The Surface Pro is a great device that’s perfect for professional creatives. It has a touchscreen with a resolution of 2,736 x 1,824 pixels and supports Microsoft’s pressure-sensitive stylus – the Surface Pen – and is available in a handful of impressive configurations, all running Windows 10 Pro.
The Surface Pro is still a powerful and thin laptop that costs a bit more than other options. It has the same dimensions, has no gotten bigger or smaller, and is the heaviest model at 768 g.
The Surface Pro is a powerful device, but it’s also expensive. That’s because the hardware costs extra to include a seventh-generation Kaby Lake Intel chip. That means you’re paying for performance, not just design.
The Surface Pro with Intel Core i7-7660U is a great device for those who need a powerful mobile device that can handle high-end tasks. It also scored well in our 4K application benchmarks, and it was able to multitask well.
The Surface Pro 4 and Surface Pro 3 are equipped with passive cooling, which means they run quietly. However, the fan is louder on the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Pro 3 than on the m3 and i5 editions. Microsoft says that fan is quieter than the Surface Pro 4’s fan. Even when pushed to the limits in our benchmarks.
The new Surface Pro has improved battery life, lasting 5 hours 37 minutes longer than the Surface Pro 4. ..
The 2,736 x 1,824 display on our device is stunning at full power. Oddly enough, the screen shipped with the display in Enhanced mode, which my measurements show isn’t as pristine as the alternative sRGB mode. You can freely switch between the two modes in Windows settings. ..