It's not clear to me whether or not Microsoft is using Wacom's RRFC to enable capacitive touch in addition to digital pen support. Regardless, I didn't notice any impact on touch response when using Surface Pro without the digital pen. The Surface Pro pen doesn’t store anywhere inside t...
The Surface Pro (2017) is a Surface Pro, plain and simple: tablet, magnetically-attached Type Cover keyboard, kickstand. If you were to put a Surface Pro next to a Surface Pro 4, about the only way to tell the difference would be to look at the attached Surface Pen, which lacks the...
For the most part, I have been pretty pleased on this front. We keep the surface on a side counter in the kitchen with the pen near by and use it pretty consistently to control music, look up recipes, or check email/calendars. It affords that middle ground where I might not want to ...
Since the introduction of the 3rd generation iPad with Retina Display several folks have pointed out to me that UI frame rate isn’t always so smooth on the device. I personally never noticed because I found that most of the competition was even worse, so it always seemed relatively smooth ...
I've yet to get anywhere near the 14-hour estimate, even when only using the Pro 8 on Wi-Fi. However, the Pro 8's battery has lasted as long as my iPad Pro's battery, which is typically an 8-hour workday, give or take an hour. One thing that surprised me after using the ...
On the bright side, Windows Hello face authentication reliably unlocks the Surface Pro as soon as I wake it up, which is a quality-of-life improvement I wasn’t expecting. 1/5 The kickstand lets you lean the Surface Pro nearly all the way back, and the pen has actual buttons. Buttons...
Surface Slim Pen gets even better with the new Surface Pro, with all new AI experiences. The ink now flows naturally with Zero Force inking, ultra-precise shading, 4,096 points of pressure sensitivity and a built-in haptic engine for a more natural writing experience. ...
The white elephant in the room, at least as far as the Surface Pro 2017 is concerned, is the advent of Intel'sCoffee LakeCPU family and the expected launch of new desktop and mobile SKUs in the very near future. Microsoft has historically refreshed the Surface Pro family every 12-20 mont...
Pen. Take notes, draw, and mark up documents using the Pro Pen. © 2014 Microsoft Page 7 Start screen Start is the heart of your Surface—it's where you open apps, see what your friends are doing, and get to your favorite websites. The tiles on Start show info, such as ...
From my near-week of use, I averaged six hours of battery life per charge on the Surface Pro 9. Keep in mind that that's with 120Hz permanently on -- I'll admit, I'm one of those, "Once you go 120Hz, you can't go back" users -- and brightness set to about 65%. In my...