Taking notes manually on a book can for lectures or organizing ideas and important things can be quite difficult. The mere act of writing whatever you learn in lectures, seminars, and even life in general, can have a profound impact on your life. With a better battery life than its predecessors, excellent pen support and a superb screen, this is the tablet that really can replace your laptop.Note-taking is one of the best habits anyone can instill. It's a shame the slim chassis compromises its performance slightly, but it still remains one of the most powerful Windows tablets currently available. It may have taken two years and three models to get right, but the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 finally feels like a laptop-tablet hybrid that really does give you the best of both worlds. Swiping in from the side to bring up the Windows 8 Charms bar also worked well, as did multi-touch gestures such as pinch-zooming and two-finger scrolling.

It's not only much easier to move the cursor round the screen, but we also hardly ever found ourselves bumping up against the edges as we swiped our fingers across its smooth surface. Previous Type Cover touchpads were truly miniscule, and while the Surface Pro 3 Type Cover's touchpad is still relatively small compared to your average Ultrabook laptop, the extra space is a very welcome addition. The touchpad is significantly bigger, too, due to the larger amount of space available on the keyboard. We also felt the extra height gave the keys slightly more tactile feedback as well, but typing flat was still just as accurate. Raising the keys also brings a welcome sense of stability when using the Surface Pro 3 on more uneven surfaces, such as reclining on the sofa. This snaps on to the bottom of the tablet to give you a slightly raised typing angle, which we found was much more comfortable than simply typing flat on the table.

The Surface Pro 3 Type Covers, on the other hand, are the correct size and also have a small magnetic strip that runs along the top of the keyboard. You can use an older Surface Pro 2 Touch or Type Cover keyboard with it instead just bear in mind that the smaller dimensions of older keyboards won't protect the entire screen of the Surface Pro 3 when you're taking it on the move. It's a shame they're still not bundled in with the tablet, as this adds another £110 onto the Surface Pro 3's overall price, but we feel it's an essential accessory for most and have factored its cost into our final reckoning.

This aside, we're big fans of Microsoft's new Type Cover keyboard for the Surface Pro 3.

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