This isn’t Microsoft’s first stab at trying this, but is their most serious.

Nothing says hey software makers, time for you to take this more seriously than Microsoft taking their brand new flag ship tablet computer and make it arm only. They aren’t as powerful as Intel chips so for tasks like video editing or gaming Intel is still the way to go but for a lot of common every day computing tasks arm processors work just fine.Ībout 3 years ago Microsoft said hey software makers, Windows now supports ArmĪnd Microsoft was like, so are you going to support it?īut that transition has moved pretty slow, only a couple computer makers have used Arm chips in their laptops because not all software is ready and software makers haven’t made arm support a priority because there aren’t many computers that need it. So why is Microsoft doing this? Let’s go to the storyboard.Īrm chips are what you find in phones and tablets and they run with a lot less power which means less drag on battery performance and and less heat generated meaning less need for airflow in and out of your computer. Gaming is pretty much completely out, Most games just flat out won’t run. Windows apps have to be reworked or recompiled to work with these new arm chips.īecause of this not every app you may want to use will work on the X. This may not sound like a big deal, but it is. They have switched from using Intel chips to Arm chips. These 2 things don’t come standard with the X, you can get them bundled along for another $269.īut the biggest change and the one that will have the largest impact on how you use this tablet computer is what’s under the hood. There is also a redesigned keyboard cover and a redesigned slim pen. The design of the Surface Pro X is something to behold. It has 2, count em’ 2 usb-c ports, a mag port for charging, You can even swap out the storage really easily, look at how small that drive is. They shrank down the bezels, it’s got that nice shiny screen.

It’s super thin, it’s lost many of the little bumps and vents the old versions have, it comes in this matte black that looks so cool when you wife the finger prints off it. The Surface Pro X is a beautiful machine.

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