I bought an iPad mini 3, and the novelty wore off after about a month. I wish my iPad was capable of functioning as a laptop instead of a mobile television. The conclusion to buy a surface makes sense, and I will probably do the same.
I read that post on my iPad. My iPhone 6 and laptop are sitting idle on the table.
I'd buy a Continuum-enabled x86 Atom phablet (whenever Intel decides to catch up).