
Paired it with an Xbox wireless controller and it's a giant Nintendo Switch with a bigger, higher-resolution display.

I love watching movies or Hulu Live TV on it, working on an article, doing some email triage, banging out some tweets, or just using the web.Īnd when it comes to games, I can run all the ones I want mostly at native resolution (2880 x 1920) at 60 frames per second (FPS).

Nobody does.īut Surface Pro X matches what I need for performance, battery, and app compatibility, including my most used:

Do I need a Core i9 for email, Slack, web, and Skype? Of course not. While the Dell XPS 15 (7590) is a beast of a computer it is overkill in terms of size, power, and weight for my work. (Image credit: Source: Windows Central)įinding the right laptop is about matching hardware abilities with your actual needs. Source: Windows CentralMicrosoft's Surface Pro X with a dbrand skin. I haven't touched my Surface Pro 7 since I got the Pro X. Because of LTE and its slim profile, it goes everywhere I go. On paper, much of this seems like Surface Pro 7, but I can't stress how good Surface Pro X hardware feels to carry and use. High-resolution display that's not 4K overkill.Flipping the keyboard around or removing it to watch a movie.The angled typing thanks to Surface Type Cover.While the Lenovo Yoga C940 does something similar, it's a toothpick of a pen compared to the Surface Slim, which feels like a real tool.

But with it built into the keyboard and tucked away, I don't need to see it until I need it. The pen for me was always nice – but not required –when I travel. The same goes for that new Surface Slim Pen. I find 14-inch laptops ideal when at 16:9 aspect, but when you bump to 3:2 in the Surface line, 13-inches is functionally similar – and fantastic. For the first time, a Surface Pro delivers that slim iPad Pro experience that Apple provided a few years ago. Surface Pro X, with its larger 13-inch screen (up from 12.3-inches on Surface Pro), thin bezels, and smaller chassis, changes the game.
