thankyou for the replies. i have not committed to the surface pro yet as the pro 2 is coming in a month. im ditching my mackbook pro retina as i hate it. i loved my iPad with idraw (whch i sold in favor of this macbook which i regret now) i wont go into why i hate the macbook but would like to go back to windows,unless the ipad 5 is less restricting, which i doubt it will be, as cant do kids homework on certain sites .