Likewise the Type Cover's trackpad is functional but cramped, while the Air's is very large and (when running Mac OS X) arguably the best on the market. 13" MacBook Air has one of the better keyboards on the market. While Microsoft has improved and enlarged the Type Cover with the latest edition made for the Surface Pro 3, it's still not as ergonomic as a good laptop keyboard, and the 2.96 lb. with Type Cover), and the Surface Pro Type Cover is as brilliant as ever at being both a display cover and a backlit keyboard. It's a Windows hybrid with a pen, an entire PC in a 1.76 lb. The MacBook Air is for those who need a traditional computing experience with the tried and true laptop form factor.Ĭlearly the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is the more cutting edge product. The Surface Pro 3 is clearly better for those who want and need a device that's both a tablet (albeit a heavy one) and a laptop of sorts. If you need a pen, you'll need to buy a Wacom pad attached via USB, or one of its competitors (these sit on your desk, they don't mount on the display). Macs lack touch screens surprisingly iPhone and iPad DNA still hasn't mutated Apple's computer line. The Surface Pro 3 is a tablet with an optional magnetically attached keyboard cover.Īs you'd expect from a tablet, the Surface Pro 3 has a touch screen, and even better, it works with the included pen for precise note taking and drawing with palm rejection. The MacBook Air is a traditional laptop with a clamshell design and a permanently attached keyboard. They're highly portable machines too, that won't break your back or require an outsized backpack. Sure there are similarities: both are PCs that can run "real" programs like MS Office and Adobe Photoshop CC, both run on Intel ULV Core CPUs with SSD drives and 4 or 8 gigs of RAM. MS Surface Pro 3: Microsoft invited this odd competition when they unveiled Surface Pro 3. Home > Laptop Comparisons & Tablet Comparisons> MacBook Air vs.
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