Those trade-offs might be worth it to you if you depend on having a stylus. And it can also make it hard to tap items on the task bar at the bottom of the screen - or even see them, depending on how you’re sitting. The keyboard has just a little more wobble than a classic Surface keyboard when you’re using it on your lap. There is a trade-off for all that cleverness, though, beyond it costing more. It makes it much, much more likely that you’ll actually have it with you at all times instead of lost at the bottom of your bag or back at your desk.

The whole setup is actually really clever - the stylus magnetically snaps into place and starts charging immediately. The Signature Keyboard is clever because the little flap that folds up to magnetically attach to the screen for stability has a slot for the new Slim stylus Microsoft makes. There’s the traditional $139.99 Surface keyboard - which I didn’t test - and the so-called “Signature Keyboard,” which comes bundled with the new Slim Surface Pen for $269.99. There are two keyboard options, each of which costs extra on top of the base price for the Surface (which is annoying - who doesn’t buy the keyboard?). You can use either of those USB-C ports to charge the laptop, transfer data, or connect to an external display, but like the Pro 7 and Laptop, the Pro X does not support Thunderbolt 3 speeds on either port. I’m glad to see Microsoft has finally embraced USB-C and while I know some people will bemoan the lack of USB-A, I’m not one of them. Microsoft also has gone with two USB-C ports, one Surface Connector port, and nothing else. There’s no headphone jack, but Bluetooth performance with headphones is thankfully fine - I had no issues using it with my AirPods, anyway. Cameras: Windows Hello, 5-megapixel front, 10-megapixel rear.Ports: 2 x USB-C, Surface Connect port, Surface Keyboard connector port, nanoSIM.Battery life: claimed 13 hours of “typical device usage”.Processor: Microsoft SQ1 ARM chip with SQ1 Adreno 685 GPU.Weight (not including Type Cover): 1.7 lbs (774g).

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