DO NOT BUY THE MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 6

After roughly one day of testing the Surface Pro, Daniel strongly advises against purchasing it, evaluating it as a poor tablet and an overpriced laptop relative to devices like the iPad Pro and MSI gaming laptops.

Daniel criticizes the Surface Pro for pervasive lag, stutter, and software unresponsiveness, citing poor tablet optimization in Windows, lack of native mobile applications, multitasking flaws, gaming display issues, and glitchy on-screen keyboard behavior.

Daniel experiences severe sluggishness on the Surface Pro even on best performance battery mode, arguing that the device fails both as a laptop and as a tablet despite its £1,000 price tag.

Daniel rates the device a 1.2 out of 10 and intends to return it to Amazon after brief further testing, preferring the iPad Pro instead.

Hardware specifications and pricing of the Surface Pro compared to an MSI gaming laptop, including Daniel noting the Surface Pro's Core i5 processor and 128GB SSD versus MSI's Core i7, GTX 1060 graphics card, 128GB SSD, and 1TB hard drive.

The tablet user experience, operating system limitations, and lack of dedicated apps on Windows compared to iOS on the iPad Pro.

Multitasking behavior and split-screen functionality between the iPad Pro and the Surface Pro.

Gaming difficulties on the Surface Pro, including resolution mismatches and touch control failures during a demonstration with This War of Mine.

Issues with the on-screen keyboard glitching during text entry on Discord and failing to register inputs on Steam via PayPal.

Connecting an external wireless mouse and keyboard to make the Surface Pro function more like a standard laptop, alongside continued window-resizing lag and visual glitches in Steam.

Device responsiveness and sluggish performance on various battery settings.

Critique of the 2-in-1 form factor and value proposition compared to dedicated laptops.

Initial hopes for desktop Windows on a tablet versus the actual user experience.

Decision to return the device to Amazon and stick with the iPad Pro.

Daniel downloaded Rainbow Six on the Surface Pro, occupying 64GB of storage.

Daniel attempted to launch and play This War of Mine, encountering resolution misalignment and an inability to use touch controls to minimize or exit the game until a wireless mouse was connected.

Daniel plugged in a wireless keyboard and mouse to test desktop navigation and window resizing on the Surface Pro.

Daniel does not know which graphics card is installed in the Surface Pro, speculating it is integrated.

Daniel is unsure why an application window vanished during split-screen multifunction testing.

Daniel does not understand why the screen resolution malfunctioned and misaligned during the attempt to launch This War of Mine.

Daniel cannot identify the cause of appearing black boxes and glitching menu elements when Steam is open.

Daniel is uncertain why the device performs so slowly.

Daniel wonders whether the poor experience stems from not being used to the device and whether it might improve with additional testing.