And with the new SQ2 version of the Surface Pro X starting at $1,499 (£1,549, AU$2,449), that's a tough pill to swallow. But, like the Surface Pro and Surface Go, neither is included in the purchase price. And I love that the flat stylus both hides inside the keyboard cover, and also recharges in its dock. Like every Surface tablet, the clip-on keyboard is best-in-class. The keyboard and stylus are great, but there's a catch. The Pro X, on the other hand, offers a big screen and slim body. The Surface Laptop and Surface Laptop Go are slim and attractive, but nothing special. The Surface Pro feels clunky compared to this thin design.

This is the best-looking Surface product by far. Here's what I liked and didn't like about the new 2020 version of the Surface Pro X. So, while there's not much different about the new 2020 version of the Surface Pro X, aside from an updated processor - naturally named SQ2 - it's certainly closer to being the right product at the right time. Suddenly the Surface Pro X has some similarly premium company. Now it's a whole new landscape, thanks in large part to Apple's plans to replace Intel chips in its Mac line with custom 'Apple silicon' CPUs, similar to the ones in iPhones and iPads. In that case it was the Microsoft SQ1, a collaboration between Microsoft and Qualcomm, based on the latter's Snapdragon chips. The Surface Pro X was a bold move to ditch the usual Intel (or AMD) chips and power a high-gloss, high-price two-in-one with a more smartphone-like processor. There had been a handful of lower-cost models from HP, Asus and others, but they generally failed to impress. Last year, when Microsoft launched the original Surface Pro X, the idea of a premium Arm-based PC was a fanciful one. Updates over the original version are very, very minor Keyboard and stylus are sold separately, and cost too much Still the best-looking Surface product designīest-in-class keyboard and clever stylus storageĪpp compatibility remains an issue, especially disappointing considering the premium price Better performance and battery life than last year's model

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