![]() ![]() I was comfortable writing 5,000-word research briefs and I think you will, too. I barely realize that I am working on a 2-in-1 keyboard as there’s near zero flex. The optional backlit keyboard is a masterpiece compared to other 2-in-1s and this is where Microsoft excels big-time. My only challenge were airplane trays where every 2-in-1 has an issue falling off the back. As it has facial Windows Hello and Instant On, it lit up instantly after opening up. Even with the built-in kickstand, it is ridiculously thin (.28” thick) and light (1.7 lbs) and I could take it everywhere and do hard-core work in a coffee shop, standing up at a desk in an airport lounge, in my car parked, in the kitchen, and in my office. The PixelSense display is crisp, bright and true to life and 3:2 ratio helped me to get my work done more comfortably. ![]() The 13” display (2880x1920 267 PPI 3:2) is edge to edge and as you would expect makes its predecessors look old. The Surface Pro X looks and feels premium and this is the new black, anodized aluminum design for the next generation of Surface Pros. An AT&T metering app downloaded in the background, which was pretty cool which enables you to set parameters about data usage and login to your account. While it would have been great if I could have just logged into my AT&T account to add the Pro X to my LTE account, I inserted an AT&T nanoSIM behind a very accessible magnetic door and it worked automatically and I was up on AT&T LTE Advanced in about 5 minutes. I wasn’t bombarded with any annoying offers, either, for anti-virus, to buy more software, to update the system or warranty. ![]() It took me about 2-3 minutes to get from power on to working, which was about as fast as my fingers could type. It would have been great if it had pulled in my GMail and Office 365 accounts from my previously synced Windows PC, but I am guessing it doesn’t do it because of security. After I turned on the Pro X, the OOBE was simple and if you have a Microsoft or OneDrive account, you can log-in and light up the system to pull in your Windows settings and start syncing OneDrive. It comes in a heavy-duty cardboard box with simplified graphics that looks more like something you’d expect with an expensive purse. You know you’re about to dive into a premium experience when you open the Surface Pro X packaging. With that long use case preamble, let’s dive in. My files and photos are constantly being synced in background over OneDrive and Google Backup and Sync. I do a little bit of photo editing for my research and blogs, but no video editing other than some short snippets. I need enough performance to power through Outlook emails and calendaring, do 5-10 video or collaboration calls on Skype, Teams, or Webex a day, do a lot of web research, taking notes in OneNote, writing in Word and PowerPoint, create some pivot tables in Excel, and chronically posting to social media and chatting over every conceivable medium. Connectivity is paramount as I’m not always in reach of decent WiFi, so LTE connectivity is important. I travel approximately 45 weeks a year for work and play, which means work is wherever I am working, not necessarily a specific place. I make a living by researching, formulating, aggregating and communicating my thoughts about technologies, products and companies, and I do this across the globe. ![]()
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