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M icrosoft’s Surface range has a past At 768g for the
that’s more chequered than your
base model
browser history. From some ever including keyboard,
so humble beginnings, this new model is most laptop bags
a giant leap forwards – and, in some ways, are considerably
it’s a stronger machine than the new iPad. heavier than the
It does come with a price hike, though. Surface Pro.

1 Display for today
With that 13.5-hour battery life you’ll have
plenty of time to ogle the Pro’s absolute
treat of a screen. A refined version of
the Pro 4’s 12.3in display, it’s beautifully
calibrated, incredibly responsive and
generally a joy to work with. Suffering
from none of the Pro 4’s light bleed, it’ll
go bright enough for outdoor use and dim
enough for sneaky bedtime browsing.
2 Love to love you, Kaby 1
The Surface Pro 4 packed all the punch of
a full desktop machine, but the Pro’s new
upgrade to Intel’s latest Kaby Lake chips
lets you flick between programs at the
speed of thought without bringing the
same drain on battery life. And since this
thing runs on Windows 10 you’re able to
use the full versions of Chrome, Photoshop
and Steam. Can’t do that, can you iPad?
3 Just our type
When it comes to party tricks, the Not a fan of the Pro
detachable Type Cover keyboard remains only having one
the Pro’s speciality. It’s a delight to use, USB port? The
although your love for it may depend official Surface
on your typing style. Those of a heavy, Dock adds four
two-fingered persuasion may be irritated 2 more… for an
by the resonance of the backing board. eye-watering £190.
You could use the excellent Surface Pen
instead, but you’ll have to buy it separately.
4 All roads lead to roam
One entirely new Pro feature that’s coming
later this year will elicit a million mini fist
pumps from the world’s besuited road
warriors. You’ll be able to buy your Surface
Pro with a built-in 4G SIM slot – and that BEST WINDOWS APPS
means collaborative spreadsheet editing
from any of the world’s four corners. Of
course, iPad Pros have been able to do this
for ages, but it’s still a great addition.

Screen 12.3in 2736x1824 LCD
[ Words T om Morgan, Mark Payton ] OS Windows 10 Processor Inter Core i7 DIARIUM SKETCHABLE TED
RAM 8GB Storage 512GB
Dimensions 201x292x8.5mm, 784g
Professional sorts don’t
Ditch your pen and
Arty but inept with a
paper, and go Pro.
paintbrush? This app
play Candy Crush. They
Stuff says
dig into the TED app,
takes away the hard
Diarium lets you add
While the Surface’s evolution is
work, letting you edit
with over a thousand
handwritten notes, voice
admirable, and it’s now more capable
recordings and pictures
than the iPad, it just isn’t as much fun
to your digital diary.
as creating from scratch.
are smarter than you.
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