interesting. How does he work around the high-DPI resolution problems when connecting an external display? I'm assuming he's using one - when you say "a docking station as good in practice as anything on the market", that usually means an external display.

[PaulHoule]

I'll say that if you've been using Windows for years you get used to using Windows on strange screen systems, everything from 640x480 to video wall panels. If you adjust magnification factors, font sizes, and such for the apps you actually use to help out a lot.

One thing I found with Windows 8 is that it is even better to use keyboard shortcuts to access the shell. Instead of groping for the 'Start' button, I hit the Windows key and the same thing happens if I am running Win7 or Win8. So Win8 didn't cause me disorientation at all, it just trained me to do the right thing.

[BrentOzar]

Yes, but then you're constantly switching magnification factors, font sizes, and such every time you plug into the desktop dock or unplug to hit the road?

[bones6]

Dual 22 inch monitors vs a 27 inch makes it less annoying.