The advantage to buying a Surface computer is that Microsoft, the maker of the Windows operating system, also made the hardware, which isn’t the case with other PC brands. If there’s a particular game you want to play, check out the manufacturer’s recommended device specifications before purchasing.

Processor speed matters if you want to do gaming, although note that none of the Surface devices was designed with gaming in mind. There’s also the Surface Go 2 which is a small, light tablet. The Book devices are laptops while the Pro ones are tablets. Microsoft’s Surface lineup runs from tablets to laptops. But keep in mind that the specifications get more demanding if you’re looking to do gaming or run multiple applications at once. If all you’re looking to do is browse the web and create a few Word documents, any Surface computer will do, and you should just pick one based on the price that neatly fits into your budget. The Surface brand ranges from desktops to laptops to convertibles, like the Surface Pro, which can be used as a tablet and a laptop. Out of the default loadout, and now selling it separately (the new Pen is $99, while most previous Surface Pros came bundled with the older model Pen, which is still available for around $60).Microsoft is best known for making software like Windows and Office, but the company has branched out to hardware with its Surface line of computers and peripherals in recent years. In fact, the new Surface Pro moves in the opposite direction, taking the The odd disconnect of forcing you to buy the tablet and its must-have keyboard cover separately could have been addressed by including it in the box (it's still $129 for a basic keyboard cover, or $169 for the fancier color versions covered with Alcantara fabric). The ports could be updated to include USB-C. But anyone looking for a bigger, more dramatic change, or a reason to upgrade from an older Surface Pro, may feel a bit disappointed in this unadventurous update. Taking on the TCOĮvolution is, by definition, a slow process. , and it still feels modern and practical, despite only incremental changes. This is still the gold standard of Windows , now a year and half old, and only slightly changed since the Surface Pro 3, which is where this product line finally hit its stride. The Surface Pro's basic aesthetic and ergonomic ideas have remained virtually unchanged since the But ultimately, there's another adage at work here: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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