If you don’t have a For those unfamiliar, the Surface Pro is Microsoft’s flagship convertible tablet—a full-fledged Windows computer all jammed behind a 12.3-inch touchscreen. Tolle Hardware: Das Surface Pro X …

He got his start in technology journalism by reviewing the latest hard drives, keyboards, and much more for PCMag's sister site, Computer Shopper. Microsoft is already With the backlit Signature Keyboard attached, the Surface Pro X transforms into a rough approximation of a laptop. What’s new? That dampens the Surface Pro X's competitiveness versus its sibling, especially in light of the software issues I'll discuss next.Despite its solid benchmark showing, the Surface Pro X's unique processor falls short in a few key ways.

Lasting for 13 hours and 2 minutes on our battery rundown test, the Surface Pro X offers battery life more than sufficient for all-day computing. The $999 version I'm reviewing has 8GB of memory and a 128GB SSD, though you can bump up the memory to 16GB and the storage to 256GB or 512GB. You can even adjust the magnetic keyboard so it's attached at an angle for better typing comfort. I measured the screen brightness (which is exceptional) as nearly the same as last year’s model (and the year before that), and while Microsoft is touting upgrades to battery life, my testing pegged the system’s life span within 11 minutes of what I achieved on the Surface Pro 6, both clocking it an a solid 8 hours. I don't find Windows 10 functions very well as a tablet, touch-primary operating system. That said, Microsoft's own testing matches our result dead on, with the company claiming up to 13 hours of battery life with a mixture of active use and internet-connected standby.One thing to note, though: While long battery life should be expected of a chip that doesn't require active cooling, the Surface Pro X lasted just an hour longer than the Surface Pro 7 did on our battery test. In today’s environment, that’s a fair trade, but connectivity still remains fairly limited on the Surface Pro 7, which otherwise includes just one standard USB 3 jack and an SD card reader. It scored 2,443 on this test, compared with 2,257 for the Surface Pro 7.

Instead of using an Intel Core CPU mainly intended for larger laptops, the Surface Pro X employs a custom-designed Microsoft/Qualcomm chip dubbed the "Microsoft SQ1." So the promise is a no-compromises tablet, one that runs Windows as silently and efficiently as Apple's powerful A-series chips run iPadOS.Benchmark tests seem to bear out this theoretical promise, especially when it comes to graphics performance. Das Microsoft Surface Pro 7 überzeugt mit seiner super Performance und guten Mobilität. You have to possess at least a rudimentary understanding of processor architecture and seek out compatible apps if you intend to do tasks more advanced than the default Microsoft apps can handle. It has a more compact design than the original Surface Pen, and support for tilt/pressure sensitivity.I found it an excellent writing and drawing tool. Two Minute Review. The SQ1 is derived from the Qualcomm Snapdragon processors found in many cell phones.The SQ1 is so efficient that it requires no cooling fans, unlike most Intel and AMD mobile CPUs. That makes for some crystal-clear Skype calling, even indoors. Microsoft also offers robust memory and storage options for the Pro X to pair with the CPU. Finally a USB-C port! First is the expected update to … The resolution at the 13-inch screen size works out to an admirably high pixel density.The tablet's display also works flawlessly with the Slim Pen that's included with the Signature Keyboard. A graduate of Middlebury College, Tom also has a master's journalism degree from New York University. Microsoft also notes that the system has been beefed up with dual far-field mics, which may be a plus to dictation mavens and Skype fanatics.Weight (1.7 pounds) and thickness (9 mm)—both without the keyboard—haven’t changed, and neither has the input experience with or without it. Of course, it’s a tablet before anything else: The active pen ($100) and keyboard ($160) are sold separately.Update number two is the long-overdue addition of a USB-C (albeit non-Thunderbolt 3) port to the device, though this comes at the expense of the mini-DisplayPort jack, which it replaces. The Microsoft Surface Pro X is an undoubtedly stellar looking and feeling tablet. Microsoft’s newest attempt at an ARM-based Surface Pro device could have been impressive as well. The similarly expensive Surface Pro 7 offers a Windows experience free of compatibility problems, and with nearly as good battery life and a similar weight. As a freelancer, he's written on topics as diverse as Borneo's rain forests, Middle Eastern airlines, and big data's role in presidential elections. Here's how the battery life stacks up to some of the tablet's key alternatives...Our test involves playing a locally stored 720p video at 50 percent screen brightness and with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned off. The Surface Pro 6 specs, design and price all make it a compelling upgrade, but is it worthy of its numbered moniker. Still, the overall experience was markedly improved from other ARM-based laptops and tablets PCMag has reviewed, including the Galaxy Book2. Most laptop webcams are limited to 720p, and serve up grainy video and images in low light conditions.All versions of the Surface Pro X feature a Qualcomm X24 LTE modem, unlike the Surface Pro 7, which doesn't offer LTE connectivity. The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking, new connections, and new industries.As updates go, this one is minor. Tom is PCMag's San Francisco-based news reporter.