Tech Lust: Microsoft Surface Pro X
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Bringing the laptop around for work has always feel like a perpetual weightlifting session you can’t escape from, while there are limits to what a much-lighter tablet can do for you. With Microsoft Surface Pro X, we’re looking at a potential candidate to replace that old, clunky, and slow work laptop of yours, without sacrificing function.
The Surface Pro X is a good-looking machine, covered by black magnesium and glass, tapering to a thicker top due to Windows Hello sensors, which unlocks the screen as soon as you look at it. Minus a few ports and buttons that had been relocated to the side of the tablet—which was a direct measure taken to decrease the thickness of the Pro—the look and feel of the current machine is a slight improvement over the previous Surface. The real difference is inside.
Despite having a 13-inch wide screen, the machine weighs at less than 900g, which is pretty amazing considering that it runs and functions with the horsepower of a laptop. It’s running on a new processor called the SQ1, a new chip Microsoft partnered with Qualcomm to create. It’s similar to the one built inside our phone, which gives the advantage of a longer battery life, built in 4G and a slimmer profile.
The battery life is advertised to last approximately 13 hours. If you are using it a heavy-duty application, you’re more likely to get around 9 or 10 hours out of it, possibly less if running many programmes at once.
The charging speed is most impressive. If you wake up and realise your battery is almost dead and you have to leave in an hour for work, simply plug in the Pro X and get ready; by the time you’re ready to leave in an hour, the charge would have reached a decent level. Attached to the back of the Surface Pro X is also a handy back stand that’s strong yet non-intrusive. These features deserves a nod as far as UX design goes.
The Microsoft Pro X does require a commitment due to its cost and the fact that you’ll need to buy the pen and keyboard separately, but overall, you get what you pay for if you’re looking at a fully functioning machine for work that’s easy to stow in your bag and bring around.
Price starts from SG$1,528.00. Get it here.
