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expired Posted by K9US • Feb 22, 2023
Feb 22, 2023 6:53 AM
Microsoft Surface Pro X Tablet: 13" 2880x1920, SQ2 CPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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No, you're not limited to only Windows Store apps. Come on, that was never the case.
64 bit emulation has been out for over a year now.
There is an official Win11 build for it.
Lack of 5G is overblown. Midband is just starting to appear in most places and is almost all DSS/NSA which essentially is just LTE-A on a 5G carrier. It's got a SD X24 modem, which is CAT20. It's 4x4 MIMO and 5CA, so up to 20 streams and is spec'ed up to 2 Gbps download speed. Obviously that's not going to happen but it can do several hundres Mbps easily and I do it regularly on AT&T. Some act like if it's not "5G" it may as well be 56K dialup.
VPN woes, Windows built in VPN is fully functional and has all features. Cisco Anyconnect and Palo Alto GlobalProtect have ARM64 versions and are by far the most common clients.
Lastly, yes, there can be driver compatibility if the developer hasn't fixed it.
Ok, rant over, carry on with the SPX hatefest.
It is definitely not for gaming or processor heavy media editing. But I'm using it to edit via photoshop, lightroom, VLC (all ARM64 apps), Audacity (emulated but works awesome), Firefox (ARM64), spotify (ARM64). I haven't really run into many compatibility issues (but I know what I'm using and not trying to install any weird x86...)
Battery life has been great. I even installed a new 1tb 2230 ssd, which was super easy and increased my space and read/write speed.
Cons:
No headphone jack (so stupid in a productivity device)
60hz screen (wish is had the 9's 90hz screen)
No keyboard included (and I still don't love the kickstand on my lap)
No Chrome ARM64 app
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WAY DOWN in the technical details does it say Windows 10 Home. There is no released ARM version of Windows 11 (there is some beta preview), nor any assurance from MS that they will release one. Not to mention you will be limited on what you can run on it.
This is just too risky of a purchase. Apple is all in on ARM. MS just has their toes in the ARM pool. There is a reason this is discounted $900...
And what's "risky" about purchasing from Amazon?
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Apple got it right with the Apple Silicon transition. Rosetta meant that even if developers didn't build their software for ARM the emulation meant no real world performance decrease was felt (some programs even saw a performance increase IIRC). I bought an M1 Mac and never regretted it. Microsoft had the opportunity with this device many years before M1 even existed, but they fumbled it. Maybe they fixed some things since, but it's a little too late, and from what I can gather on Windows 11 availability they continue to fumble it.
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And what's "risky" about purchasing from Amazon?
I only need Excel and word to work.
I'm not gaming or anything fancy that needs a i7 chip.
For the price it's ok
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Now a nice efficient x86 device would be interesting, but Intel let them down. SO now they either really improve their software(which they tend not to be great at) or they need to find decent hardware to make x86 devices. I don't hate the Surface Pro X but it does seem like a riskier bet then say a Ipad Pro or Samsung Tablet. Still maybe at this price it is worth giving it a try as long as you know what you are getting into and are willing to work through the issues.
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"Wi-Fi models of Surface Pro X come with Windows 11 Pro on ARM. LTE models of Surface Pro X come with Windows 10 Pro on ARM. Surface Pro X running Windows 10 Pro on ARM does not install 64-bit applications that have not been ported to ARM. At this time, Surface Pro X with Windows 11 Pro on ARM will not install some games and CAD software, and some third-party drivers or anti-virus software."
Also I saw some got the SQ1, if that happened I would just return it.
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