1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:08,240 the very fact that this thing exists is like a slap in the face to Intel you see 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:13,040 Intel has been trying to make processors for mobile devices for years yet almost 3 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:18,640 every surface pro since the three has looked about the same with a thick body 4 00:00:15,599 --> 00:00:20,320 fan venting and sharp edges then 2019 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:26,080 rolls around and alongside the more traditional surface pro 7 microsoft 6 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:28,480 unveils the surface pro x an extremely 7 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:32,880 thin fanless machine with beautiful curved edges super thin bezels and 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:36,320 all-day battery life to boot i mean it looks like a surface pro 9 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:41,200 machine from the far future a future where ARM processors like the 10 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:46,239 one in this device rule the world and Intel scurrying around trying to survive 11 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:50,800 under the rubble but that future may yet be averted 12 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:54,640 just like you can avert disaster by using our sponsor if you're looking for 13 00:00:52,879 --> 00:00:58,719 more performance treat yourself to GeForce this holiday season with an 14 00:00:56,399 --> 00:01:01,510 origin pc powered by GeForce rtx graphics check it out at the link below 15 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:09,360 to learn more 16 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:16,320 so why did microsoft need to switch from an Intel processor to ARM to make a slim 17 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:20,960 and sleek surface pro instead of this thick boy well the ARM architecture has 18 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:25,280 a smaller instruction set which makes it lighter and more power efficient than 19 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:29,680 the x86 architecture used by Intel and AMD that makes it great for mobile 20 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:33,759 devices like phones and tablets but it also makes it less suitable for the kind 21 00:01:31,439 --> 00:01:38,479 of powerhouse computing that's expected of desktops and laptops microsoft has 22 00:01:36,479 --> 00:01:42,640 started experimenting with non-Intel chips and laptops there's an AMD version 23 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:46,240 of the surface laptop 3 now and our review is coming soon so get subscribed 24 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:51,200 if you want to catch it but as mobile devices get more powerful and laptops 25 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:56,320 get smaller and lighter we've seen ARM processors start to pop up in laptop 26 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:59,680 two-in-ones like the hp envy x2 lenovo's 27 00:01:56,320 --> 00:02:02,320 yoga c630 and now in microsoft's own 28 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:07,600 surface pro x the pro x runs on the microsoft sq1 a custom chip developed in 29 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:12,400 collaboration with qualcomm it's essentially a tweaked version of the 30 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:17,280 octa-core snapdragon 855 but with a higher clock speed of three gigahertz 31 00:02:14,239 --> 00:02:19,520 more cash and more io microsoft says 32 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:23,280 that it performs great for working and connecting without an office thanks to 33 00:02:21,599 --> 00:02:28,400 its built-in lte support and its supposed 13-hour battery life we got 34 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:31,680 more like 9 or 10 but that's still impressive and that's really the most 35 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:36,000 attractive feature of ARM-powered devices at the launch event microsoft 36 00:02:33,599 --> 00:02:41,360 said the surface pro x has 3x more performance per watt than the surface 37 00:02:37,519 --> 00:02:44,319 pro 6. it's faster thinner lighter while 38 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:46,640 still running the full power of Windows and 39 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:55,680 they almost got it right there you see while ARM processors are super efficient 40 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:59,280 they can't run x86 apps natively microsoft has gotten around that issue 41 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:03,599 by creating Windows 10 on ARM which enables 32-bit x86 apps to run via 42 00:03:02,159 --> 00:03:08,879 emulation notice i didn't say run perfectly well 43 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:12,959 while chrome opens just fine and runs decently well most of the time hitching 44 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:16,959 lag and waiting for a page to load properly were regular occurrences while 45 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:21,599 writing this review and while you can technically install professional 46 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:26,560 creative apps like photoshop using them was an exercise in 47 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:30,840 masochism now adobe and microsoft said ARM compatible versions of creative 48 00:03:28,239 --> 00:03:36,400 cloud apps are coming soon but they're not here yet 49 00:03:33,920 --> 00:03:40,319 there are ARM 64 compatible versions of the new chromium edge and firefox 50 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:44,879 available in beta and they were a bit smoother to use than regular ole x86 51 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:48,560 chrome that was borne out by our browser tests which saw chrome perform 52 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:52,720 significantly worse than the native ARM versions 53 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:54,480 as for 64-bit x86 apps 54 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:58,400 well they won't run at all you'll simply get a message saying this app can't run 55 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:02,640 on your pc when you try to run cinebench for example so it was a bit difficult to 56 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:07,439 quantitatively benchmark the surface pro x although the geekbench CPU test showed 57 00:04:04,959 --> 00:04:13,040 it losing pretty badly to our lower spec and cheaper surface pro 7 with an Intel 58 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:15,680 core i5 1035 g4 59 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:20,400 love those 10th gen processor names microsoft says they're working to bring 60 00:04:17,199 --> 00:04:22,400 emulation of 64-bit x86 apps to Windows 61 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:27,680 on ARM but we might not get it until 2021 and even then performance will 62 00:04:25,280 --> 00:04:30,960 likely be even worse than 32-bit emulated x86 apps 63 00:04:29,919 --> 00:04:34,720 so wait what apps are you supposed to run 64 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:40,479 on this thing well everything else the Windows store has a 65 00:04:38,479 --> 00:04:44,000 filter which only shows compatible apps there's no guarantee they'll run well 66 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:48,240 but you can install them and we were able to install and use browsers 67 00:04:45,840 --> 00:04:54,240 messaging apps and office programs overall using the surface pro x was 68 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:58,400 fine but the experience was surprisingly disappointing on a device that looks and 69 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:01,560 feels as good as one of our merch items from lttstore.com 70 00:05:03,280 --> 00:05:10,000 which reminds me we haven't even talked about the physical hardware here so 71 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:12,560 let's the surface pro x is super thin at 72 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:15,919 7.3 millimeters and weighs less than two pounds it's got the same great hinge 73 00:05:14,479 --> 00:05:20,560 we've seen in other parts of the surface lineup and it overall looks really sleek 74 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:25,440 especially with the new curved edges the 13-inch 2880 by 1920 display fills 75 00:05:23,759 --> 00:05:31,680 out the front of the device nicely with the thin side bezels and yes that's a 76 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,680 three by two aspect ratio 77 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:39,520 the top bezel is a bit thicker but that's because of the Windows hello 78 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:43,600 sensors so i'll allow it for i o we've got an interesting 79 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:47,840 situation in the back there's a removable SSD and i say it with air 80 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:52,160 quotes because you're not supposed to remove it microsoft says to take it to a 81 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:56,479 microsoft store for repairs and there's also a nano sim card slot back there and 82 00:05:54,720 --> 00:06:01,919 other than the surface connect port the only other i o we've got here are two 83 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:04,160 usbc ports now i understand the lack of 84 00:06:01,919 --> 00:06:07,840 a usb a port the device is just too thin for that but it would be a lot easier to 85 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:13,840 swallow if there was also a headphone jack which there isn't oh it's connected 86 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:18,560 sure just not to my headphones now inside our machine is the version with 87 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:23,840 16 gigs of RAM and 256 gigs of storage which is 1499 us the lowest tier model 88 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:28,880 comes with eight gigs of RAM and 128 gig SSD for a thousand bucks which is 89 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:32,160 pretty normal for a high-end Windows thin and light but i'm not sure if that 90 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:38,120 standard should apply to something that's like 80 percent of a full Windows device 91 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:42,880 moving on to the 139 dollar keyboard 92 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:47,840 it's fine the bottom of the key press is a bit mushy but there's a nice tactile 93 00:06:44,639 --> 00:06:51,280 bump the track pad is very precise and 94 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:52,960 responsive but why is it so small 95 00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:56,960 making it a bit taller would have done wonders for productivity not to mention 96 00:06:55,120 --> 00:07:00,800 the fact that it's squished a vertical shape doesn't match the taller 3x2 97 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:06,240 display microsoft has had this problem with their otherwise excellent keyboard 98 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:10,880 folios for years it's time for an update guys 99 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:15,199 now they did change one thing here though the addition of a magnetic 100 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:19,199 charging cradle for the new slim pen this is great the smaller flattened 101 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:23,120 design makes it feel like a carpenter's pencil and throwing it in its slot 102 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:25,599 before packing up and going just feels natural 103 00:07:26,319 --> 00:07:32,240 however the keyboard now tends to obscure the Windows taskbar a bit when 104 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:39,280 using the pro-x on your lap perhaps due to the added bulk oh and the pen is also 105 00:07:35,319 --> 00:07:41,280 145 dollars so we're now at almost 1800 106 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:47,120 bucks for the whole setup that's gonna be a yikes from me chief 107 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:52,000 now despite those minor annoyances using the surface pro x is mostly an enjoyable 108 00:07:49,759 --> 00:07:56,319 experience provided you've got dongles on hand and there's no question that 109 00:07:54,160 --> 00:08:00,639 this machine is far removed from microsoft's first ARM-powered surface 110 00:07:58,319 --> 00:08:04,800 the surface rt which launched back in 2013. 111 00:08:01,919 --> 00:08:08,960 it ran on an NVIDIA tagger 3 processor and everyone hated it 112 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:12,560 there was no x86 emulation on it so you were stuck with the built-in apps and 113 00:08:10,639 --> 00:08:16,879 whatever full screen Windows 8 metro apps you could find on the fledgling 114 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:21,840 microsoft store it was a dark time 115 00:08:18,639 --> 00:08:24,639 so in that context the surface pro x is 116 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:29,759 a triumph an extremely thin and light machine that wakes in an instant lasts 117 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:33,120 all day and can run full Windows apps with a few exceptions 118 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:37,360 whether those exceptions are addressed with native ARM 64 versions of desktop 119 00:08:35,279 --> 00:08:41,680 apps will be the deciding factor in Intel's fate because this device seems 120 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:46,000 to represent design changes that microsoft has wanted to make with the 121 00:08:43,599 --> 00:08:51,600 main surface line for a while and we're finally able to make with an ARM chip i 122 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:56,320 mean a surface pro x that runs all Windows apps just as well as an Intel 123 00:08:53,519 --> 00:08:59,839 laptop could blow Intel thin and lights out of the water 124 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:04,320 if the pressure from AMD on desktop continues and ARM continues its path 125 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:08,560 towards mobile dominance Intel might just be up against the ropes 126 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:12,720 for now though this machine's getting a little ahead of 127 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:17,839 itself i mean with the keyboard and slim pen bundle our mid-tier machine here 128 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:20,560 comes to 1768. 129 00:09:17,839 --> 00:09:24,800 a similarly spec'd surface pro 7 with an Intel core i5 comes to 130 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:29,920 1628 that's cheaper and it can run photoshop 131 00:09:27,519 --> 00:09:33,920 so right now it seems like ARM-powered Windows machines are kind of like the 132 00:09:31,519 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