expiredDr.W posted Nov 05, 2025 07:11 PM
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expiredDr.W posted Nov 05, 2025 07:11 PM
Refurb: Microsoft Surface Pro 11: 13" OLED Touch, Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM
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Most stuff works great. Occasionally you will hit an app that doesn't work, like the MS store version of Roblox, but there are other versions you can use
The best thing about it is you never have to do a full shutdown. You can turn it on and off instantly like when you unlock your phone, there is basically no battery drain in standby
Performance on apps is good - operating system is super snappy; game performance is playable but not stellar, think like 30fps
Regarding the specs, 16GB is enough ram for the processor in these, unless you really have something that needs 32gb I wouldn't bother. For the Surface Pro 13" and Surface Laptop 13.8", the 12-core is not worth paying extra for because it is thermally limited and performs similar to 10-core, but if you get the Surface Laptop 15", the 12-core can stretch its legs and is significantly faster. The Surface Pro 12" and Surface Laptop 13" with the 8-core CPUs are both much slower than the 10/12core CPUs due the 8-core's GPU being much weaker.
YMMV on sensitivity, but I tried one of these out back in June as a potential device to consolidate my Macbook Pro and iPad--returned it in a week because the moire as driving me bonkers.
So what it boils down to is, whether you 1) actually are going to use the tablet pen mode for art or productivity, or 2) really want an all-in-one device that replaces both a media tablet and a laptop, while realizing it is not quite as good as either of those things in their dedicated use cases - remember that the surface pro 13" is over 1.9 lbs, so its significantly heavier than an iPad, Samsung tab, or Pixel tab. If case 1) or 2) is what you want, then this is an excellent buy.
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All reviews, and the unit I bought says this OLED version has a nice screen.
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Most stuff works great. Occasionally you will hit an app that doesn't work, like the MS store version of Roblox, but there are other versions you can use
The best thing about it is you never have to do a full shutdown. You can turn it on and off instantly like when you unlock your phone, there is basically no battery drain in standby
Performance on apps is good - operating system is super snappy; game performance is playable but not stellar, think like 30fps
Regarding the specs, 16GB is enough ram for the processor in these, unless you really have something that needs 32gb I wouldn't bother. For the Surface Pro 13" and Surface Laptop 13.8", the 12-core is not worth paying extra for because it is thermally limited and performs similar to 10-core, but if you get the Surface Laptop 15", the 12-core can stretch its legs and is significantly faster. The Surface Pro 12" and Surface Laptop 13" with the 8-core CPUs are both much slower than the 10/12core CPUs due the 8-core's GPU being much weaker.
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank ruinedx
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank ruinedx
So what it boils down to is, whether you 1) actually are going to use the tablet pen mode for art or productivity, or 2) really want an all-in-one device that replaces both a media tablet and a laptop, while realizing it is not quite as good as either of those things in their dedicated use cases - remember that the surface pro 13" is over 1.9 lbs, so its significantly heavier than an iPad, Samsung tab, or Pixel tab. If case 1) or 2) is what you want, then this is an excellent buy.
All reviews, and the unit I bought says this OLED version has a nice screen.
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