Reducing the classification, but it is definitely nice

Surface Pro is the 12 -inch Surface Pro, the most like the IPAD that Microsoft has made so far, but to get there, the company had to make a lot of concessions. In 1.5 pounds, approximately like iPad Pro weighs 12.9 inches, and its 7.8 mm thick also makes it more stacked ever. But it also runs a slower processor than Surface Pro last year, which is stuck with a much worse screen. Its keyboard, which is sold again separately for $ 149, is also not raised to comfortable writing.

Was all this worth it for more than 800 superficial dollars? This depends on what you are looking for. If you are wandering in an incredibly light Windows tablet, it can sometimes turn into a 12 -inch laptop, Surface Pro is success. Just do not expect much of it. A lot like Asus Zenbook A14Its weight and the like are noticeable, however it is also full of medium solutions.

What is new in Surface Pro 12 inches

Surface Pro 12 inches is basically a 13 -inch contrast version: it’s lighter half -pound and 1.5 mm. Thus, comparing iPad. In your hands, it looks like a real disk, while the previous surface devices have always felt vibrant, as if laptops were driven in a list similar to a list (which is Muslim, it was).

Snapdragon x Plus of six cores of Qualcomm is the main driving force behind this design. As a low -power arm, it allowed Microsoft to build a more comparative tablet, rather than adhere to its old situations that had to support the hottest Intel chips. Even Surface Pro last year in 13 inches, which was also supported by Qualcomm (Snapdragon X Plus 10-Core and 12-Core X Elite), was not a great exit from previous Intel.

Like MacBook Air, Surface Pro 12 inches is less than the fan, which may be a problem if you work in warm environments. Certainly, this also means that the device is completely silent, but frankly I did not have many problems with fans in other modern communications materials. It becomes a problem with advanced games and workstation systems, but these devices also work hot, so the fan noise is inevitable.

Since the goal is to make Surface Pro 12 inches smaller and cheaper, Microsoft has also reduced its screen slightly. There is no OLED option as with Surface Pro 13 -inch, and LCD Maxs outside the update of 90 Hz, instead of 120 Hz. The accuracy is also reduced to 2,196 by 1,464 (3.2 million pixels, 220 pixels per inch), which is far from 2,880 by 1920 (5.5 million pixels, 267PPi screen) in the larger style. Although the smaller Surface Pro screen is not close to the retina screen 264 PPI on the iPad Pro and iPad Air, it does not look like a cheap LCD screen as well. Pop colors, and are still bright in the sun. But it is not perfect if you edit serious photos or video, whether for its size or sufficient solution.

Another surprising step? This respected surface does not have a magnetic surface charging port. Instead, you will have to charge it on one of the USB-C. Oh, talking about shipping, Microsoft includes only a USB-C cable in the box-you should provide your AC adapter. You can pick up a 45-watt USB-C charger at $ 70, but I recommend looking for one of the most cheaper and more powerful offers in Our quick charging guide instead of.

Last but not least, Microsoft also designed the new 12 -inch Surface Pro keyboard. Although it should be assembled with Surface Pro (who will achieve it against hell to buy it without a keyboard?!

It is clear that the company wants to market Surface Pro worth $ 800, which will be impossible if the keyboard is already assembled. But it is still a deceptive practice by Microsoft, an anti -consumer task and eventually continues to harm the roof assortment. This will be another story if other companies adopt their own keyboards that can lie on the roof – Microsoft will not comment when I asked if that is a possibility.

Use: a great surface of the basics

Surface Pro did not surprise me with a 12 -inch Surface Pro, which I saw in the Snapdragon X, which is running Snapdragon X. Certainly my mind did not explode like the MacBook Pro that works with the Apple M1. Instead, the smaller surface is simply … fine. I have dealt with my model workflow – sorcery a few dozen signs of browser tab, Evernote, Spotify and light photo editing – without a big problem. But I can say her standard performance that I could not emphasize much.

Frankly, though, the slow performance of 12 -inch laptops have always been afflicted Another MacBook from Apple. You don’t buy a small laptop for speed, you buy it because it is very nice and mobile. In this regard, Surface Pro succeeds 12 inches. Along with the surface keyboard 0.3 pounds, the entire Surface Pro package weighs about 1.8 pounds. This is still less than 0.2 pounds less than Surface Pro size 13 inches on its own, without a keyboard! Needless to say, it was easy to throw 12 -inch Surface Pro in my messenger bag to complete work all over the city. After a while, I completely forgot that I was carrying it.

Although I did not expect much of the new surface keyboard, I found it fun and responsive to write on it. I was worried that the keys would feel more upset of 13 inches, but my fingers were unable to know much of the difference. I definitely miss having a larger tracking panel, but the 12 -inch keyboard is still smooth and accurate. If you want a little bit of the pen, you can also disable $ 130 slimming pen, which escalates magnetic to the top of the tablet. I personally fell out of love with the patterns of the tablet in general, but the surface pen has worked well for organized notes and raising hands on Surface Pro 12 inches.

As an independent disk, Surface Pro is suitable again, but it is kept through the small touch targets in Windows and the inability to reach the general shots. It is not a tablet device that I will browse a width like the iPad, and instead, I usually use Surface Pro in a laptop, then move from the keyboard to read longer articles.

Return to these standards: such as ZenBook A14, which practically reflected the surface results, the 12 -inch tablet system is the real light weight. But at least it comes in a little cheaper than the A14, even including the additional surface keyboard. Both systems record the same thing in Geekbench 6 CPU and GPU tests, although Surface Pro was slightly faster for single performance. They are also poor and poor artists, with some of the lowest 3DMarks of the extreme wildlife that we have seen years ago.

Given its size and weak devices, I don’t think anyone will have any expectations for Surface Pro 12 inches. The cloud flow will be the best option for a system like this – I managed to launch Halo is infinite Through the Xbox app in about 15 seconds, the campaign flows smoothly on the Wi-Fi network with no hiccups. You may find a handful of light games that work on Surface Pro, but because of the structure of its arm, such as popular titles such as Fortnite and Overwatch 2 It will not be launched. (I don’t expect them to perform well too.)

Unfortunately, while I was trying to test Surface Pro in PcMARM 10, I was in strange software errors. I will continue to try to complete this test, but at the present time I can say that its battery has reached 53 percent after about eight hours of measurement. As for realistic performance, about 30 percent of the battery life remained after using it for an entire work day. Microsoft claims that Surface Pro 12 inches should last 16 hours. In our test, the 13 -inch model was operated for 12 hours and 15 minutes in PCMARK 10.

Do you have to buy Surface Pro 12 inches?

Pro Surface Pro 12 inch is something you buy with your heart, not your mind. I can tell you that the 13 -inch Surface Pro is a faster and more capable computer. I can tell you that the largest surface is the theft while selling it for $ 800 in Best Buy, less than $ 200 than the usual basis. But it really doesn’t matter if you only want a gentle Windows computer you can take anywhere.

I will not blame you because you are confused about the pricing strategy in Microsoft. The company recently removed the 13 -inch surface cheapest surfaces from its online store, which led to reports that the company has already increased surface prices. Currently, we are in a strange position where both 12 -inch and 13 -inch models are sold for $ 800.

One result for all of this? Microsoft may only sell through its current stock of 13 -inch basic models, so in the end, the cheapest option is to form $ 1400 (which is currently sold for $ 1030).

conclusion

Surface Pro is light, thin and will keep pace with most basic productivity tasks. It is also incredibly impressive, to the point that you may not mind having a level and a 13 -inch screen. Microsoft has finally designed a superficial computer that appears to be an iPad, and for some people, this alone is a reason to buy it.