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ever since Microsoft's launch of the surface almost four years ago companies have been trying to make a tablet that can also work as a laptop or productivity device Microsoft has four generations in on its attempt and Apple is now in the game with the iPad pro one of the best executions on this idea is coming from an unlikely place it's Samsung's Galaxy Tab pro s size up the Tab pro s against the service pro 4 or the iPad pro and you find a lot of similarities twelve inch screen check thin and light design check detachable keyboard chat pen support check big battery check but what really sets the tab pro ass apart is how all these parts are put together for starters the 800 and $99 price includes a sleek keyboard case which isn't included with the surface or iPad pro the keyboard case is better than both Microsoft's and Apple's it feels a bit cheap and flimsy but it's surprisingly easy to type up and while the trackpad is small its smooth and easy to scroll with fold it all up and it's thinner and more spout than the iPad pro or the Microsoft Surface makes it really better than the surface though is that when you're using on a desk or an airplane seat tray it doesn't take up nearly as much space there's a flat bottom so you can easily type on it when it's on my lap and it doesn't have such a short typing area that it feels like the tablet is going to tip over like the iPad pro does the Tab pro s does other things well too it has a display that's really bright and vibrant giant Super AMOLED panel just like what Samsung uses on its phones and has a two to three aspect ratio that's ideal for browsing the web or working in Word or Excel Samsung quotes a really long ten and a half hour battery life based on looping video but in my experience with real-world usage using Chrome with 10 to 12 tabs open multitasking between apps etc I got closer to 6 hours of battery life that's enough to get from New York to California but it's not quite as long as an iPad can muster performance on the tab pro glass is pretty good it never gets sluggish or bogged down when you're doing basic tasks you can't really game on it and it's not ideal for heavy photo or video editing but for web browsing and using apps it works fine the biggest limitation with it is that it only has 4 gigabytes of RAM often time chrome tabs would have to reload after just a few minutes away which is really annoying when I'm trying to multitask and like any other Windows 10 tablet the Tab pro s really isn't that great when you disconnect it from the keyboard case it's size is too unwieldy for casual reading and while there are lots of great productivity apps for Windows 10 there aren't nearly as many for casual entertainment so with the Tab pro s is a great travel computer for someone who has a luxury of having a more powerful machine at their desk unless you're a really light user it's not an ideal primary computer it's got a single USBC for 4 gigabytes of RAM and it's fairly small size it's pretty limiting Windows 10 just needs a bit more oomph to spread its wings so if you're looking for a travel computer that can pretty much go anywhere and get almost anything you need done the galaxy tabpro s is worth a serious look