Following up on my previous post, I’ll share my experience on my daily use with the Surface Pro.
I’ve been using the Surface almost daily for note taking, web browsing and watching videos during my trips. Battery life is actually quite solid with over 50% capacity left after 5 hours of usage. There’s been reported cases where users are able to stretch up to 14 hours of use in certain power saving conditions but it’s safe to say that it should be enough to last a day’s use.
I’ve always been a gadget enthusiast and a couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to get my hands on Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro and decided do a review and unboxing feature for it. In the first part of this post, I will focus on the hardware build and features while the follow up will detail my usage experience and overall conclusion. My Surface variant comes with an Intel i5-7300U processor with 128Gb of SSD storage and 4Gb of RAM.
All Surface Pro comes standard with Windows 10 Pro. The 2017 model comes with a single USB 3.1 port, mini DisplayPort, MicroSD card reader, headphone jack, dock connector and its proprietary dock/power port. Design wise, the Surface Pro is sleek and I personally dig the grey color scheme of their hardware line up with the accompanying black TypePad keyboard attachment which looks very professional and classy. The new Surface has a slightly rounder edge compared to its predecessor but it still looks sharp in a good way thanks to the angled kick stand and sharp cut outs for the ports. It weighs a little over 700g and while it’s not as light as most tablets of it’s size go these days, the Surface Pro is still a serious contender in the ultrabook market given it’s versatility and processing power. The overall build quality is sturdy and the hinge may look flimsy and thin but rest assured it will withstand some heavy duty use over time.