Could I Use a Microsoft Surface as a Desktop?

[Jim]

it
- lacks the ports a desktop has,
- lacks maybe the ability to connect an external monitor
- I would like to know about the keyboard, how many million keypresses it is good for (what quality is it?) I would hope it is a good quality kb
- lacks the power of a desktop
- more expensive to repair than a desktop
- does not have replaceable parts like a desktop, so probably won't last for years and years. once the screen or keyboard starts to go, send it in for expensive repair ($200-$600/shot). if something is catastrophic, hopefully you can recover your data by removing the hard drive or ssd and putting in a usb external drive enclosure?
+ unlike a desktop, it is quite portable (compact)
+ unlike a desktop, it's battery-powered

a surface is just a glorified tablet or half of a laptop. but not a desktop.

for those basic uses you listed it should do the job!