The Surface Pro doesn't use a truncated version of Windows 11. It is just normal Windows 11. It's arguably the best version of Windows 11 because it's not full of Bloatware.
Windows 11 goes into tablet mode when you detach the keyboard (or put a 2 in 1 into tablet mode) and it's very good, it makes some UI tweaks that really makes using it as a tablet usable, while still being full power of Windows
Thanks for showing off the Godot editor! I was literally looking just yesterday to find out if it would run on Windows on ARM and couldn't find anything. Now I've just picked up one of the older models to play around with
I bought the Lenovo SD laptop because of the power and fans problem of other laptops. My work laptop is a6 core R5 with a decent amount of RAM but it's hot and noisy and the fans come on for any little thing and stay on when I'm just running MS Teams! What I need is a laptop that doesn't generate fan noise while I'm on a call, can handle Visual Studio and doesn't get almost hot enough to burn me in daily use. The Lenovo promises to be that and more. The massive amount of battery life and 3k touchscreen are just a bonus at that point
That's cool, I've been programming in godot for more than 7 years now and it's cool to see someone using the surface pro for that! :) I have the surface pro 8 and it works great with everything i do, so i guess the elite processor makes it even better regarding processing power! thanks for the review! :)
side button is for the context menu, if you have more then they're for extra features like binding tools to them. back eraser is for less commonly used shortcuts and the eraser (click and hold to launch a program or take a screenshot). Really it's user preference, but the lack of an eraser and actual button on the apple pencil is a sticking point for me. I want that tactile feel that an actual button has, the squeeze was too easy to trigger accidentally and annoying to try and apply when I intended it (I don't have the steadiest of hands).
Appreciate the content. Thank you. Quite happy as I just ordered the same spec 😅. But know what I’m getting myself into as had a base spec surface pro 9 before. Surprised on the keyboard cost. I thought £300 / $300 is for the latest new design and you can pick up the legacy / older design for around £150 / $150. Lucky I have an old surface pro X keyboard and even older pen I can use.
Ok I think this might be the best combo... I was considering an Android tab as a companion "computer" for light on the go work. But this, this might be the best option as I won't have to worry so much about my actual work apps.. This is interesting I must say.. Get a good beefy windows laptop for plug in work and get a windows tab for on the go work. Interesting times.
Yeah, Surface Pro is both Tablet and Computer. Something iPad Pro is not though it can be used somewhat as a computer (clunky). I am using the Adeway matte screen protector. Love it. I use the Rock Paper Pencil with the metal tip on My iPad Pro 2018 and love that one too. Very close. I am trying to find out which I like most (iPad Pro 2018 or Surface Pro 8) and will upgrade one and probably just somewhat still use the other.
Thank you for such a practical review. I'd love to hear how the device works with OneNote. Particularly if it gets hot while using OneNote and presenting for prolong periods of time. I currently use a SP9 x86 device and after 20 minutes writing to OneNote and using an external display the device gets very hot, especially so when charging. Thanks again!
it probably wont get hot. its using the low end soc and it probably uses up to like 20 watts then its probably slowing itself down to not turn the fans on. so no i will be fine and presenting on an external display is like running another monitor and if the display is 4k it will be really intensive. you can mirror your surface 9's screen instead of extending it if you dont want it to get hotter when running an external display but computer and tablets and phones always run hot so if its not burning your hand too much, its completely normal and is not an issue. macbook airs run at 115C under load internally and most high performance windows laptops or thin windows laptops run at 100C under load too and its designed to be that way so that it will not slow down to stay cooler or turn up the fan louder.
It's very funny how people complain that the Apple Pencil Pro doesn't erase using the opposite side. In this video you complain that the Surface Pencil erases using the opposite side! Apple and Microsoft just give us the option to choose how we want to erase. Lol
OK, PSA, stop bending the keyboard backwards under the tablet. Just rip it off, that's why it's magnetic. I've been using Surface Pros since the Pro 2, and... yeah, no, these break. There's a ribbon cable under the cover and if that cracks you're SoL. there's no way to fix it, no way to replace it. It's glued under the expensive Alcantara wrapper. You just have to go buy another keyboard, and these are unreasonably expensive as it is.
Love your videos though I rarely comment. Mac user in my studio but a software engineer on PC by day. This is the first year I’ve really not enjoyed my new iPhone (and love my wife’s S24)… in your words, iPhone just feels so “fiddly” now. Looking for an eco-system replacement. I have an M2 iMac Mini, Apple Watch (that I rarely use), 2013 iPad that’s still kickin! The new Surface Pro is a real contender. Huge OneNote user, all other Apps are both PC/Mac… loved these recent videos, Thanks! Congrats on going back to school!
You ordered the kb model that comes with both the open and the charging slot for it. It’s definitely not the less expensive option. Just the pen is around 120 pounds. The KB is around 130-150£
I almost preordered this thing and then I saw the price. The OLED version is 200 more expensive than latest iPad Pro with M4 and all the accessories. The only thing that's better about this device than iPad is that it has Windows, otherwise it's bigger, less powerfull, has older tech in the screen and has shorter battery life. This is crazy Microsoft!
Doesn't work with Thunderbolt dock? So what kind of USB 4 port it carries? There's no chance to make this work with TB3 eGPU then. This fact needs to be published widely.
USB 4 is based on Thunderbolt 3. I have a laptop with Ryzen 9 6900HS that runs Thunderbolt 3 devices on its USB 4 port nicely. TB 3 is no longer Intel exclusive.
I had a Surface (older version) and I never regarded it as a tablet. The only time when I felt it was like a tablet was when I was watching movies on it. I used that Surface mostly for work (Microsoft Office/Google Classroom etc). I did some video editing and transcribing work using that Surface, but it was not that powerful to do these. However, in my opinion a Surface is a proper laptop with a different physical form.
Interesting how excited you are for face ID. I've used a Surface Pro 8 with Windows Hello for the past couple of years, and it fails frequently where I have to input my PIN to unlock the device half of the time. My password manager can utilize Windows Hello to open the program, but I turned it off due to WIndows Hello taking too long to "boot up" and try to find my face. Its faster to just type a pin in quick. I recently got an M3 Macbook Pro for my new job, and the fingerprint sensor is SOOOO much faster and more consistent. I will say though, the times when I sit down, open my Surface, and it unlocks before I even think about unlocking it is magical. That just... doesn't happen too often XD.
I've had the Pro 8 and Pro 9 and I had way more Windows hello issues with the Pro 8. The Pro 9 was a lot better, but nowhere near as fast as the Pro 11 in terms of Windows Hello. I'll need to use it longer though because WIndows Hello seems to be one of those things that works great for a few weeks and then can become unreliable
Face id is much better than windows hello. The face id on the iphone 14 pro I have is insane. I expect it to mess up at least now and then but it surprises me. It's also a lot more secure and can be used in complete darkness.
@@ZeerakImran windows hello is the same sort of tech. Also works in the dark etc. it’s no less or more secure than Face ID. I actually think Apple Watch unlock is pretty nice on Mac, might not be the most secure but good for most people. The best thing about Apple Watch unlock is you can put your MacBook in clamshell mode and not worry about- even though Hello on my Surface Pro 9 and Pro 11 are great (I did have issues with the Pro 8) you have to keep the device open/facing you. Apple Watch FTW
@@Klong15 FaceID is far better than windows hello, my iPad and iPhone unlock almost instantly and in every circumstance, where the windows hello on my thinkpad struggles with sunlight and takes way longer. Both best a fingerprint sensor though.
I still have a Surface pro 7 which I often use. The BIG issue with Surface pro is that it gets heated very easily under workload... and more the i5 versions. I believe the i5 don't have a fan at all and the i7 does. But... with this new device, heating shouldn't be a problem because this ARM processor won't get "worked up" like an Intel processor. So a big step ahead for Surface imo. AND let's not forget... it runs a full OS. Apple? listening?
*But the problem is iPad gives use m4 but what I'm gonna do with it if i cant run all the macbook software on iPad, but in this case surface dropped entire windows. With refinements and time it'll get better*
It is the same version of Windows.. That is the thing you can use is as a tablet when you want to but have the same functionality as a desktop computer if want to hook it up to a docking station with multiple monitors.
lol erasing with the back of the pen is what makes the pen a must and the best writing experience in the game, especially if you are a heavy user, calling it a meh just because you are an apple normie is really uninformed.
I guess that the course is your intro to Godot, how do you find the tablet runs it? I'd be curious how it runs blender if you're willing to test blender sculpting :)
For me it makes so much sense to get the X plus rather than the elite - except for the limitation of no oled with that option. My current pc is a zbook with an 11th gen i7 with a 3070 in an aluminium chassis. Gets wayy too hot just web browsing with a few things running in the background. Also means battery life is abysmal. I just need a windows machine that doesn’t get needlessly hot and has good battery life that I can work on a long flight because I currently can’t even plugged in - my zbook has a 200watt brick which is beyond the range for airplane sockets!
You're the only person in the world that, after completely missing the feature of the eraser in your first video, would come back in a second video and take issue with one of the best features that Apple users wish they had on their "pencil." Oh, the irony!
8:00 First of all, there are other pens that have buttons that can be mapped to erase. gonna have to completely. Second, for a lot of people, having tap erase is way too fiddly, and will accidentally get triggered annoyingly. This is especially true if the erase button is haptic. Flip to erase is much more consistent. At any rate, porque no los dos?
Its Windows 11 for ARM, it has the prism emulation layer for x86 based applications but you might find some programs don't work due to the emulation not being perfect. If Microsoft is serious about Windows on ARM i'd expect this to get better as time goes on.
Did anyone notice feel that the tablet is not very well optimized?? I get a lot of jitters and fps drops when opening up new windows, moving windows around, scrolling thru notes. Had a M1 iPad Pro, and that was smooth as butter.
Do you feel that the battery life on this one is same or perhaps better than on the M series macbook airs? At first I felt (from all the marketing and hype) that I would be getting multi day battery life on these Snapdragon laptops. Now I have lowered my expectations quite a bit after watching some reviews of these laptops.
I think macbook air has somewhat better battery life. But that makes sense since it has a larger battery and better thermals due to less cramped form factor. If you really want a lot of battery life I think lenovo snapdragon X laptop is best.
Amazingly with the surface, you can actually upgrade the storage yourself on the back. So in due time when storage comes down, you can actually just put it or order it yourself surface specifically though
As a pure tablet, go with the iPad (or android tablet I guess). That hasn't changed. Windows, while usable on touchscreens, is still primarily a mouse/keyboard interface. You should only go for the surface if you want windows/a full desktop os that can also be used as a tablet.
@@SimonVaIe Thank you for this reply. I am then confused on why anyone would get this tablet and not a laptop. That isn't meant as a criticism to you answer, but I am thinking hard about what my next computer should be. I have an iPad Pro with a keyboard and I have found it frustrating to use (for the most part). I really want a tablet that runs a real browser and Edge (among others) have now been ported to ARM. At the same time, the Siri/home control features are nice on the iPad. Anyway, good video. You have some great information here. Thank you for the video and thank you for this reply.
@@twiblr well I'm not the video creator. I own a surface pro 6, which I had used extensively for my studies. I needed a windows machine for some applications, and wanted to take notes on it. I'm fine with the touch controls in windows, note taking worked well for me (onenote), the performance in some apps wasn't all that great but it worked. Performance should be better now and the battery life as well. So I'd say it is not a bad device at all. The question is what your needs are.
@@twiblrI’m a biology student and I have an older surface, but I’d want this over a laptop because you can draw/write/sign PDFs, remove the keyboard and it’s a portable screen for media consumption, but obviously it’s also just a full version of windows. It’s got many use cases that a laptop, even the surface laptop, don’t come close to matching.
Windows is just Windows, so you'll have the full Windows 11 Pro on there. I still use the old Surface Pen that uses quad A batteries and prefer that slightly to my Apple Pencil. I prefer macOS to Windows 11.
It's a computer. It runs Windows. It has tablet capability also. Widows hello is awesome. The pen is better than Apple's just for notetaking-think college students. An eraser on the pen like a pencil. Wow!!!!! I'd go for a version that has an attached keyboard and 15inch screen. Could be buy Apple M1 for me.....gathering information. Also can the SSD be user upgraded????
3 หลายเดือนก่อน
I like seeing Godot on the screen - just a random comment from a hobbyist game developer 😅
I've now tried 4 Docks on base (Plus) SP 11. All worked fine. 1) Older Microsoft Dock 2 on the Surface Connect port 2) Satechi USB4 mini dock (w external 2k monitor) 3) Anker 778 Tunderbolt 4 Dock (tested w/ 1 monitor) 4) Pluggable Universal Display Link Dock (tested w/ 2 monitors). Driver installed automatically.
I bought this because I love using windows on my PC, and I wanted to have the best display. I’ll be honest using windows on this thing sucks especially with the touchscreen. One of the worst batteries I have ever had in a device. It was great for the first month or two now the battery can drain in two hours of Internet surfing. the screen is a massive letdown. It is sharp, but looks horrible and does not pop. I was so letdown I bought the Samsung S tablet. The screen on the Samsung blows me away every time I use it. It pops!!! using the Samsung with your finger is awesome. It’s incredibly responsive and easy and has a very cool vibration. The battery on the Samsung still last forever amazing. To my great surprise, the Microsoft tablet freezes up and has crashed a dozen times since I’ve owned it the Samsung tablet or my windows PC never crashes. I wasted my money on this microsoft thing. I wish I could get my money back.
No keyboard should cost $300+
Is inclusiv the 130€ pen
No one requires you to buy it. You can Bluetooth a keyboard to it if you want and still be fine
Tell that to Apple
Amen
@@VGTIMEDBS The surface is just a worse iPad without the keyboard.
The Surface Pro doesn't use a truncated version of Windows 11. It is just normal Windows 11. It's arguably the best version of Windows 11 because it's not full of Bloatware.
Windows 11 goes into tablet mode when you detach the keyboard (or put a 2 in 1 into tablet mode) and it's very good, it makes some UI tweaks that really makes using it as a tablet usable, while still being full power of Windows
I’d agree but windows 11 is bloatware. Microsoft tries to force their products on you so hard all the time
I got the surface laptop and it really is crazy how nice the battery life and lack of fan noise and overall build quality is 👍
8:18 “We’re in the future…”. Truer words…never spoken….
Thanks for showing off the Godot editor! I was literally looking just yesterday to find out if it would run on Windows on ARM and couldn't find anything. Now I've just picked up one of the older models to play around with
Since Godot runs on fine on Android I am not surprised
Compared to unity, Godot is so lightweight that I'm not surprised if it ran on a Samsung smart fridge
I bought the Lenovo SD laptop because of the power and fans problem of other laptops. My work laptop is a6 core R5 with a decent amount of RAM but it's hot and noisy and the fans come on for any little thing and stay on when I'm just running MS Teams!
What I need is a laptop that doesn't generate fan noise while I'm on a call, can handle Visual Studio and doesn't get almost hot enough to burn me in daily use. The Lenovo promises to be that and more. The massive amount of battery life and 3k touchscreen are just a bonus at that point
That's cool, I've been programming in godot for more than 7 years now and it's cool to see someone using the surface pro for that! :) I have the surface pro 8 and it works great with everything i do, so i guess the elite processor makes it even better regarding processing power! thanks for the review! :)
side button is for the context menu, if you have more then they're for extra features like binding tools to them. back eraser is for less commonly used shortcuts and the eraser (click and hold to launch a program or take a screenshot). Really it's user preference, but the lack of an eraser and actual button on the apple pencil is a sticking point for me. I want that tactile feel that an actual button has, the squeeze was too easy to trigger accidentally and annoying to try and apply when I intended it (I don't have the steadiest of hands).
Appreciate the content. Thank you. Quite happy as I just ordered the same spec 😅. But know what I’m getting myself into as had a base spec surface pro 9 before.
Surprised on the keyboard cost. I thought £300 / $300 is for the latest new design and you can pick up the legacy / older design for around £150 / $150.
Lucky I have an old surface pro X keyboard and even older pen I can use.
Understand now - I think that's for Keyboard and Pen together... I have legacy peripherals so only count the cost of the keyboard....
Ok I think this might be the best combo... I was considering an Android tab as a companion "computer" for light on the go work.
But this, this might be the best option as I won't have to worry so much about my actual work apps..
This is interesting I must say..
Get a good beefy windows laptop for plug in work and get a windows tab for on the go work.
Interesting times.
The pen also support double click on the top button
Yeah, Surface Pro is both Tablet and Computer. Something iPad Pro is not though it can be used somewhat as a computer (clunky). I am using the Adeway matte screen protector. Love it. I use the Rock Paper Pencil with the metal tip on My iPad Pro 2018 and love that one too. Very close. I am trying to find out which I like most (iPad Pro 2018 or Surface Pro 8) and will upgrade one and probably just somewhat still use the other.
Thank you for such a practical review. I'd love to hear how the device works with OneNote. Particularly if it gets hot while using OneNote and presenting for prolong periods of time. I currently use a SP9 x86 device and after 20 minutes writing to OneNote and using an external display the device gets very hot, especially so when charging. Thanks again!
it probably wont get hot. its using the low end soc and it probably uses up to like 20 watts then its probably slowing itself down to not turn the fans on. so no i will be fine and presenting on an external display is like running another monitor and if the display is 4k it will be really intensive. you can mirror your surface 9's screen instead of extending it if you dont want it to get hotter when running an external display but computer and tablets and phones always run hot so if its not burning your hand too much, its completely normal and is not an issue. macbook airs run at 115C under load internally and most high performance windows laptops or thin windows laptops run at 100C under load too and its designed to be that way so that it will not slow down to stay cooler or turn up the fan louder.
It's very funny how people complain that the Apple Pencil Pro doesn't erase using the opposite side. In this video you complain that the Surface Pencil erases using the opposite side! Apple and Microsoft just give us the option to choose how we want to erase. Lol
OK, PSA, stop bending the keyboard backwards under the tablet. Just rip it off, that's why it's magnetic.
I've been using Surface Pros since the Pro 2, and... yeah, no, these break. There's a ribbon cable under the cover and if that cracks you're SoL. there's no way to fix it, no way to replace it. It's glued under the expensive Alcantara wrapper. You just have to go buy another keyboard, and these are unreasonably expensive as it is.
Thank you for that video! Helped me a lot. I am on my way to pick one myself.
love uour unbuyest every day dat comments fella, keep them coming
Unbuyest lol
Can't get over the bezels, so weird they made it like that
When you reconnect an external monitor, Windows tries to put back the open windows that were on the second screen
Love your videos though I rarely comment. Mac user in my studio but a software engineer on PC by day. This is the first year I’ve really not enjoyed my new iPhone (and love my wife’s S24)… in your words, iPhone just feels so “fiddly” now. Looking for an eco-system replacement. I have an M2 iMac Mini, Apple Watch (that I rarely use), 2013 iPad that’s still kickin! The new Surface Pro is a real contender. Huge OneNote user, all other Apps are both PC/Mac… loved these recent videos, Thanks! Congrats on going back to school!
I am curious if the original surface x with the first arm chip will run better now that windows is being optimized for arm processors
It's pretty good if you want LTE on a cheap Windows tablet but it's much, much slower compared to the Qualcomm Pro 11.
You ordered the kb model that comes with both the open and the charging slot for it. It’s definitely not the less expensive option. Just the pen is around 120 pounds.
The KB is around 130-150£
Update your system.
I almost preordered this thing and then I saw the price. The OLED version is 200 more expensive than latest iPad Pro with M4 and all the accessories. The only thing that's better about this device than iPad is that it has Windows, otherwise it's bigger, less powerfull, has older tech in the screen and has shorter battery life. This is crazy Microsoft!
Doesn't work with Thunderbolt dock? So what kind of USB 4 port it carries? There's no chance to make this work with TB3 eGPU then. This fact needs to be published widely.
uhh... because SP11's powered by Snapdragon and Thunderbolt is an Intel-only feature
USB 4 is based on Thunderbolt 3. I have a laptop with Ryzen 9 6900HS that runs Thunderbolt 3 devices on its USB 4 port nicely. TB 3 is no longer Intel exclusive.
I had a Surface (older version) and I never regarded it as a tablet. The only time when I felt it was like a tablet was when I was watching movies on it. I used that Surface mostly for work (Microsoft Office/Google Classroom etc). I did some video editing and transcribing work using that Surface, but it was not that powerful to do these. However, in my opinion a Surface is a proper laptop with a different physical form.
using double monitor setup with the new plugable thunderbolt 4 dock.
Interesting how excited you are for face ID. I've used a Surface Pro 8 with Windows Hello for the past couple of years, and it fails frequently where I have to input my PIN to unlock the device half of the time. My password manager can utilize Windows Hello to open the program, but I turned it off due to WIndows Hello taking too long to "boot up" and try to find my face. Its faster to just type a pin in quick.
I recently got an M3 Macbook Pro for my new job, and the fingerprint sensor is SOOOO much faster and more consistent.
I will say though, the times when I sit down, open my Surface, and it unlocks before I even think about unlocking it is magical. That just... doesn't happen too often XD.
Odd, I had windows phone and it was great, those it was Iris scan though.
I've had the Pro 8 and Pro 9 and I had way more Windows hello issues with the Pro 8.
The Pro 9 was a lot better, but nowhere near as fast as the Pro 11 in terms of Windows Hello.
I'll need to use it longer though because WIndows Hello seems to be one of those things that works great for a few weeks and then can become unreliable
Face id is much better than windows hello. The face id on the iphone 14 pro I have is insane. I expect it to mess up at least now and then but it surprises me. It's also a lot more secure and can be used in complete darkness.
@@ZeerakImran windows hello is the same sort of tech. Also works in the dark etc. it’s no less or more secure than Face ID.
I actually think Apple Watch unlock is pretty nice on Mac, might not be the most secure but good for most people. The best thing about Apple Watch unlock is you can put your MacBook in clamshell mode and not worry about- even though Hello on my Surface Pro 9 and Pro 11 are great (I did have issues with the Pro 8) you have to keep the device open/facing you.
Apple Watch FTW
@@Klong15 FaceID is far better than windows hello, my iPad and iPhone unlock almost instantly and in every circumstance, where the windows hello on my thinkpad struggles with sunlight and takes way longer. Both best a fingerprint sensor though.
You got the OLD version Keyboard cover !! New ones are way better
I still have a Surface pro 7 which I often use. The BIG issue with Surface pro is that it gets heated very easily under workload... and more the i5 versions. I believe the i5 don't have a fan at all and the i7 does. But... with this new device, heating shouldn't be a problem because this ARM processor won't get "worked up" like an Intel processor.
So a big step ahead for Surface imo. AND let's not forget... it runs a full OS. Apple? listening?
*But the problem is iPad gives use m4 but what I'm gonna do with it if i cant run all the macbook software on iPad, but in this case surface dropped entire windows. With refinements and time it'll get better*
It is the same version of Windows..
That is the thing you can use is as a tablet when you want to but have the same functionality as a desktop computer if want to hook it up to a docking station with multiple monitors.
I love that eraser thingy on the pen 😊
lol erasing with the back of the pen is what makes the pen a must and the best writing experience in the game, especially if you are a heavy user, calling it a meh just because you are an apple normie is really uninformed.
Loved the video. For your vibe
Having a full-blown desktop OS to actually be functionally useful in a tablet form is very tempting. I guess I am selling the iPad.
now try replacing battery in any other country than US/UK
I guess that the course is your intro to Godot, how do you find the tablet runs it? I'd be curious how it runs blender if you're willing to test blender sculpting :)
For me it makes so much sense to get the X plus rather than the elite - except for the limitation of no oled with that option. My current pc is a zbook with an 11th gen i7 with a 3070 in an aluminium chassis. Gets wayy too hot just web browsing with a few things running in the background. Also means battery life is abysmal. I just need a windows machine that doesn’t get needlessly hot and has good battery life that I can work on a long flight because I currently can’t even plugged in - my zbook has a 200watt brick which is beyond the range for airplane sockets!
Ive had SP since #4. My only complaint is the cost of the keyboard with the pin.
You're the only person in the world that, after completely missing the feature of the eraser in your first video, would come back in a second video and take issue with one of the best features that Apple users wish they had on their "pencil." Oh, the irony!
8:00 First of all, there are other pens that have buttons that can be mapped to erase. gonna have to completely. Second, for a lot of people, having tap erase is way too fiddly, and will accidentally get triggered annoyingly. This is especially true if the erase button is haptic. Flip to erase is much more consistent. At any rate, porque no los dos?
0:24 "Should i call you Mista?"
I need to see how this battery life is after 6 months. Although it is arm I still have my doubts
Rendaling is my new favourite word!! haha!
Really wanna see some speed tests up against m1 or m2 or m4 iPads . How fast is she cuz I need windows 11 but I need at least m1 speed
What apps r u using for note taking it seems there r better apps on android or ios
Is there any restrictions and apps you can't use or things you can't do due to it using an arm chip?
He mentioned that his usual video editing app, Davinci Resolve, doesn't yet have a final version available for the Snapdragon chip.
Its Windows 11 for ARM, it has the prism emulation layer for x86 based applications but you might find some programs don't work due to the emulation not being perfect. If Microsoft is serious about Windows on ARM i'd expect this to get better as time goes on.
I Can't Play League of legends on thing because of vanguard's anti cheat Software isn't supported.
im having issues scrolling through basic pdfs documents with construction blueprints... for a 2500$ bundle im considering returning it
B-E-A-R-S bears bears bears!! Woooo!!!! Calder cup champions 2024!! Are you a Hershey fan or a Firebirds fan?
anyone compare it to the surface pro X? im still using my X everyday for 4 years now and love the thing but wouldnt mind an upgrade
Can we call it a Cablet?
Nice hoodie! Who are you rooting for to win the Calder Cup?
Great review. Thanks
Did anyone notice feel that the tablet is not very well optimized?? I get a lot of jitters and fps drops when opening up new windows, moving windows around, scrolling thru notes. Had a M1 iPad Pro, and that was smooth as butter.
Do you feel that the battery life on this one is same or perhaps better than on the M series macbook airs? At first I felt (from all the marketing and hype) that I would be getting multi day battery life on these Snapdragon laptops. Now I have lowered my expectations quite a bit after watching some reviews of these laptops.
I think macbook air has somewhat better battery life. But that makes sense since it has a larger battery and better thermals due to less cramped form factor. If you really want a lot of battery life I think lenovo snapdragon X laptop is best.
Would you say this is enough if you only use it for office suite work and browser work? But also streaming when traveling?
Nice review! But brother you need to get good lighting in your room and organise it, it will become atleast 10x better
Do you return it after the review or do you keep everything you buy?
So Cablet? Tomputer? Tabuter? Dealers choice....
A tablet is a type of computer :)
Why do you like the one note taking app versus Goodnotes? Have you tried any others?
Ironically current MacBooks have the notch but no faceID. Wasted space because the menu bar becomes thicker to align with the notch😂
its not wasted space. It gives you space. It allows the top bar to go there and you still get a 16:10 display under the top panel/bar. Its perfect.
are you able to use Recall?
256gb on a laptop is a crime
Amazingly with the surface, you can actually upgrade the storage yourself on the back. So in due time when storage comes down, you can actually just put it or order it yourself surface specifically though
3:14 of course, you already need an update, is just Microsoft
The real question is - touched on, but not answered here - should I get an iPad Pro or a Surface Pro as my tablet?
As a pure tablet, go with the iPad (or android tablet I guess). That hasn't changed. Windows, while usable on touchscreens, is still primarily a mouse/keyboard interface.
You should only go for the surface if you want windows/a full desktop os that can also be used as a tablet.
@@SimonVaIe Thank you for this reply. I am then confused on why anyone would get this tablet and not a laptop. That isn't meant as a criticism to you answer, but I am thinking hard about what my next computer should be. I have an iPad Pro with a keyboard and I have found it frustrating to use (for the most part). I really want a tablet that runs a real browser and Edge (among others) have now been ported to ARM. At the same time, the Siri/home control features are nice on the iPad.
Anyway, good video. You have some great information here. Thank you for the video and thank you for this reply.
@@twiblr well I'm not the video creator. I own a surface pro 6, which I had used extensively for my studies. I needed a windows machine for some applications, and wanted to take notes on it. I'm fine with the touch controls in windows, note taking worked well for me (onenote), the performance in some apps wasn't all that great but it worked.
Performance should be better now and the battery life as well. So I'd say it is not a bad device at all.
The question is what your needs are.
@@twiblrI’m a biology student and I have an older surface, but I’d want this over a laptop because you can draw/write/sign PDFs, remove the keyboard and it’s a portable screen for media consumption, but obviously it’s also just a full version of windows. It’s got many use cases that a laptop, even the surface laptop, don’t come close to matching.
@@WintonConnoisseur Thank you for this. Very helpful.
Does anyone know if the drivers for my printers, scannner and devices will work on this? Thats the only thing Im worried about
Can this device upgrade the SSD from 256Gb to 2TB?
yes, it's using a remobable 2230 M2 slot (unlike any Apple devices that using soldered SSD for reasons)
Can you delete windows and install the experimental debian linux image?
Windows is just Windows, so you'll have the full Windows 11 Pro on there. I still use the old Surface Pen that uses quad A batteries and prefer that slightly to my Apple Pencil. I prefer macOS to Windows 11.
Hey is this good for digital art?
why are you using a steam deck dock as your usb hub 😭😭😭😭😭
Does it come with a keyboard? How is it a laptop without a keyboard?
What features are missing in goodnotes
Is it better than the samsund 9+ tablet
Imagine if this ran macos and featured m4. Apple should just straight up copy this product.
It's a computer. It runs Windows. It has tablet capability also. Widows hello is awesome. The pen is better than Apple's just for notetaking-think college students. An eraser on the pen like a pencil. Wow!!!!!
I'd go for a version that has an attached keyboard and 15inch screen.
Could be buy Apple M1 for me.....gathering information.
Also can the SSD be user upgraded????
I like seeing Godot on the screen - just a random comment from a hobbyist game developer 😅
Guys please help to choose in between surface pro 11 or dell xps 13 ??
I think you need to review your definition of the word review
What is your pc SSD twb ?
Bummer the dock doesn't work. Thought USB4 has or can have features of TB3. I have a few docks I can try. This could be a big downside to Windows ARM.
I've now tried 4 Docks on base (Plus) SP 11. All worked fine.
1) Older Microsoft Dock 2 on the Surface Connect port
2) Satechi USB4 mini dock (w external 2k monitor)
3) Anker 778 Tunderbolt 4 Dock (tested w/ 1 monitor)
4) Pluggable Universal Display Link Dock (tested w/ 2 monitors). Driver installed automatically.
Still waiting on my laptop
How on earth are they charging $300 for that keyboard
Anyone know if this surface is good for CAD programs ?
i have a surface pro 9 but i hate it
Can you game on it?
I bought this because I love using windows on my PC, and I wanted to have the best display. I’ll be honest using windows on this thing sucks especially with the touchscreen. One of the worst batteries I have ever had in a device. It was great for the first month or two now the battery can drain in two hours of Internet surfing. the screen is a massive letdown. It is sharp, but looks horrible and does not pop. I was so letdown I bought the Samsung S tablet. The screen on the Samsung blows me away every time I use it. It pops!!! using the Samsung with your finger is awesome. It’s incredibly responsive and easy and has a very cool vibration. The battery on the Samsung still last forever amazing. To my great surprise, the Microsoft tablet freezes up and has crashed a dozen times since I’ve owned it the Samsung tablet or my windows PC never crashes. I wasted my money on this microsoft thing. I wish I could get my money back.
Does world of warcraft run smoothly on this?
Can you run macro in excel on this Windows snapdragon?
Boarderline theft.
A lot of student gonna get dissapointed XD
Large bezels 😅
can you do heavy excel work on surface pro?
Did you try that? I need too office apps work with no lag on heavy powerpoints
Hey, can you use wsl2 in it?
If someone figures out how to use davinci plsssss lmk 🙃
Nice video
I need battery life . saver and long battery life and single core point like macos on arm chip, the rest is garbage
Update your windows bro, you have an update lol