Review on 💻 Microsoft Surface Pro X 13" Touch-Screen SQ1, 8GB Memory, 128GB SSD, Wifi, 4G LTE – Matte Black by Eric Fuego

Overall I like the product very much (hence 4 stars) but I have to say that with the loss ARM games with CPU -Power for Apple seems to lag far behind Microsoft in terms of pen and Windows Hello experience. On the plus side, I'm impressed with the design, thin bezels, screen, hinge, body feel, etc. Everything feels extremely premium, nothing short of an iPad Pro. I'm happy with the overall performance (despite known app compatibility issues) but I'm a light user so probably not the best person to offer an opinion. But I can say that it launches applications smoothly when running natively. What Microsoft needs to consider for further improvements are Pencil and Windows Hello. They are very essential to my everyday laptop/tablet use and vastly improve my experience of the product. I'm guessing Microsoft ships a laptop for the price of an iPad Pro (tablet), but I at least expect options (albeit more expensive) to be able to achieve those pen/face recognition capabilities in Windows. Vicinity. I find the stylus to be a long way behind the Apple Pencil, which feels a lot more natural when taking notes. I don't know if this is a formality or a preference, but your notes' autocorrect-like rounding gestures make using the stylus seem unnatural. This might be handy for making art, but definitely not for taking notes. I had a Surface Pro 4 where I stopped using the stylus and was hoping this would fix this issue. That still seems to be the case though, although it's a better note-taking experience compared to the Surface Pro 4, the iPad is still (by far) my primary note-taking tool. Windows Hello: mixed experience. Let me start with my iPad experience. Face ID works flawlessly, to the point where you forget it even exists. It just works, no crashes, no lags, almost instantly without asking for separate confirmation. Not so on Surface, not even on this new version. Once your face is validated, you'll see yet another confirmation screen asking if you want to use the greeting to enter this app. Not comfortable at all.