I've looked at past discussions on here for Microsoft Surface compatibility with ArcMap and there seems to be mixed results almost entirely based on what you want to do. So I will first describe what I do:
I almost exclusively work in ArcMap, displaying multi-GB planetary datasets (basemaps and DTMs) anywhere from a few MB, to more often ~2-20 GB, to sometimes 100 GB. I almost exclusively use the "streaming" tool to create polyline features based on the data, and sometimes I need to edit the vertices rather than just erasing the shape and making a new one. I do all this using a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet interface with a desktop computer. I do rely on at least two programmable keys on the Wacom -- is there any analogue on the Surface, or would I need
