If you are just not into Apple (or even if you are), and you need more than a Google Chromebook, the Surface Pro and Surface Pro Laptop are wonderful machines and great for PA school. The Surface Pro comes with a solid state drive but is also expandable with a MicroSDXC card reader. It runs full Windows which means if it runs on your PC it also runs on the Surface Pro. It's touch screen and pen enabled. One Note on Windows is much better than its Mac counterpart, and will change the way you take notes. Also, these notes sync effortlessly with OneDrive and are available anywhere you have an internet connection. It's basically on par with the power provided by the Mac Book. Microsoft Support treats this thing like their baby. Your pen doesn't work? They'll ship one out. Your surface broke? They'll swap it at the store (if it's a manufacturer defect). You ground down your pen nibs? They'll ship a package of new ones out free. Oh, and I forgot to mention it gets 10.5 hours of battery life! If you prefer more of a conventional laptop the $999 Surface pro laptop is