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Interesting range of views if you are considering these devices, both in the article & the comments.
Something that is largely ignored is size & weight. If portability is of importance, the Surface Pro 4 is smaller & substantially lighter:
Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Weight: 786 grams [0.786 kg = 1.7 pounds]1
MacBook Pro 13 inch
Weight: 1.58 kg (3.48 pounds)2
In that case, the low profile MacBooks (MacBook 12" & Macbook Air 11 & 13 inch) with weights from 0.92 kg (2.03 pounds) to 1.35 kg (2.96 pounds) would probably be most suitable OS X devices.
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/06/ask-lh-should-i-buy-a-macbook-pro-or-surface-pro-4/?utm_source=Lifehacker+Australia&utm_campaign=c493facf48-lifehacker_2016_06_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9fc709844c-c493facf48-278953185
Microsoft Surface Pro 4
http://www.cnet.com/au/products/microsoft-surface-pro-4/
Apple Macbook Pro 13 inch
http://www.cnet.com/au/products/apple-macbook-pro-13-inch-2015/
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1 Microsoft: “Surface Pro 4”, https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-au/devices/surface-pro-4#techspec-block
2 Apple: “MacBook Pro 13-inch”, https://www.apple.com/au/macbook-pro/specs-retina/ / new laptop pricing different options MacBook Pro Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (i5, 256gb similar specs similar price prefer OSX Surface doubles as a tablet making the right decision stick with Apple end of the financial year waiting for a sale Apple huge discounts products Microsoft EOFY discount buy Surface Pro laptop buyer laptop entertainment purposes stick with the OS you’re familiar with eliminating potential frustrations keep using the applications you know run OSX first-party hardware smoother bug-free experience bug free mainly use the laptop for work go with your company’s preferred operating system company software running on your machine help with IT support mainly want a laptop for personal use vastly prefer Macs swap to Windows free tablet Surface Pro 4 keyboard buy the Type Cover separately single USB port equivalent MacBook Pro Thunderbolt 2 ports HDMI OSX MacBook Pro simply a better computer out of the box using a 12-inch tablet most users eight to 10 inches sweet spot tablet size a bit cumbersome commutes on public transport factor in the cost of the Type Cover connectivity hub buy a cheap tablet MacBook holding off potential sales use PC-Tablet convertibles tablet mode grubby fingerprints on my laptop screen tablet laptop with a keyboard tablet in landscape mode read digital comics way better than a laptop keyboard in portrait mode Surface SP4 pen page turns without grubby fingerprint marks drawing notating music manipulating maps imagery Surface pro 3 tablet ability touch screen use it in conjunction with keyboard desktop at home gestures OSX work network issues compatibility enjoy Windows switching to Windows prefer laptop to a 2 in 1 keyboards better use the machine on your lap use iPad with a keyboard compare Dell 13in XPS Macbook Pro super machines which OS do you prefer how much you use MS Office heavy Word Excel PPT Outlook Windows Visio Project run on Windows MS Office user Macs smoother & faster Windows personal machine Mac work machine Windows BYO iPad personal work apps Google Mail Maps Photos MS Office iPad Pixelmator Google Photos Lightroom family photos tablet iOS Mail Calendar integrate well work MS Exchange server access work stuff on the move SP3 laptop and tablet functions half the weight price of a laptop tablet detach the keyboard use the digital stylus solve problems screen wirelessly plug in an external monitor desk minimal weight of the SP3 bag monitor desk wirelessly send the screen television big screen movie experience kickstand cost SP3 much less equivalent MacBook touch screen pen MacBook equivalent SP4 MacBook laptop Type cover cumbersome SP4 tablet mode public transport MacBook SP4 amazing piece of engineering 12" Macbook amazing piece of engineering performance operating system OS Windows converted to OS X OS X MacBook Windows operating system gaming new Macbook Pro refresh new product discounts on the older Macbook Pro SP4 Macbook Pro MacBook Pro battery life benefits of the SP4 pen touchscreen touch screen smaller lighter battery lasted much longer MacBook Pro issues with sleep mode SP4 Microsoft improve battery management SP4 buying the new device work asset start of the next financial year full year worth of depreciation /
