Microsoft pro 4 surface12/28/2022 ![]() Can't stomach that? Switch out the Core i5 for a fanless (and 20g lighter) Core m3 for a base price of £749. If you want to cheap out on a but keep the i5, half the RAM and half the storage, your tablet subtotal will be £849. There are decent 2-in-1s and great standard laptops that go for less than that, so you’re still paying a bit for the brand.Microsoft Surface Book review: Surface Book 2 is here, but what's new? ![]() Add the keyboard on top of that, and you’re up around $1,430. The best configuration for most is likely the $1,299 model, which has a Core i5 chip, 8 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of storage.The new Surface Pro starts at $799, just like the last one, but only comes with a Core m3 chip, 4 GB of RAM, and 128 GB of storage. Those keyboards, like the Pen, can work with the older model, though. The Type Cover keyboard looks almost identical to those made for the Surface Pro 4, but is slightly clickier than before.Other keyboards made from alcantara fabric go for $159. That’s on top of the keyboard, which has always been sold separately, and still starts at $129. Instead, you can only buy it as a $99 accessory. The catch is that the new Surface Pen doesn’t come with your purchase, as the last one did.The Dial now works with the new Surface Pro, too. The new Surface Pen and Microsoft's Surface Dial tool. The company says it’s fine-tuned the Pen to be particularly smooth on the new Surface Pro - I saw a little lag with my pre-production demo unit - but in general it’s still a tool for artists and designers more than the typical PC buyer. So, it should be more precise and nuanced. Perhaps the most dramatic changes here are with the Surface Pen, which Microsoft says is four times as pressure-sensitive as the old model.This won’t be available right out of the gate, though - Microsoft only says it’ll release certain LTE models sometime later in the year. One thing that will be added is LTE support, which’ll let some Surface Pro buyers connect to mobile internet on the go.The company will release a USB-C dongle later in the year, however. Microsoft reps said they don’t think the newer standard - which could theoretically let you use one cable for all your devices - is ready for prime time just yet, pointing to the fact that not all USB-C ports and cables support the same level of power. That, notably, means there’s no USB-C (or Thunderbolt 3) ports. The new Surface Pro won't be as futureproofed in that regard.All of this helps explain Microsoft’s marketing change. And Windows 10 still plays much nicer with desktop-style work than tablet-style apps. It's still not as comfortable on your lap as a traditional notebook. That means it’s still lighter and easier to carry around than most full-size laptops.It’s still a big tablet running Windows 10 that you can connect to a keyboard and use like a laptop. The idea behind the new Surface Pro is exactly like its predecessors.I was able to use the new Surface Pro for a short while prior to Tuesday’s launch, so if you’re on the fence, here’s a quick rundown and what is and isn’t new: Whatever you want to call it, the new model may not make it immediately obvious if Surface Pro 4 owners who’ve been patiently waiting for an upgrade should take the plunge right away. If anything, the most interesting shift is that Microsoft is avoiding any talk of the Surface Pro being a tablet in the first place the company now refers to the device as a “versatile laptop” (rather than “ the tablet that can replace your laptop”), nudging it alongside more traditional clamshells instead of in some niche category.
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