As a TabletPC user the SP3 is far better than any other Tablet on the market including the Pro 1 and 2, this is the device we've dreamed of back 2001, the 3:2 high resolution screen with its thin profile make using this as note taking device and research tool with no rival...
And the fact that it can be used as a laptop as well makes it much more versatile then any other product on the market.
I agree wholeheartedly! When MS released the Surface line, I was really gung-ho about the RT variant and I backed-up my enthusiasm by first buying the original RT (which was good, but the kickstand was a problem) and later the Surface 2 RT, which was very good. Jeff may remember the number of conversations I had with him - both via PM (usually on battery-related matters) and on this forum - on the pros (and seldom cons) of the Surface 2. I used the heck out of mine. Took it on trips - local and international. I also used it to present papers at some high-profile conferences. It worked brilliantly. The crunch, however, came one day when I was working on a paper that I was then writing and needed to use a referencing software. Being an RT device, installation of an .exe file was an insurmountable issue. Moreover, I really don't like the 16:10 AR - never have!
When the SP3 was announced, I was excited. I was even more excited as I learned that it would sport the profile of the Surface 2, which I find to be perfect in many ways. To say that I like the SP3 would be an understatement. It is an ideal device for me. It has the approximate power of my desktop. The screen is excellent. The AR is ideal and the profile is ideally suited to my rather nomadic and bohemian work-style. The best of all is the Pen - something that I use extensively!
So, yes, I agree when Jeff says that this is the device that at least I have been dreaming of. Oh...and I should mention that if my SP3 performs the way it currently is (hopefully, MS will not screw things up with flawed updates and Windows 9, when that comes around), I have little need for a Broadwell device in the immediate future.