Wouldn't something like the Lenovo Miix 720 be a much better choice than warmed over Surface Pro 2017?
------------------------------Miix 720---------------------------Surface Pro 2017
SoC-------------------Kaby Lake dual core-------------Kaby Lake dual core
RAM-------------------DDR 4------------------------------DDR 4
Display---------------12" 2880x1920-------------------12.3" 2736x1824
GPU-------------------Intel on package-----------------Intel on package
Storage---------------NVMe SSD, uSD----------------NVMe SSD, uSD
Digitizer---------------Wacom AES---------------------N-Trig/MPP
Ports-------------------USB-A 2.0, USB-A 3.0--------USB 3.0, Mini Display port
--------------------------USB-C (3.1)----------------------Proprietary dock connector
You can get a 7200U/8GB/256GB Miix 720 for $1030 and it comes with backlit Keyboard Cover:
http://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/tablet...Lenovo-MIIX-720-12IKB/p/80VV001CUS#80VV001CUS