Microsoft just announced the new Surface Pro, the latest in its lineup of tablet / laptop hybrid devices and the first in a new generation of what Microsoft is callingCopilot Plus PCs. The numbers are gone from the model names, which seems to signify a full reboot of the lineup. “...
for business though, it’s available in platinum or black. When I unboxed mine, the first thing that struck me was the screen with the much smaller bezels than the previous Surface Laptop generations. It’s actually a 13.8" of
Microsoft says the device can last all day on a single charge, something that wasn't possible in previous generations. While it looks mostly the same, there have been some important upgrades. The Surface Pro now includes an OLED display for better contrast and darker blacks, a first for ...
If you look at a Surface Pro 8 from the front, it looks like aSurface Pro X. You probably couldn't even tell the difference. It's interesting because compared to when the Pro X first launched, Microsoft is really starting to merge these product lines into one 'Surface Pro' family. The...
Unfortunately Surface Pro 3 doesn't do so well on our GMB color checker test. Part of the problem is its performance in the grayscale swatches included in this test: Overall the Surface Pro 3 display is a huge improvement over the previous two generations, but it doesn't quite meet the ...
Unlike previous generations however, Microsoft delivered multiple CPU/GPU options with Surface Pro 3. The device's price range extends both lower and higher than any prior iteration. While the original Surface Pro launched at $899 and $999, the second version offered increased storage options that...
Compared with that of DELL P4317Q display (43-inch, 16:9 aspect ratio) and EIZO EV2730Q ...
Fortunately, the Intensity Scale on Surface Pro 4 is a close match to the sRGB/Rec.709 Standard – very smooth and (logarithmically) straight, but slightly less steep, with a slope Gamma of 2.13 compared to the Standard 2.20. See Figure 3 for a plot of the measured Intensity Scale and ...
And then there’s the other question: Should you buy the Surface Pro 4, or the Book? Microsoft makes the question a simple one. Compared to a Core i5-based SP4, you can pay an additional $400 more for what the Book offers: four more hours of battery life as...
One decision that we’ve seen questioned since the launch event was disappointment in the lack of an Iris GPU option in the Surface Pro with this generation. The 2017 model we reviewed was outfitted with the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640, which doubles the execution units compared to the stan...