- [David] Microsoft invited me to demo
some of the new Surface computers
that have recently launched,
and while I did already kinda do a video
on the Surface laptop,
which I kinda love the design of,
you can check that video out below,
I haven't yet had any time with the new Surface Pro.
So this seemed like a good chance to see
what was up with it, what's new, et cetera.
I went up to it though,
and it just kinda looks the same,
so I eventually asked a rep there
to let me know what are the differences
between this new Surface Pro and the last one,
and it turns out there's a lot.
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Microsoft this time around was obsessed
with making subtle changes
that overall made a big difference,
from little things like the inside vents
that you can't even really see that easily
being painted to match the rest of the device,
and make them less noticeable,
and the edges of the device
are now rounded slightly
to give it a little bit more of a modern look.
So the fact that the hinge now retracts back
to 15 percent instead of 30 percent,
which makes for drawing on it
feel a lot more natural and a lot more sturdy.
They even colored the front cameras
to make them blend in more with the front glass.
After tellin' me all that,
the rep then kinda smirked a little
and said "On the inside though,
"we basically started from scratch."
So besides the usual upgrade to the processor
which is now a Kaby Lake seventh gen Intel version,
they also rearranged everything inside
and added a lot more copper, he tells me.
The point of the copper is that
it helps cool the device a lot better than the last model.
So much so that the i5 models are actually fanless,
while the i7 models have a fan
but I'm told it turns on much less often than before.
Another part of the internal redesign
is something I think a lot of Surface Pro fans
will appreciate,
and that's thanks to a much smaller SSD,
they're able to put in a much bigger battery.
The battery's now 45 watt hours in size
versus the 39 watt hours from the Pro 4,
and that combined with the more power-efficient
Kaby Lake processor translates to
an advertised battery life that's four hours more
than the previous model,
bringing it to 13 and a half hours.
The extra room inside also means that for the first time,
Microsoft is going to offer an LTE model.
Now I personally don't use LTE on laptops
'cause I'd rather just tether to my phone,
but I'm sure there's a lot of people out there
that love the idea of having it
just built into the computer
and not having to worry about it.
Beyond the laptop, tablet,
I don't know what we're calling
these things nowadays anymore,
there's also been some upgrade to the accessories.
The keyboard now sports the Alcantara fabric
to help it match the new Surface laptop
and has the same colors.
Besides the fabric and color,
the keys now have a bit more travel to them,
and are backwards compatible to work
on the old Surface Pro 4 as well.
In addition to the new Surface type cover,
they also launched matching pens alongside it.
And this new and improved pen
isn't just available in pretty colors,
they're, according to Microsoft,
the fastest pens in the world.
The new pen has increased the sensitivity points to 4,096,
and has quote unquote no perceived lag when writing with it.
They also added the ability to tilt the pen,
which allows you to use the side of it
for shading with a pencil, for example,
a feature that is seen
in much more professional Wacom solutions.
The new Surface Pro starts at 799 for the Core M
with four gigs of RAM, Intel 615 GPU,
and 128 gigs of storage.
You can get the i5 model with the same storage and RAM
but the faster 620 GPU for 1,000,
and double the RAM and storage to 1,299.
The i7 models all have the Iris Plus 640 GPU
but come in 8 gigs of RAM
with a 256 gigabyte SSD for 1,600 dollars,
16 gigs of RAM and a 512 SSD for 2,200,
and a top model with the same specs as the last
but a terabyte SSD for 2,700.
Unfortunately none of these prices include
the type cover or the pen,
which will cost you 160 and 100 dollars, respectively.
There you guys, a quick run down of the major features
that make the Surface Pro different
from the Surface Pro 4,
the biggest one of course being that battery life,
which I'm sure a lot of people are excited about,
but Microsoft, by the way, was kind enough
to give me one of these to test, so
please let me know in the comments below
if you guys would like a full review.
Also, what things you might wanna see in a video,
whether it's a review or a completely different video
on the Surface Pro, let me know in the comments below.
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