iPad vs Surface 3

[Rugby (aka Daniel or Big Dan)]

You know questions like this almost always start an ideological level debate. But, I’ll answer owning neither of the above, as I prefer my tablets to be Android.

I would go with the Surface 3. Roon is built on .NET so Windows has an edge.

Stability difference between Mac and Windows?

Roon uses .NET under the hood. Microsoft’s implementation is better, more stable, and more intensively engineered than Mono, which we use on Macs. As a result, Windows scales better for large collections, and has a performance edge on the same hardware. Windows machines are also better at accessing SMB shares than mac machines. They perform better when working with SMB shares, and they pick up real-time changes more reliably. In terms of audio, Mac has a slight edge in terms of stability. This…

But, as always, get some hands on reviews for it. Not sure you will get that with the post tucked in the iPad section. Maybe another post under Audio Hardware or Roon Software sections might get you some feedback from Surface owners.