Surface Pro 4 or the new Samsung Galaxy TabPro S

SP4, there not even close, if you want laptop replacement.

I just got a SP4 and it is amazing. Don't hesitate to get one

It seems like you folks who are recommending the SP4 without hesitation don't actually know what the Galaxy TabPro S is. I surely didn't, thanks to a work project taking all of my time away from CES news. So I looked it up. It's not an Android tablet. It's a direct competitor to the Surface Pro. Thinner and lighter, with an AMOLED screen and internal specs identical to the base model SP4. Hasn't been released yet (next month) and doesn't even have an announced price, so obviously we won't know how it really performs until then.

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not being able to adjust the screen angle is terrible design in general, unless you are always at a table when using the device.

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That would be a deal-breaker for me, too. The pen, I have no comment because it's not something I really use (having not owned one, though).

I'd be less worried about the quality of the not-yet-released pen and more worried about how much they might've rushed production to get the PC ready in time for CES and a February release.

I would agree, even though it does come with the keyboard it still seems like it'll need to be priced at or below the keyboard-less SP4's base price in order to compete.

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I'd be less worried about the quality of the not-yet-released pen and

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I only bring it up because the Surface is designed with a specific pen, and it's still kind of clunky to use. The recognition isn't far from perfect. But this may be because N-Trig isn't as good as a Wacom pen, in general.

That said the SP4 is wonderful. There are other alternatives to the Sp4 or TabPro though. HP Spectre X2, Lenovo Miix 700. Or if you need a near desktop replacement, the Vaio Z Canvas.

I went with the SP4 because it seemed to have the best combination of all the features available. non-mobile i5, a great kickstand, dedicated pen, and a cool, good quality keyboard. Plus, since it's in its 4th generation Microsoft seems to have figured out a lot of issues that other manufacturers just getting into the game might not have found. (e.g. The cooling in the SP4 is much better than the SP3.) The undoubted biggest issue with the SP4 is the battery life. Doing tasks will yield 4-5 hours of battery life. Doing light tasks will give you ~6hrs. It gets roughly 30m less battery than the SP3. I think it was a mistake by Microsoft to go thinner than the SP3 in exchange for those 30m. That said, it charges pretty quickly. So it's probably not an issue for the majority of users.