In my case, I'm less concerned about spend than I am about being able to replace two pieces of equipment that I invariably carry around with me anyway (laptop and tablet) with one. Since my laptop is only rarely used outside of a dock, its ability to function as a proper laptop is really secondary to its portability and utility as an entertainment consumption device and tablet. Since the original iPad with case wasn't too big for me, I'm hoping the Surface Pro 3 will also not be too big and serve both purposes. In my case any merging of the two units would have to take on the tablet form factor.