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I don't believe that's correct. Look at a Surface Pro trackpad next to a MacBook Pro trackpad.

http://i.imgur.com/rynFtJQ.jpg

The MacBook Pro Trackpad is 206% of the size of the Surface Pro 4 trackpad. Literally double the size.

That's a bit unfair. The MBP you compare it to was almost literally launched last week.

I use a Surface Pro 3 for work, with students currently being given the 4.

I don't remember noticing much difference between the covers on the 3 and 4, and I find the trackpad on the 3 is bordering on unusable for anything that requires a large range of movement.

I really like the Surface as a hardware product, but the type covers are just gross.

The SP4 touchpad pales in comparison to the MBP. Multitouch support is bush league, and the touchpad is hinged so you can only click on ~75% of it.

Yeah I can fit all five of my fingers on the SP4.