The minimum surface pro meets the requirements. I run Pro and Map on a surface Book with no issues and have never experience these issues. It could be anything from conflicts with other software to something you are doing in your workflow. You have identified editing as a culprit, so perhaps it is the data or its type and where it is being stored that is a problem. You will need to keep record of the exact message, if any, and exactly what you were doing. when a crash happens.
