Sooo... Windows on ARM kinda rocks?
I wanted a media device upgrade and went for a Surface Pro 11 and after many years of Windows 2-in-1s having a Windows tablet that just... turns on like a phone and goes to sleep like a phone and has 10 hours of screen-on battery like a phone is weirdly cool and slightly surreal.
I don't know that I think it makes as much sense for a working laptop or a desktop replacement, but the Surface Pro specifically it's a no-brainer.
It's such a shame MS spent the last month shooting itself in the foot repeatedly over Recall, because this thing deserves a lot more chatter than the stunted review process is giving it. Such a shame.
If anybody is curious, the most impressive thing so far is that from tapping the power button to Windows Hello unlocking and having control it's often under five seconds. It fundamentally changes how you use it.
AI features are anecdotal, that and the battery life are the real game changers.
@SomeGadgetGuy The only reason I didn't pull the trigger on the M-series iPads is Apple's stupid decision to lock them to iPadOS (and/or to not make a touchscreen MacBook Air).
Samsung Dex is alright, but it's no full Win11. I don't see any reason to buy any other ultrabook or tablet device until Apple gets the memo or Samsung starts making Galaxy Tabs with Windows.
It took a while, but someobdy finally figured it out, and nobody will know because MS is SO bad at marketing.
It was actually hard to find a good Windows tablet with closer to 1000 dollar price because the choice was only between Zenbook Flip/Lenovo Yoga if you need a powerful processor (currently running one).
That was 2 years ago though, X Elite seems cool. Interested to try one when my device gets very old.
@PhDee Asus has the ROG Flow Z series, which has a top of the line mobile CPU AND a dGPU in that form factor. It's just kinda heavy and battery life is abysmal.
Unsurprisingly they have an ARM version coming up they are now aiming at artists rather than gamers.
Ah yeah I knew that thing, it's just that the most recent version of it with the 6800H is quite more pricey vs competition for no dGPU. The 5th gen one with 3050 has gone down but so did Zenbooks and Yogas.
I like the small formfactor though. Yea too bad it's as heavy as 14" devices. X Elite version of it would be amazing. Hopefully Windows on ARM will grow better.
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