We are definitely not the demographic for the new iMessage update. Its for teens and middle-aged women. Anything more than ending a sentence with is overkill for me.
You will likely see very little benefit in going with an i7 vs i5 in lightroom/photoshop use. Once you start exporting video and rendering stuff, then you will have a notable difference with the hyperthreading of the i7.
Our sales guys use Surface exclusively. They dock them to larger displays and keyboard/mouse when in the office. We have had zero complaints. They are pretty awesome.
They have the i7, 8GB RAM version.
Are they looking for a truly portable laptop or something that is more "transportable?"
Will they be using the laptop screen as a primary display or have it docked to a larger screen for typical use?
Do they store lots of media locally or on external drives/cloud?