In the case of Microsoft's Surface Pro 3, the old adage just might turn out to be true: third time's a charm. The new laptop-tablet hybrid has been billed as Microsoft's realization of the vision it painted years ago: the ultimate, no-compromise device that lets users consume and create content in equal measure.The result? After a few hours with the device, the Surface Pro 3 is pretty dang close. Microsoft has improved upon its pro-grade tablet in almost every way: a bigger, sharper screen, a thinner, lighter frame and the snappiest keyboard cover yet among other upgrades. Even so, I'm still somewhat suspect that such a device is even necessary.I'm still grappling with that question daily, regardless of what hybrid is plopped on my lap. In the meantime, let's take a look at exactly what is different just 9 months since the debut of the Microsoft Surface Pro 2. Bigger, thinner, lighterWe have the technology. If you were to supercut Surface head Panos Panay's presentation of the Surface Pro 3, it might sound like he was introducing the Bionic Tablet. Sure, it might sound like the typical tech event hyperbole, but the proof is in the hardware and the design that Panay and his team have realized.