Every Surface Pro 2 we ordered (6 I believe) have WiFi connectivity issues connecting to our Meraki hotspots.
Besides that, they are slick little tablets. They are heavy but powerful and very portable. Our users that travel a lot love them (when they are not having WiFi problems).
Surface sucks. I returned it within a few days.
I REALLY wanted to have Windows as a OS on my tablet, but Android is just so much better.
http://quickbooks.intuit.com/mobile/
MS Office, Email, dropbox etc. is perfectly capable on an Android tablet.
I have a Surface Pro 3 for work and I love it. Very portable, a couple of issues with bluetooth and some resolution issues (as it has a stupidly high resolution screen). Aside from that it is a very impressive machine. SS hard drive so it's fast. Use One Drive, Google Docs, iCloud or Dropbox for cloud backup and you'll keep the machine relatively free of junk. You can plug in a 128GB micro SD too and have preferences save music, photos etc to that to keep the main hard drive clean. I like it so much as a laptop replacement I haven't even used it as a tablet yet.
I have a Surface Pro 3 for work and I love it. Very portable, a couple of issues with bluetooth and some resolution issues (as it has a stupidly high resolution screen). Aside from that it is a very impressive machine. SS hard drive so it's fast. Use One Drive, Google Docs, iCloud or Dropbox for cloud backup and you'll keep the machine relatively free of junk. You can plug in a 128GB micro SD too and have preferences save music, photos etc to that to keep the main hard drive clean. I like it so much as a laptop replacement I haven't even used it as a tablet yet.
Macbook Air? I don't know about quickbooks for osx though. My last MBP lasted 6 years with no problems.
Ultrabooks (like the MacBook Air mentioned) sound more up your alley.
Out of all the laptops I've ever used, the IBM/Lenovo thinkpad's just can't and won't die. If all you use them for are solely business, then they'll last as long as you need them to. (That's if you want a MSFT based OS).
Macbook Air.
I am the biggest Apple hater out there (due to the restrictive nature of their OS), but I have to give credit where it's due. It's just phenomenal. Won't be outdated for another decade. Light as a feather. Fast and simple.
Use One Drive, Google Docs, iCloud or Dropbox for cloud backup.
That's only if you don't perform regular maintenance , that's also for any desktop.I'm very leery of trying apple. Usually in the past they were very over priced
I'll take it under consideration. I noticed that laptops slow down so much after 1yr+. My custom built desktop still performs great after 4 years.
The worst machine I've owned was the Lenovo T61p.Ultrabooks (like the MacBook Air mentioned) sound more up your alley.
Out of all the laptops I've ever used, the IBM/Lenovo thinkpad's just can't and won't die. If all you use them for are solely business, then they'll last as long as you need them to. (That's if you want a MSFT based OS).
I'll take it under consideration. I noticed that laptops slow down so much after 1yr+. My custom built desktop still performs great after 4 years.