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SPECS:
- 13'' QHD (2880 x 1920) 3:2, 120Hz, 10 point multi-touch, Dolby Vision, PixelSense Flow Touchscreen Display
- Intel Core i5-1135G7 (4C / 8T, 2.4 / 4.2GHz, 8MB)
- 16GB LPDDR4X RAM
- 256GB NVMe PCIe SSD
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80 EUs)
- Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
- 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p full HD video
- 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD and 4k video
- Windows 11 Home
- 51.5Whr Battery
- 1.96 lbs.
- Model: 8PT-00001
- Ports:
- 2x USB-C with USB 4.0/Thunderbolt 4
- 3.5mm Headphone Jack
- 1x Surface Connect Port
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It was active 12 days ago , sure it will be on sale again. But the screen is better on Microsoft. Otherwise everything is better in Asus .
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It was active 12 days ago , sure it will be on sale again. But the screen is better on Microsoft. Otherwise everything is better in Asus .
Surface Pro's screen is smaller, taller and has higher resolution, meaning better pixel density which makes texts more clearer and crisp. For those purposes, your Surface screen is better. What you get with this is a faster display for gaming and huge performance bump.
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Microsoft has done a very nice job with the displays on most of their Surface Pro tablets. Note the difference in pixels per inch, which greatly favors the Surface Pro 4 (smaller screen but considerably more pixels). I don't think you'll notice much of a difference if you're looking at text documents, but if you regularly view & edit images / graphics / video created in higher resolution than FHD+, you'll be able to tell.
Surface Pro 4 tablet has an excellent screen -- 12.3", 2736 x 1834 pixels (~267 pixels per inch), 100% sRGB, and 430 nits brightness. Aspect ratio is 3:2 (2736 / 1834 = 3 / 2 = 1.5 / 1). Great for productivity but you'll see slightly larger black borders when viewing 16:9 movies.
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 has an excellent screen, too, about 1" larger (diag) but it's lower resolution -- 13.4", 1920 x 1200 pixels (~168 pixels per inch), 100% sRGB, and 500 nits brightness per the SD listing. Aspect ratio is 16:10 (1920 / 1200 = 1.6 / 1). Better for productivity than 16:9, but not quite as good as 3:2 (which is roughly 16:10.7, so less scrolling). You'll see a smaller black border when watching 16:9 movies.
I'm assuming the SP8 is older stock with degraded batteries, and after watching videos comparing SP8 and SP9 repairability, I'm planning to wait around for a SP9 deal.
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Also not a comfortable typing experience for bigger hands. Mine would cramp up after 15-20 min of typing. Not to mention how much the type cover bounces when typing fast.
IMO too many trade-off were had for this full-fledged laptop experience in a thin tablet size, especially the battery drain. Charger on hand always.
I never used the Pro 8 but I'm sure they didn't fix all the issues I had, especially with battery. I never got the advertised Pro 7 battery life even out of the box. Having device on sleep still drains a good amount over night.
Also not a comfortable typing experience for bigger hands. Mine would cramp up after 15-20 min of typing. Not to mention how much the type cover bounces when typing fast.
IMO too many trade-off were had for this full-fledged laptop experience in a thin tablet size, especially the battery drain. Charger on hand always.
I never used the Pro 8 but I'm sure they didn't fix all the issues I had, especially with battery. I never got the advertised Pro 7 battery life even out of the box. Having device on sleep still drains a good amount over night.
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