Laptop died, thinking of a Surface RT

[MosquitoSmasher]

Hi all,

So i've been using my laptop for like three or four years now and it's just over now. I could go for a new laptop, but my mind has been on a Surface for a while now. Now i know that it is said that a Surface RT can't replace your laptop or PC, but what about in my case? I'll explain a few things. Basically i used my laptop for:

- File explorer (to drag and drop pictures, videofiles, mp3s from one folder to another, or from USB stick to laptop etc)
- Browsing the internet. (Youtube, writing for our own site in Wordpress, streaming some trailers and stuff)
- Skype for messaging.
- Watching videos in either mediaplayer, VLC and so on.

And that really is about it. No gaming or whatsoever. I really really like the idea of having a tablet and also the keyboard cover with it, VERY handy for when i go on trips for our site and we need to type things down while watching demonstrations. I truly don't see why i wouldn't have enough with a Surface RT. Last but not least...specs!

The specs of my laptop were: Intel Core I3 CPU M330 2.13ghz, 4GB Ram, Radeon 5470 and Windows 7, 64 bit.

Would a Surface RT be on par with that? So basically....i CAN use the Surface for all the things i mentioned right? Making this move really doesn't sound too bad at all in my opinion.

Oh and what are some very very good reasons to reconsider and go for a Surface Pro instead?

[Joe F.]

I think Surface RT would be fine for what you want, but I should mention you won't be able to use VLC. The only media player is the built-in one. The thing with Windows RT is you can't install desktop apps, only metro apps. Skype has a metro app, but many services do not. Keep that in mind.