expirediconian | Staff posted May 27, 2025 03:41 PM
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expirediconian | Staff posted May 27, 2025 03:41 PM
1TB Microsoft Surface Pro 11 w/ Type Cover: 13" OLED, Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM
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I deliberately returned my OLED for the LCD version because the OLED has the worst white point colors and screen door effect you'll see.
The screen door effect makes it feel like you have spider sacs crawling on your eyes. It was unbearable for me.
I deliberately returned my OLED for the LCD version because the OLED has the worst white point colors and screen door effect you'll see.
The screen door effect makes it feel like you have spider sacs crawling on your eyes. It was unbearable for me.
Even simple games and apps like some vpn or Fortnite WON'T install.
MicroCrap has played everyone trying the Windows on Arm cpu systems since the 2019 Surface Pro X with the SQ1 cpu, then SQ2, then Surface Pro 9 model, and now Surface Pro 11. EVERY ONE of these have had software incompatibilities and device driver issues!
Many schools refuse to support SnapX systems, and professors will likely make you run software that won't work on the SP11.
Even working in IT for years and having used everything, I'd even trade a free SP11 for a Mac even! The incompatibilities are that bad.
Be smart!
Surface Pro 10 with the Intel CPU or Surface Pro 9 with the InteCPU are the Surface Pros to look at buying for college.
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If you're a cheap or poor student, Ebay for the SP6 or 7 8gb 256gb models $100 to $300 used. Microsoft releases a new SP yearly, so they depreciate in value like mad!
Nice paperweight.
Nice paperweight.
Software that may not work or require adjustments:
- Printer and peripheral drivers:
- VPN clients:
- Anti-cheat software:
- Creative and scientific applications:
- Virtualization software:
- Game Anti-cheat Software:
- Google Drive:
- Adobe Audition:
- Specific CAD software:
- Certain games:
Factors influencing compatibility:Some printer and hardware drivers might not be readily available or compatible with ARM architecture, leading to issues.
Certain VPN applications, particularly those with custom drivers, might not function correctly.
Games with anti-cheat measures that rely on custom drivers or hardware-level checks may experience compatibility problems.
Applications that depend on specific hardware APIs (like AVX2) that are not fully implemented on ARM might not work as expected.
VirtualBox, for example, might not function optimally or require adjustments.
Some game anti-cheat software may not be compatible due to driver or hardware-level incompatibilities.
Some shell extensions used by Google Drive may not work.
This specific application might have issues due to its dependency on specific hardware instructions.
Applications like AutoCAD might not run optimally due to their reliance on x86 architecture.
Some games may not run at all or require significant performance adjustments.
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Snapdragon X Elite laptops use ARM architecture, which is different from the x86 architecture used in most traditional PCs.
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The availability of native ARM drivers for specific hardware and peripherals is still being developed.
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Windows on ARM uses emulation to run x86-based software, which can introduce performance issues or incompatibilities.
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And Fortnite has over 650 million registered players. I guess 650 MILLION USERS for a software is not a large enough group to make it work. AND IF 650 million USERS IS NOT ENOUGH THEN IMHO, THE ELITE CHIP SUCKS and is not compatible with too many pieces of software.
I remember having over 200GB in MP3s that we all shared. Learning how to download using IRC. And playing pc games and having s_x.
They may be better with battery and fans but if I can get a Intel/AMD that gives 90-95 percent of what Snapdragon gives with full compatibility then it's no brainer.
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I don't 100% NEED 5G, but I've gotten really used to having LTE on my Surface Pro X. But now the SPX is getting a bit long in the tooth and being limited to just LTE networks is occasionally a problem.
Surprised they've dialed back the number of 5G models so much--I thought that was a pretty easy feature to add if you were already using the ARM processor as it was built into most of the chipsets.
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