I do have to add a couple of points here - there’s a Microsoft app for the Surface Pro 3 and 4 that lets you tune the pressure sensitivity and response curve of the digital pen. That would allow you to adjust it to your personal preferences.

“Both are big tablets, both connect to slim keyboard covers, and both offer a stylus for drawing and note-taking.”

For anybody who wants to use that kind of software on their device (such as the person who made the comment in the first place, for instance) it’s a totally sensible thing to “ding” the iPad Pro for, despite your personal opinion.

So the iPad Pro is better because it doesn’t run Adobe Creative Suite/Creative Cloud? That’s an interesting argument. Having things plugged into the iPad Pro would make it less portable. Does that make the lack of a USB port another one of its advantages?

As an actual illustration student what really turned me toward the surface even though the iPad has tilt and better latency is that I can use real photoshop and painter. The lack of that in the iPad pro is a deal killer for most digital painters.

For what an iPad costs, it should be able to run OS X, not just be a gigantic iPhone. I want to be able to see multiple apps on the screen at once and have the option of using a trackpad or mouse when I need more precision than a touchscreen offers. And have some mechanism for bearing its own weight so I don’t have to…