Man I love your videos. Many tech channels would have gone and given us a bunch of bench marks, but I don’t understand those. What I do understand is that it takes a lot longer to open the notion app. Just really superb testing and understanding of general audiences I think.
The surface pro are notorious to get very hot and to destroy their own battery that swell and push the screen's glue to the point of making the screen have a curvature / bump, it's a very badly engineered device overall, and i'm saying this because i've been owning surface pro's tablets since the surface pro 2 upto surface pro 7, i had to rma 4 of them for battery swelling issue ever since the surface pro 3, the surface pro 4 and seven were the worst offender battery swelling wise. the i7 versions just generate too much heat. But people get swollen batteries with i5 too.
The rotation issue was a glitch with the firmware which has since been fixed by microsoft. I just got the update last friday and it finally got rid of this annoying issue
Same for the software keyboard not showing up. The bug was related to the laptop not entering tablet mode when the keyboard was detached. But it's been fixed and the experience has been flawless for me since then
it's imparessing that these experience ruining bugs are still happening in a device that has so many generations. I've stopped thinking about the surface after my experience with SP4
At the end of the day you have a full pc experience with some extra features not a locked out tablet experience. Objectively is much better alternative than getting a giant iPhone with a pen for example
Personally I think comparing it to an iPad is wrong.. it is a 2in1 but it goes without saying that it’s mainly a “laptop” not a tablet. Enjoyed your review and you do have some valid points 😊
Your right. Ipads are luxury products for entertainment, because although their called Pro you cant use them for professional work unless you buy an Mac also. Surfaces are 2 in 1s and the most versatile computers out there. With the Surface Dock they easily replace a desktop Pc, while Ipads are just big Iphones.
THIS. The iPad is not a 2 in 1, it's just a tablet. Not a fair comparison at all. It's like comparing a phone to a laptop. The 2 in 1 Surface Pro is supposed to be a more compact version of a laptop that can also be used as a tablet without sacrificing the laptop capabilities. Not a tablet that can also be used as a laptop. This machine is very powerful and no competitor is even close to having anything like this. The Surface Pro's competition are either very powerful tablets or literally just another laptop..
@segura9 I didn't get that far, my bad. I see he went on to compare it to the Samsung Tab with DeX. As a Samsung Galaxy flagship user, I've used DeX and it is not very good. I think he's underselling the Surface throughout this video. But I guess for the average consumer the things he does cover are what might matter the most to some..
This is essentially a powerful tablet. I don't know why you guys are upset about comparing it to an iPad when they're at the exact same form factor... Lol
I think, this comparison is not apple to apple. Surface pro is using desktop OS (Win 11) and the others just a limited mobile OS (iPad OS and Android). For my current workflow, I would choose Surface Pro despite it's performance.
The surface turns it Fans on when charging to cool the battery which gets hot while charging obviously. Keep Batteries overall health at 100% for longer
Really appreciate your trying some non-Apple devices. Sure, many Apple-heavy content creators can get by with just an iPad as their sole computing device, but for the vast majority of us (I think) who use Office programs for work, the iPad is just so difficult to use efficiently. Dragging and dropping doesn’t work as it should, Files is getting better but still not great, and so on. It seems that someday we’ll get to a point where Microsoft is making hardware that works as well as current Apple M series devices…and similarly the iPad experience will be more useful for a non-content creator trying mainly to do computer things with further software improvements…we’re just not there yet.
And what the heck is on iOS that if you launch any videostreaming app, you can't begin to move that down bar. I either have to tap skip few seconds button for like 10-20 times and after that I can drag it?!! It's on all iOS apps. Netflix, Viaplay, SkyShowTime etc. I so pissed that all Apple users talk like its something completely unique bug free envinronment if it has mouldy apple logo on it. I finally got Mac and iOS device and BOTH have been disappointing and not being even remotely good as fans claim.
If you work as a graphic designer and want to use a digitizer the surface is the best Laptop with a build in Graphic Tablet and full Software Support. there is nothing quite like it and i Still use a Surface Pro 3 from 2014 and prefere it to any Ipad because Ipads just dont have any program I need to work.
I've never heard the fans of my Surface, which is excatly the same as this one I'm even impressed by how it manages to stay cool without turning the fan On The battery life can be very good if locked at 60 Hz. 120 Hz is so smooth though, tough choice !
??? I have this shit pro9 and the fan spinns all the time. With every turn i hear "+1000dollars paid, +1000dollars paid ...." Who wants to sit in library or lesson and concentrate with this?
Aw i was wanting to upgrade my fanless pro 7 to 9 due to the heat as im using it for works.. guess hav to wait for the next upgrade then..still struggling to find other device to replace surface as im stuck wit the form factor..
One thing that I really dislike is that there is no headphone jack! As a student, the surface pro seems like a great choice since it can replace the iPad for taking notes and a laptop for writing papers, but the high price PLUS the separate keyboard and pen just make it so much more expensive. I also like to play around with FL Studio on my free time as well as some simple video editing, so the base model M1 MBP 13" + iPad for notes is the best for me. Almost rocking 3 years on this machine and it's still going like a beast!
I have both the iPad and Surface Pro 9. With the latest updates, the Surface is a dream to use.The iPad is good for content viewing. I reach for the Surface when I need to get stuff done.
🤔🧐All I know is I switched to the Surface Pro many years ago and it was the best decision for me. I literally can’t ever go back to using a laptop. I used to be a diehard HP / Lenovo user. I usually would get a new Surface Pro every two years BUT COVID messed me up with my Surface Pro cycling process so here I am getting a Surface Pro 9. I hate that they took away the earphone jack. I’m a little nervous because of the mixed reviews because I’m expecting it to be as amazing as the one that I’m currently replacing because it is “dying” (I should have replaced it 2 years ago & definitely a year ago). 😩
Saw your post and wanted to add. I quite like the Surface Pro line. I use iPads also so in both systems. I like the idea of having just a screen to work off as the keyboard can be Bluetooth and if the surface is on a stand I can have it head height for a better viewing angle. Only gripes are battery life and with the 9… I guess you will save a lot as they depreciate fast. After 6 months you get amazing deals but at the same time you are close to being one gen of chop behind and these intel chips are not efficient.
@@RemofRenaissance - 👍 I truly enjoyed your post. You make some good points. I’ve come to realize that these companies don’t care what I think so I try to be like water and adapt. When you mentioned that you also use the iPad, you reminded me that when I first switched to the Surface Pro I also had an iPad that I used at the time. I would switch between the two and use them at the same time for various reasons. I was very proud of & happy to have my iPad. I was an early iPad adopter with the first gen and have had several but after a short while I was found myself using my Surface Pro exclusively. NO ONE is making me say this, but I literally only need the Surface Pro. I keep my files on an external hard drive. I work on important projects and I can “plug & play” on any device if one “crashes or dies”…I don’t miss a beat. 😂 So far I love the Surface Pro 9. I’m not having any issues. I don’t like NOT having the headphone jack, but like with my iPhone…I will eventually get over it…😂 I don’t like NOT having the USB port…but I have the dongle / adapter thingy and I’m getting over NOT having it. 😂 I’m learning to appreciate the two Thunderboltᵀᴹ 4 USB-C® ports that I do have.😊 Wishing you the best in 2024. 🙏💝
@@LovingAtlanta You are welcome and I could have said more. Many people bash the Surface Pro lineup but as you say it is really useful. I also had the first iPad too and find it great using alongside a Windows device. Photo edits and some quick note taking I do on the iPad. I never responded to your comment on purchase. I think you will be happy with the SP9 if coming from a SP7. The build quality and display are great and I only have the base configuration (8GB Ram and i5) but really impressed with the speed. I was lucky enough for my workplace to give me a Surface Pro 5 and it lasted years. Only the battery life was an issue so that convinced me to get a personal one. Price can also be an issue which is why I went for 8GB RAM (perhaps I will regret) but it copes with the spreadsheet work I do and data analysis. But if you time it now, you will get a 16GB machine for the price that 8GB was. Happy 2024 to you also and like I said the ability to put on a stand and have no keyboard in the way is seriously underrated for the SP series and remember - you can reuse your old Surface Pen so yo don'ty need to buy the new ones!
@@LovingAtlanta Also if you can - maybe hold out till later in 2024 for the updated Surface Pro. Ofcourse it will be more expensive but I think they will fix the battery life problem as the newer processors are more power efficient. ps. As a Brit, I hope one day I get to see Atlanta! I have done NY and Cali but Atlanta is a must!
@@RemofRenaissance - 👍Good points. I think you can make do with the 8GB if you choose to store files on an external portable Hard Drive (that’s what I do) I mostly started to things that way in case the system ever crashed I can just move to another machine and keep moving. 😂 Cheers and Happy New Year.💝
As someone who owns the current M2 12.9 Ipad and a Surface Pro 7 I totally agree (and can relate) with the impressions. The surface just doesn't come close to the battery life of the ipad, and the fans spinning up when charging or just randomly is frustrating. That said, having a fully functional w10 OS is just so handy and the only thing that will be holding me back from getting the next iteration of surface pro is the performance on the fanless model. If it can game decently too would be a major plus!
An iPad boot up should be compared to something such as the Galaxy Tab s9 or Tab s9 Ultra. Not a 2 in One device such as Suface Pro. Not a fair comparison at all in that regards.
The main advantage of a Surface is that you can install Windows programs on it. If you going to only use it to write notes and watch content, then yes the Ipad is the better option. Do you want to install architectural, editing and other complex programs, then it is better to go for a Surface. It is mainly a laptop, but also have the advantage of the touchscreen. On an ipad you can only install apps, no programs.
The biggest issue I have with the Surface line rests with the battery. I've read that it's nearly impossible to replace, with certain owners relaying that their battery life is basically nonexistent, following the first year of ownership, meaning that some have reported that they have to be constantly plugged into a power source, in order to use the device.
@@CodeXana I'm sorry that happened to your moms surface. Were it not for the battery problems, I would've happily purchased one. I like the functionality and the form factor.
I’m a software engineer, and I’ve been using the surface pro 9 for work for about 6 months now. Putting it through its paces with very highly demanding tasks and workloads, and just like you, I find it great to type on because of the keyboard and the screen. When it comes to performance I’ve noticed that the SSD is a huge bottleneck in this device and if upgraded it would yield vast improvements in opening apps, waking up, logging in etc. also switching to “performance” in the battery profile makes a huge difference, given that a charger is plugged in… :)
Hey Simon, did you buy the Intel or ARM version? One big concern that I have with ARM is its lack of compatibility with many software out there. Also, the ARM version comes with a smaller SSD. I would really love to have a fanless and more energy-efficient device, but I think that this compatibility headache is just not worth it.
The problem with Surface NVME SSD is that... it doesn't support any standard off-the-shelf NVME SSDs.. I thought it would so I bought and shoved it in and it didnt work, so I did some research and found that a lot of people are having the same problem due to firmware not supporting PCIE 4. You could apply some custom patch to make it work but thats not really ideal.
I would add: Microsoft introduced us to 3:2 screens. They also took the hybrid category mainstream. iPad users wanting a more desktop experience? Blame the Surface Pro. IMO my pet peeves about this product is the weight distribution (it's all in the screen) and poor performance per watt CPUs. Still the iPad Pro is in the lead if you don't need corporate/desktop/more technical apps. Good video! 😀😀
That Notion comparison was unfair. You hadn't closed Notion on the iPad (swiping it up), so it was opening what was already stored in RAM. Windows was opening it from scratch. If you had minimised Notion or moved it to another Desktop, it would have been much closer
can't disagree with all the negatives of the SP9. It's the same negatives since the first SP. but if you want only 1 device, it's the way to go. ipad is just a big iphone. can't even run ad blockers on the browsers. dumb.
i tell you for the price point it is a much better product than the Ipad pro or even the galaxy tab s9+.. if only the surface pro series would come with a 5g-6g sim capability. the only drawback is it is not steady on a lap situation. Ipad pro and its accessories have fixed that problem
Excellent review. I have owned several Surfaces, and now have the Surface Pro X. I enjoy and use the the LTE feature, and use only native ARM64 apps plus Microsoft Office apps, so I don't have to use emulation which would pull down battery life. One question I have is whether the i5 processor on the 9 might offer better battery life, albeit with less power.
They offer less. I have the i5 version and battery life as well as excessive heating are the only things that bring this device down for me, and it's disappointing because they are very important aspects of the user experience. For me, the battery lasts between 3 and 4 hours and I use it for web browsing, watching videos, using office apps, and occasionally making video calls
Bad comparison. You’re comparing a tablet to a PC that runs windows, plus you have multiple apps installed on the surface device. You can go settings and turn off auto start. I’ve got the surface pro 8 for 4 years and still as fast as the day I got it. But again, you’re comparing a tablet where the apps are megabytes compared to gigabytes. If you want a tablet then iPad, if you want a PC then windows.
I am comparing the Surface to workflows and apps that are the same on other devices that are not pretending to be something they are not. The Surface is, for the most part, a PC (running Windows on an Intel chip), so I stand by what I said.
09:50 your reference to the fans on when charging - actually this is a good thing as any form of charging increases heat through all/any components where the current is passing through including the wires/connectors/battery etc. The battery heat especially would be absorbed by all areas of the tablet. So yeah, that's actually a positive in terms of longevity of the device in my opinion. 10:00 constant cooling isn't generating allot of heat, its stopping allot of heat from building up! if it was not constantly cooling - it would be allot hotter and well... uncomfortably warm/hot Nice review though, the Surface Pro 9 is quite a solid contender along with Samsung and Apples Tablet its a shame it's price is a little dear - I think they recently had a £400 sale though which doesn't surprise me
I have been struggling with an M1 iPad Pro for the last two years, but I am just fed up with the compromises I have to make on software. I bought the iPad because of all the hype over iPadOS 15.4 supposedly being able to run full desktop apps. I travel abroad a lot for work, and I have for a long time had a "travel personal tech" bag packed that goes under an aircraft seat while my stuffed work laptop bag goes in overhead storage. The bag has everything I need to stay charged and connected on the move, including a 20,000 mAh power bank. So the battery life doesn't bother me too much. It's mainly a proper file manager and the ability to run full desktop apps that led me to sideline my iPad to content consumption as I bought my fourth Surface Pro.
FYI, you used the wrong English idiom there when you said you "pulled the plug"... The expression we would normally see here is "pulled the trigger" because shopping is thought of as a kind of hunting, because at the end of both you "bag it" and take it home with you... The idiom "pull the plug" is used when executive authority is used to end some sort of project, usually abruptly and prematurely, with the analogy being to remove the source of power keeping it going, which in this case is usually money, or it could be done by simple fiat. 🤔
man i own the ipad and i dream of it just converting to a light version of mac OS when paired with a keyboard... that would be so epic, but probably the end of the Macbook Air lmao
@@ThisIsEYeah they are great, but I’m here for the third time asking for one of your walls featured in the thumbnail of last 3rd video. I still don’t have it even after purchasing the pack :/
only if windows laptops have better battery efficiency. I got an ipad pro just because i needed something lighter to carry. if macbooks did gaming i'd switch in a heartbeat, unitl then i gotta carry my 5 kg gaming laptop. love ur vidoes and newsletter
Thank you for the review, but for me it would be more worthy to review it as a laptop than as a tablet. The comparisons are simply not fair, because it's used by most people as a laptop that can be used as tablet instead of a tablet that can be used as a laptop.
@@ThisIsEmaybe bcoz window use low power chipsets but cant argue wit the build quality… hope the firmware update could fix the fan issues or maybe its the processor issue which intel should fix
Hey, I'm sorry mister, but when you compared the rotation speed with ipad you had the full freaking Photoshop launched there! And an empty IPad. Same with the next scene when you lunch Notes from fresh start, and on the IPad it is already launched and in the background. Also, so you know - cooling doesn't generate heat. Heat has to be wenter otherwise it would melt the device
4:00 funny. I don't use laptops on my lap. Only did when I was deployed because I had to. I need a laptop to act as a replacement desktop but I don't need a keyboard because I carry a portable. If only someone would tailor a laptop to my needs. Powerful, great screen and sound, good ram, touch screen, no keyboard, mouse or pen. Just a super powerful tablet style PC that I can plug in and setup as a work station using a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.
Actually, it's both, cause it can be used a tablet entirely without the need of the keyboard. Not that much difference as an iPad , to double as a laptop with a connected keyboard.
Good video, I like your style! I gave away apple in the early 2000's after a few hard ware issues on a mac book pro. Meaning I'm android/windows biased...I have had 3 surface pro's, currently your model but have upgraded to a WD Black 2tb ssd. I also have a Samsung tablet s8+ for the family. For me the surface is a fully fledged laptop that can do tablet. Tablets are tablets with inferior mobile OS. To be fair, you need to compare with a macbook pro that can detach its keyboard ;)
11:00 Pen and Keyboard arent included with an Ipad either. You can Get a used pro 7 with Type Cover a Pen and a Bluetooth Mouse for around 500€. No Ipad could compare to that.
Yes! Just the video I am looking for 🎉 I am debating whether to go for Surface Pro 9 or Surface Studio Thr-00017 (i5) or Surface Studio 2. They both have the same tablet form but of course studio is heavier but I dont mind. But surface Pro 9 looks so good! And I need it for constant office use and at times photoshop and for editing videos. Do you have a video for surface studio 1 or 2? Or a suggestion which to go for 😁
I just like your delivery. You're funny and engaging. 😅😅 Got work tonight, but I will subscribe and come back to this video later. I am thinking of replacing my Surface Go 3 with this Surface Pro 9. The battery on Surface Go 3 is the poorest battery I have ever seen on a computer.
Well it is windows, so there's that. As a STEM student working in a lab, I find myself quite often carrying a laptop everywhere to deal with some data, so I'd take that
Agreed on the sharpness on the lap. However this form factor keep the heat away. Normal laptop if put on the lap is super hot. But Surface won't heat up the lap.
Software behaviour - 7:28 I noticed that you were not far with windows laptop because you open photoshop on windows and you did not do the same on iOs. Do the same to the iOs and let us see.
i'm sure installing linux would fix quite a bunch of software issues, but that kickstand thing really turned me off. i'll try to do some more research on other laptops
i7 256 gb, 16 gb ram is now 1099. I loved the ultra but it still is a tablet and a lot of apps are limited. After trying iPad Pro, Samsung ultra, and surface pro, I have come to a conclusion that there is no perfect and do it all device YET. (Samsung ultra and iPad Pro do not support full EPIC EMR for physicians).
This whole comparison is wrong, these are totally different type of products, one is a full fledged OS running on a small and thin tablet and the other is running a slimmed down version of an OS that's very limited. You can't compare them as they are targeted to completely different users.
Why on earth would anybody choose to use Google Chrome while also wanting long battery life?!? Use Edge, it's still chromium-based but won't destroy your perf/battery life.
Thanks for the great review E. I am curious if you have any experience with Dell 7320 device, as I am in the process of getting one for work and taking the 2 in 1 plunge. I am also considering going all in on my iPad Pro to replace my Mac mini and my main hardware will both be thin tablets that are very lightweight. I plan to borrow many ideas from your other videos in terms of desk setup. You do brilliant work and I really appreciate what you do. So as I said, if you have any advice on Dell 7320 before I take the plunge.
Saw some review dell its close to sp but not there yet… dell always hav hardware n firmware issues after awhile their os update are always buggy n slow. Had few xps n i switched back to sp7
❤❤thank you so much for this video, so the only reason to buy it, is for its looks. I have been waiting to buy it from very long, lets see if the surface pro x brings anything further improvements.
@@ThisIsE should’ve specified sorry! I meant specifically the ones that the soundcore headphones are on ☺️, looks like it also has a wireless charger built in
the best 2 in 1 was their Surface Book laptop. Then they ruined it by replacing it with a Studio laptop. I have both, several surface tablets over the years. Everything since the Surface Book has been a flop. They could very easily make a surface 9 into a new Surface Book by offering a solid keyboard with a dedicated gpu and extra battery in it.... which the Book literally is.
Just watched this and the S9 Ultra video, very interresting as well as different from other reviews. However it would be nice to hear your opinion on the S9 plus though, especially in comparison to the surface. The S9 plus is more portable and comparable in size to the surface, but I wonder if it can meet your work requirements better than the surface too?
Calling dex a windows version for android in a modern day comparison is like comparing a bicycle to a boing 747 as modes of transport. It does however make clear you are not really looking for a computer replacement in tablet format at all! rather it seems you just are looking for the right accessories and software to widen the usage of a tablet with simulated desktop experiences. By now both Android and iOS have plenty in the way of multitasking baked in that for that purpose it makes no sense looking for a "windows" pc in a tablet form factor as running a more full blown os with a different instruction set (x86 as opposed to arm) comes with major downsides like significantly reduced battery life and slower performance for simpler tasks. It shows how well streamlined our mobile devices have gotten for such simple tasks. The reasons to get a product like this is for example being required to run software for which no versions or alternatives exist on mobile devices, more serious multitasking or processes that require specific types or performance not able to be emulated or translated to arm, apple silicone or other similar instruction sets. I would argue that a perfect system is unlikely, getting a few that work together well enough is potentially more beneficial in the end.
Owned three surfaces (last one was Surface Pro X, the first one). There are stuff like the slow flip of screen sometimes etc, since ever. But for me no other tab can compare to Surface because the software I want to use on my tablet, as a software developer, only exist for desktop OS like Windows, Linux or MacOS. Not iOS or Android. One thing I have always disliked was the useless batterylife on Surface, which they clearly finally fixed on the Surface Pro 9!!! I would however not buy the ARM version again. Due to the lag, and some applications being not compatible even with the slow emulation. I rather pay extra for the real Intel (i5 or i7).
So the issues you're coming into is because of the fact that when start windows for the first time, you need to give it a full day to allow windows to fully index all the software on the device. Another thing when you start it up for the first time is to run a full software update before starting to use it. IOS is different with windows and does not work the same. I think you should have tried to understand windows more before bashing it entirely in the video. This was an extremely biased review. (I code for Linux and windows)
I had a surface pro 5 with windows 10, It performed amazing as a tablet! It had tablet mode with the tablet tiles, the screen rotation was just as fast as an ipad! The only thing it lacked was a microsoft store but it made up with it amazingly by turning WEBSITES INTO APPS! That was an amazing feature (the website apps would be on the tile screen). When detaching the keyboard it would go straight to tablet mode and would have lives tiles and regular tiles like an ACTUAL TABLET. My surface pro 5 died on me when i went to get its batteries replaced (the manufactures broke it). So I got a surface pro 9 expecting nothing but the best! And i have to say Microsoft really outdid themselves, they did the impossible, they made their device absolutely garbage. The completely got rid of the tablet aspect of the surface and now its just a horrible PC thats touchscreen. I was beyond disappointed, I really hope windows 12 can bring back true tablet mode and get rid of all these clunky bugs. Also surface pro 9 screen randomly disorientates 3 times a day and thats a normal thing that almost every surface pro 9 user I have spoken to has dealt with? Sorry for the rambling I've been a die hard surface fan so im just absolutely surprised by how garbage the surface pro 9 is. I may go back to windows 10 but thats just insane.
@kalin4444 - 🤔🧐I hope it’s not garbage. 😭 🤔All I know is I switched to the Surface Pro many years ago and it was the best decision for me. I have loved used the Surface Pro. I literally can’t ever go back to using a laptop. I used to be a diehard HP / Lenovo user. I usually would get a new Surface Pro every two years BUT COVID messed me up with my Surface Pro cycling process so here I am getting a Surface Pro 9. I hate that they took away the earphone jack. I’m a little nervous because of the mixed reviews because I’m expecting it to be as amazing as the one that I’m currently replacing because it is “dying” (I should have replaced it 2 years ago & definitely a year ago). 😩
You're comparing apples to oranges here. This thing next to the Tab S9 is pretty much an unfair fight The surface pro is doing what other companies should follow, a full desktop experience on a small scale tablet, ultrabooks have done this since forever ago, Apple not supporting MacOS on their Ipad despite the m1 chip in there is already proof enough that they have what it takes to compete on a full scale Same thing with S9, without Windows or similar full desktop compatibility it pales in comparison to what the surface pro can do, that in itself is the biggest difference
Why would anyone want one when they are far to overpriced I just got an email recommendation today from Amazon for one of these with an i7, 16gb ram and 512 ssd for £1899 Where as my Dell XPS 13 with i7, 32gb ram and a 1Tb ssd was only £1799
Please tell me i go live a lot with an OBS Studio and, at the same time, run some programs in background, which requires a heavy spec machine. Can Surface Pro 9 i7 handle it without heating up? Or should i just go for Surface Studio 2. Please reply to me 🙏 .
Man I love your videos. Many tech channels would have gone and given us a bunch of bench marks, but I don’t understand those. What I do understand is that it takes a lot longer to open the notion app. Just really superb testing and understanding of general audiences I think.
Thank you!
Couldn’t agree more!
The surface pro are notorious to get very hot and to destroy their own battery that swell and push the screen's glue to the point of making the screen have a curvature / bump, it's a very badly engineered device overall, and i'm saying this because i've been owning surface pro's tablets since the surface pro 2 upto surface pro 7, i had to rma 4 of them for battery swelling issue ever since the surface pro 3, the surface pro 4 and seven were the worst offender battery swelling wise. the i7 versions just generate too much heat. But people get swollen batteries with i5 too.
not to mention kickstand digging into raw skin
@@ThisIsECAN I USE OBS STUDIO ON IT?
The rotation issue was a glitch with the firmware which has since been fixed by microsoft. I just got the update last friday and it finally got rid of this annoying issue
Same for the software keyboard not showing up. The bug was related to the laptop not entering tablet mode when the keyboard was detached. But it's been fixed and the experience has been flawless for me since then
it's imparessing that these experience ruining bugs are still happening in a device that has so many generations. I've stopped thinking about the surface after my experience with SP4
At the end of the day you have a full pc experience with some extra features not a locked out tablet experience.
Objectively is much better alternative than getting a giant iPhone with a pen for example
Indeed. It's quite versatile system. Laptop, tablet and with one USB cable potentially your multi monitor desktop setup.
Personally I think comparing it to an iPad is wrong.. it is a 2in1 but it goes without saying that it’s mainly a “laptop” not a tablet. Enjoyed your review and you do have some valid points 😊
Your right. Ipads are luxury products for entertainment, because although their called Pro you cant use them for professional work unless you buy an Mac also.
Surfaces are 2 in 1s and the most versatile computers out there. With the Surface Dock they easily replace a desktop Pc, while Ipads are just big Iphones.
THIS. The iPad is not a 2 in 1, it's just a tablet. Not a fair comparison at all. It's like comparing a phone to a laptop. The 2 in 1 Surface Pro is supposed to be a more compact version of a laptop that can also be used as a tablet without sacrificing the laptop capabilities. Not a tablet that can also be used as a laptop. This machine is very powerful and no competitor is even close to having anything like this. The Surface Pro's competition are either very powerful tablets or literally just another laptop..
He knows, he mentioned it in 10:55
@segura9 I didn't get that far, my bad. I see he went on to compare it to the Samsung Tab with DeX. As a Samsung Galaxy flagship user, I've used DeX and it is not very good. I think he's underselling the Surface throughout this video. But I guess for the average consumer the things he does cover are what might matter the most to some..
This is essentially a powerful tablet. I don't know why you guys are upset about comparing it to an iPad when they're at the exact same form factor... Lol
I think, this comparison is not apple to apple. Surface pro is using desktop OS (Win 11) and the others just a limited mobile OS (iPad OS and Android). For my current workflow, I would choose Surface Pro despite it's performance.
The surface turns it Fans on when charging to cool the battery which gets hot while charging obviously.
Keep Batteries overall health at 100% for longer
Really appreciate your trying some non-Apple devices. Sure, many Apple-heavy content creators can get by with just an iPad as their sole computing device, but for the vast majority of us (I think) who use Office programs for work, the iPad is just so difficult to use efficiently. Dragging and dropping doesn’t work as it should, Files is getting better but still not great, and so on. It seems that someday we’ll get to a point where Microsoft is making hardware that works as well as current Apple M series devices…and similarly the iPad experience will be more useful for a non-content creator trying mainly to do computer things with further software improvements…we’re just not there yet.
And what the heck is on iOS that if you launch any videostreaming app, you can't begin to move that down bar. I either have to tap skip few seconds button for like 10-20 times and after that I can drag it?!! It's on all iOS apps. Netflix, Viaplay, SkyShowTime etc. I so pissed that all Apple users talk like its something completely unique bug free envinronment if it has mouldy apple logo on it. I finally got Mac and iOS device and BOTH have been disappointing and not being even remotely good as fans claim.
If you work as a graphic designer and want to use a digitizer the surface is the best Laptop with a build in Graphic Tablet and full Software Support. there is nothing quite like it and i Still use a Surface Pro 3 from 2014 and prefere it to any Ipad because Ipads just dont have any program I need to work.
The best review so far. Free of technical jargon, straight to the point, real world experience. Love this!
I've never heard the fans of my Surface, which is excatly the same as this one
I'm even impressed by how it manages to stay cool without turning the fan On
The battery life can be very good if locked at 60 Hz. 120 Hz is so smooth though, tough choice !
??? I have this shit pro9 and the fan spinns all the time. With every turn i hear "+1000dollars paid, +1000dollars paid ...." Who wants to sit in library or lesson and concentrate with this?
same
Aw i was wanting to upgrade my fanless pro 7 to 9 due to the heat as im using it for works.. guess hav to wait for the next upgrade then..still struggling to find other device to replace surface as im stuck wit the form factor..
what is surface pro you use? and config you use?
One thing that I really dislike is that there is no headphone jack! As a student, the surface pro seems like a great choice since it can replace the iPad for taking notes and a laptop for writing papers, but the high price PLUS the separate keyboard and pen just make it so much more expensive. I also like to play around with FL Studio on my free time as well as some simple video editing, so the base model M1 MBP 13" + iPad for notes is the best for me. Almost rocking 3 years on this machine and it's still going like a beast!
I have both the iPad and Surface Pro 9. With the latest updates, the Surface is a dream to use.The iPad is good for content viewing. I reach for the Surface when I need to get stuff done.
I love using it, but it gets so darn warm and the battery life is terrible for that same reason.
I’m wanting to take notes and Microsoft Word + Excel some things.
Eventually maybe some 3D printing…which should I go with, iPad or Surface?
Ipad is running a mobile software and the surface is running a windows so i think the delay is reasonable. you cant complete mobile os with desktop OS
Yes you can. My mac wakes from sleep almost immediately. So Microsoft just did a terrible job.
🤔🧐All I know is I switched to the Surface Pro many years ago and it was the best decision for me. I literally can’t ever go back to using a laptop. I used to be a diehard HP / Lenovo user. I usually would get a new Surface Pro every two years BUT COVID messed me up with my Surface Pro cycling process so here I am getting a Surface Pro 9. I hate that they took away the earphone jack. I’m a little nervous because of the mixed reviews because I’m expecting it to be as amazing as the one that I’m currently replacing because it is “dying” (I should have replaced it 2 years ago & definitely a year ago). 😩
Saw your post and wanted to add. I quite like the Surface Pro line. I use iPads also so in both systems.
I like the idea of having just a screen to work off as the keyboard can be Bluetooth and if the surface is on a stand I can have it head height for a better viewing angle.
Only gripes are battery life and with the 9… I guess you will save a lot as they depreciate fast. After 6 months you get amazing deals but at the same time you are close to being one gen of chop behind and these intel chips are not efficient.
@@RemofRenaissance - 👍 I truly enjoyed your post. You make some good points. I’ve come to realize that these companies don’t care what I think so I try to be like water and adapt. When you mentioned that you also use the iPad, you reminded me that when I first switched to the Surface Pro I also had an iPad that I used at the time. I would switch between the two and use them at the same time for various reasons. I was very proud of & happy to have my iPad. I was an early iPad adopter with the first gen and have had several but after a short while I was found myself using my Surface Pro exclusively. NO ONE is making me say this, but I literally only need the Surface Pro. I keep my files on an external hard drive. I work on important projects and I can “plug & play” on any device if one “crashes or dies”…I don’t miss a beat. 😂 So far I love the Surface Pro 9. I’m not having any issues. I don’t like NOT having the headphone jack, but like with my iPhone…I will eventually get over it…😂 I don’t like NOT having the USB port…but I have the dongle / adapter thingy and I’m getting over NOT having it. 😂 I’m learning to appreciate the two Thunderboltᵀᴹ 4 USB-C® ports that I do have.😊 Wishing you the best in 2024. 🙏💝
@@LovingAtlanta You are welcome and I could have said more. Many people bash the Surface Pro lineup but as you say it is really useful. I also had the first iPad too and find it great using alongside a Windows device. Photo edits and some quick note taking I do on the iPad.
I never responded to your comment on purchase. I think you will be happy with the SP9 if coming from a SP7. The build quality and display are great and I only have the base configuration (8GB Ram and i5) but really impressed with the speed. I was lucky enough for my workplace to give me a Surface Pro 5 and it lasted years. Only the battery life was an issue so that convinced me to get a personal one.
Price can also be an issue which is why I went for 8GB RAM (perhaps I will regret) but it copes with the spreadsheet work I do and data analysis. But if you time it now, you will get a 16GB machine for the price that 8GB was.
Happy 2024 to you also and like I said the ability to put on a stand and have no keyboard in the way is seriously underrated for the SP series and remember - you can reuse your old Surface Pen so yo don'ty need to buy the new ones!
@@LovingAtlanta Also if you can - maybe hold out till later in 2024 for the updated Surface Pro. Ofcourse it will be more expensive but I think they will fix the battery life problem as the newer processors are more power efficient.
ps. As a Brit, I hope one day I get to see Atlanta! I have done NY and Cali but Atlanta is a must!
@@RemofRenaissance - 👍Good points. I think you can make do with the 8GB if you choose to store files on an external portable Hard Drive (that’s what I do) I mostly started to things that way in case the system ever crashed I can just move to another machine and keep moving. 😂
Cheers and Happy New Year.💝
As someone who owns the current M2 12.9 Ipad and a Surface Pro 7 I totally agree (and can relate) with the impressions. The surface just doesn't come close to the battery life of the ipad, and the fans spinning up when charging or just randomly is frustrating. That said, having a fully functional w10 OS is just so handy and the only thing that will be holding me back from getting the next iteration of surface pro is the performance on the fanless model. If it can game decently too would be a major plus!
An iPad boot up should be compared to something such as the Galaxy Tab s9 or Tab s9 Ultra. Not a 2 in One device such as Suface Pro. Not a fair comparison at all in that regards.
The main advantage of a Surface is that you can install Windows programs on it. If you going to only use it to write notes and watch content, then yes the Ipad is the better option. Do you want to install architectural, editing and other complex programs, then it is better to go for a Surface. It is mainly a laptop, but also have the advantage of the touchscreen. On an ipad you can only install apps, no programs.
Bruh your content is so detailed every question I had got answered. Thank you for that quality work. Will subscribe! ❤
Great real world - real consumer video.
Loved the comparison with the ultra at the end.
Great job! Keep it up.
These are good.
The biggest issue I have with the Surface line rests with the battery. I've read that it's nearly impossible to replace, with certain owners relaying that their battery life is basically nonexistent, following the first year of ownership, meaning that some have reported that they have to be constantly plugged into a power source, in order to use the device.
This is EXACTLY what happened to my moms surface.
@@CodeXana I'm sorry that happened to your moms surface. Were it not for the battery problems, I would've happily purchased one. I like the functionality and the form factor.
It used to be like that. Surface pro 9 seems to work ok unplugged
The difference between an Ipad and this is with an IPad you have specific uses, with this, you have everything.
I’m a software engineer, and I’ve been using the surface pro 9 for work for about 6 months now.
Putting it through its paces with very highly demanding tasks and workloads, and just like you, I find it great to type on because of the keyboard and the screen.
When it comes to performance I’ve noticed that the SSD is a huge bottleneck in this device and if upgraded it would yield vast improvements in opening apps, waking up, logging in etc.
also switching to “performance” in the battery profile makes a huge difference, given that a charger is plugged in… :)
hey im going to study computer science, im looking to buy this laptop, should i buy it ?
Hey Simon, did you buy the Intel or ARM version? One big concern that I have with ARM is its lack of compatibility with many software out there. Also, the ARM version comes with a smaller SSD. I would really love to have a fanless and more energy-efficient device, but I think that this compatibility headache is just not worth it.
The problem with Surface NVME SSD is that... it doesn't support any standard off-the-shelf NVME SSDs.. I thought it would so I bought and shoved it in and it didnt work, so I did some research and found that a lot of people are having the same problem due to firmware not supporting PCIE 4. You could apply some custom patch to make it work but thats not really ideal.
I would add: Microsoft introduced us to 3:2 screens. They also took the hybrid category mainstream. iPad users wanting a more desktop experience? Blame the Surface Pro. IMO my pet peeves about this product is the weight distribution (it's all in the screen) and poor performance per watt CPUs. Still the iPad Pro is in the lead if you don't need corporate/desktop/more technical apps. Good video! 😀😀
That Notion comparison was unfair.
You hadn't closed Notion on the iPad (swiping it up), so it was opening what was already stored in RAM. Windows was opening it from scratch. If you had minimised Notion or moved it to another Desktop, it would have been much closer
Good review, thanks. Whats a good 2 in 1 alternative to the surface pro?
can't disagree with all the negatives of the SP9. It's the same negatives since the first SP. but if you want only 1 device, it's the way to go. ipad is just a big iphone. can't even run ad blockers on the browsers. dumb.
pretty sure if iPad is fully turned off, it also takes long to boot up. Maybe even takes longer compared to Windows
i tell you for the price point it is a much better product than the Ipad pro or even the galaxy tab s9+.. if only the surface pro series would come with a 5g-6g sim capability. the only drawback is it is not steady on a lap situation. Ipad pro and its accessories have fixed that problem
Excellent review. I have owned several Surfaces, and now have the Surface Pro X. I enjoy and use the the LTE feature, and use only native ARM64 apps plus Microsoft Office apps, so I don't have to use emulation which would pull down battery life. One question I have is whether the i5 processor on the 9 might offer better battery life, albeit with less power.
They offer less. I have the i5 version and battery life as well as excessive heating are the only things that bring this device down for me, and it's disappointing because they are very important aspects of the user experience. For me, the battery lasts between 3 and 4 hours and I use it for web browsing, watching videos, using office apps, and occasionally making video calls
Bad comparison. You’re comparing a tablet to a PC that runs windows, plus you have multiple apps installed on the surface device. You can go settings and turn off auto start. I’ve got the surface pro 8 for 4 years and still as fast as the day I got it. But again, you’re comparing a tablet where the apps are megabytes compared to gigabytes. If you want a tablet then iPad, if you want a PC then windows.
I am comparing the Surface to workflows and apps that are the same on other devices that are not pretending to be something they are not. The Surface is, for the most part, a PC (running Windows on an Intel chip), so I stand by what I said.
09:50 your reference to the fans on when charging - actually this is a good thing as any form of charging increases heat through all/any components where the current is passing through including the wires/connectors/battery etc. The battery heat especially would be absorbed by all areas of the tablet.
So yeah, that's actually a positive in terms of longevity of the device in my opinion.
10:00 constant cooling isn't generating allot of heat, its stopping allot of heat from building up! if it was not constantly cooling - it would be allot hotter and well... uncomfortably warm/hot
Nice review though, the Surface Pro 9 is quite a solid contender along with Samsung and Apples Tablet its a shame it's price is a little dear - I think they recently had a £400 sale though which doesn't surprise me
I have been struggling with an M1 iPad Pro for the last two years, but I am just fed up with the compromises I have to make on software. I bought the iPad because of all the hype over iPadOS 15.4 supposedly being able to run full desktop apps. I travel abroad a lot for work, and I have for a long time had a "travel personal tech" bag packed that goes under an aircraft seat while my stuffed work laptop bag goes in overhead storage. The bag has everything I need to stay charged and connected on the move, including a 20,000 mAh power bank. So the battery life doesn't bother me too much. It's mainly a proper file manager and the ability to run full desktop apps that led me to sideline my iPad to content consumption as I bought my fourth Surface Pro.
As a previous surface user this is exactly my experience.
It’s a flawed laptop and a flawed tablet, it isn’t quite up to scratch at being either
It is sad indeed
FYI, you used the wrong English idiom there when you said you "pulled the plug"... The expression we would normally see here is "pulled the trigger" because shopping is thought of as a kind of hunting, because at the end of both you "bag it" and take it home with you... The idiom "pull the plug" is used when executive authority is used to end some sort of project, usually abruptly and prematurely, with the analogy being to remove the source of power keeping it going, which in this case is usually money, or it could be done by simple fiat. 🤔
Last time I had an elephant in the closet hahahah
man i own the ipad and i dream of it just converting to a light version of mac OS when paired with a keyboard... that would be so epic, but probably the end of the Macbook Air lmao
Damn man, you always have amazing wallpapers on your devices!
Thanks 🙂
@@ThisIsEYeah they are great, but I’m here for the third time asking for one of your walls featured in the thumbnail of last 3rd video. I still don’t have it even after purchasing the pack :/
only if windows laptops have better battery efficiency. I got an ipad pro just because i needed something lighter to carry. if macbooks did gaming i'd switch in a heartbeat, unitl then i gotta carry my 5 kg gaming laptop. love ur vidoes and newsletter
I almost bought it, Your great review changed my mind. + I subscribed
Thanks for the sub!
Thank you for the review, but for me it would be more worthy to review it as a laptop than as a tablet. The comparisons are simply not fair, because it's used by most people as a laptop that can be used as tablet instead of a tablet that can be used as a laptop.
My opinion remains the same in both use cases. Even as a laptop it performs average at best.
@@ThisIsEmaybe bcoz window use low power chipsets but cant argue wit the build quality… hope the firmware update could fix the fan issues or maybe its the processor issue which intel should fix
Hey, I'm sorry mister, but when you compared the rotation speed with ipad you had the full freaking Photoshop launched there! And an empty IPad. Same with the next scene when you lunch Notes from fresh start, and on the IPad it is already launched and in the background.
Also, so you know - cooling doesn't generate heat. Heat has to be wenter otherwise it would melt the device
I am aware that cooling doesn't generate heat 😄 As for the rotation, it is precisely as swift on the iPad no matter what I have opened.
4:00 funny. I don't use laptops on my lap. Only did when I was deployed because I had to. I need a laptop to act as a replacement desktop but I don't need a keyboard because I carry a portable. If only someone would tailor a laptop to my needs.
Powerful, great screen and sound, good ram, touch screen, no keyboard, mouse or pen. Just a super powerful tablet style PC that I can plug in and setup as a work station using a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.
The size of iOS is much less than the size of Windows. It is normal to find some lag in Windows.
Was looking at this to upgrade over my iPad Pro but looks like I’ll wait till a true upgrade comes along
Comparing a tabletty laptop to a laptopy tablet isn’t a fair comparision.
installing unnecessary apps first while starting to use any device is the main reason for frequent restart!
Actually, it's both, cause it can be used a tablet entirely without the need of the keyboard.
Not that much difference as an iPad , to double as a laptop with a connected keyboard.
Good video, I like your style!
I gave away apple in the early 2000's after a few hard ware issues on a mac book pro. Meaning I'm android/windows biased...I have had 3 surface pro's, currently your model but have upgraded to a WD Black 2tb ssd.
I also have a Samsung tablet s8+ for the family. For me the surface is a fully fledged laptop that can do tablet. Tablets are tablets with inferior mobile OS. To be fair, you need to compare with a macbook pro that can detach its keyboard ;)
11:00 Pen and Keyboard arent included with an Ipad either. You can Get a used pro 7 with Type Cover a Pen and a Bluetooth Mouse for around 500€. No Ipad could compare to that.
Yes! Just the video I am looking for 🎉 I am debating whether to go for Surface Pro 9 or Surface Studio Thr-00017 (i5) or Surface Studio 2. They both have the same tablet form but of course studio is heavier but I dont mind. But surface Pro 9 looks so good! And I need it for constant office use and at times photoshop and for editing videos. Do you have a video for surface studio 1 or 2? Or a suggestion which to go for 😁
Thanks for the video. Helped me way the pros and cons of buying a surface pro 9.
Glad I could help!
I have the same specs with my surface laptop 4, similar experiences! I knew once the fans started, he wasn’t going to be a fan of it! 😂
I just like your delivery. You're funny and engaging. 😅😅
Got work tonight, but I will subscribe and come back to this video later. I am thinking of replacing my Surface Go 3 with this Surface Pro 9. The battery on Surface Go 3 is the poorest battery I have ever seen on a computer.
Well it is windows, so there's that. As a STEM student working in a lab, I find myself quite often carrying a laptop everywhere to deal with some data, so I'd take that
Agreed on the sharpness on the lap. However this form factor keep the heat away. Normal laptop if put on the lap is super hot. But Surface won't heat up the lap.
You won’t be able to focus on the heat because of the cuts you are getting 😂 jk
Software behaviour - 7:28 I noticed that you were not far with windows laptop because you open photoshop on windows and you did not do the same on iOs. Do the same to the iOs and let us see.
I open Affinity Designer which is pretty much instant on the iPad
Probably one of the best reviews i've watched.
Thank you!
i'm sure installing linux would fix quite a bunch of software issues, but that kickstand thing really turned me off. i'll try to do some more research on other laptops
When will You make a video comparing with s9 ultra? Or at least review the s9 ultra!
i7 256 gb, 16 gb ram is now 1099. I loved the ultra but it still is a tablet and a lot of apps are limited. After trying iPad Pro, Samsung ultra, and surface pro, I have come to a conclusion that there is no perfect and do it all device YET. (Samsung ultra and iPad Pro do not support full EPIC EMR for physicians).
Thanks I was just about to order one! Should I get the iPad or the galaxy tab tho or a aya neo kun
If you want a tablet for mostly consumptions, get the S9 Ultra.
If you want a tablet/PC for productivity, get the Surface.
I have a separate video on the Ultra BTW
I haven't had any of the issues you mention in this video.
You keep it at 60Hz?
@@ThisIsE 120 everyday all day. 😎
@@ThisIsEreply awaited mayety
This whole comparison is wrong, these are totally different type of products, one is a full fledged OS running on a small and thin tablet and the other is running a slimmed down version of an OS that's very limited. You can't compare them as they are targeted to completely different users.
Why on earth would anybody choose to use Google Chrome while also wanting long battery life?!? Use Edge, it's still chromium-based but won't destroy your perf/battery life.
A great lil Windows tablet for sure. Just one hate.... Doesn't have 'stereo mix' for audio heads..
You should check out my newest Surface coverage
Does the Surface Pro 9 suffer from battery drain when device is off like previous models?
Thanks for the great review E. I am curious if you have any experience with Dell 7320 device, as I am in the process of getting one for work and taking the 2 in 1 plunge. I am also considering going all in on my iPad Pro to replace my Mac mini and my main hardware will both be thin tablets that are very lightweight. I plan to borrow many ideas from your other videos in terms of desk setup. You do brilliant work and I really appreciate what you do.
So as I said, if you have any advice on Dell 7320 before I take the plunge.
Saw some review dell its close to sp but not there yet… dell always hav hardware n firmware issues after awhile their os update are always buggy n slow. Had few xps n i switched back to sp7
What kind of sling/backpack are you using at 2:21? 🤤
❤❤thank you so much for this video, so the only reason to buy it, is for its looks. I have been waiting to buy it from very long, lets see if the surface pro x brings anything further improvements.
Always enjoy your videos - but may have missed this at some point, what headphone stand are you using at 6:18?
It’s not a stand. The phone is standing on a table
@@ThisIsE should’ve specified sorry! I meant specifically the ones that the soundcore headphones are on ☺️, looks like it also has a wireless charger built in
Instead changing the buttons just rewire your brain for a littel bit.. shhmm..
the best 2 in 1 was their Surface Book laptop. Then they ruined it by replacing it with a Studio laptop. I have both, several surface tablets over the years. Everything since the Surface Book has been a flop. They could very easily make a surface 9 into a new Surface Book by offering a solid keyboard with a dedicated gpu and extra battery in it.... which the Book literally is.
Just watched this and the S9 Ultra video, very interresting as well as different from other reviews.
However it would be nice to hear your opinion on the S9 plus though, especially in comparison to the surface. The S9 plus is more portable and comparable in size to the surface, but I wonder if it can meet your work requirements better than the surface too?
I have a new video on the Ultra
Calling dex a windows version for android in a modern day comparison is like comparing a bicycle to a boing 747 as modes of transport.
It does however make clear you are not really looking for a computer replacement in tablet format at all! rather it seems you just are looking for the right accessories and software to widen the usage of a tablet with simulated desktop experiences.
By now both Android and iOS have plenty in the way of multitasking baked in that for that purpose it makes no sense looking for a "windows" pc in a tablet form factor as running a more full blown os with a different instruction set (x86 as opposed to arm) comes with major downsides like significantly reduced battery life and slower performance for simpler tasks. It shows how well streamlined our mobile devices have gotten for such simple tasks.
The reasons to get a product like this is for example being required to run software for which no versions or alternatives exist on mobile devices, more serious multitasking or processes that require specific types or performance not able to be emulated or translated to arm, apple silicone or other similar instruction sets.
I would argue that a perfect system is unlikely, getting a few that work together well enough is potentially more beneficial in the end.
Owned three surfaces (last one was Surface Pro X, the first one). There are stuff like the slow flip of screen sometimes etc, since ever.
But for me no other tab can compare to Surface because the software I want to use on my tablet, as a software developer, only exist for desktop OS like Windows, Linux or MacOS. Not iOS or Android.
One thing I have always disliked was the useless batterylife on Surface, which they clearly finally fixed on the Surface Pro 9!!!
I would however not buy the ARM version again. Due to the lag, and some applications being not compatible even with the slow emulation. I rather pay extra for the real Intel (i5 or i7).
I appreciate the feedback
So the issues you're coming into is because of the fact that when start windows for the first time, you need to give it a full day to allow windows to fully index all the software on the device. Another thing when you start it up for the first time is to run a full software update before starting to use it. IOS is different with windows and does not work the same. I think you should have tried to understand windows more before bashing it entirely in the video. This was an extremely biased review. (I code for Linux and windows)
I had a surface pro 5 with windows 10, It performed amazing as a tablet! It had tablet mode with the tablet tiles, the screen rotation was just as fast as an ipad! The only thing it lacked was a microsoft store but it made up with it amazingly by turning WEBSITES INTO APPS! That was an amazing feature (the website apps would be on the tile screen). When detaching the keyboard it would go straight to tablet mode and would have lives tiles and regular tiles like an ACTUAL TABLET. My surface pro 5 died on me when i went to get its batteries replaced (the manufactures broke it). So I got a surface pro 9 expecting nothing but the best! And i have to say Microsoft really outdid themselves, they did the impossible, they made their device absolutely garbage. The completely got rid of the tablet aspect of the surface and now its just a horrible PC thats touchscreen. I was beyond disappointed, I really hope windows 12 can bring back true tablet mode and get rid of all these clunky bugs. Also surface pro 9 screen randomly disorientates 3 times a day and thats a normal thing that almost every surface pro 9 user I have spoken to has dealt with? Sorry for the rambling I've been a die hard surface fan so im just absolutely surprised by how garbage the surface pro 9 is. I may go back to windows 10 but thats just insane.
Long story short, surface pro has become worse and honestly surface pro 5> surface pro 9.
@@kalin4444guess their reengineering hav cause some hardware issues… 😞 hope they fix it soon as im thinking to upgrade my sp …
@kalin4444 - 🤔🧐I hope it’s not garbage. 😭
🤔All I know is I switched to the Surface Pro many years ago and it was the best decision for me. I have loved used the Surface Pro. I literally can’t ever go back to using a laptop. I used to be a diehard HP / Lenovo user. I usually would get a new Surface Pro every two years BUT COVID messed me up with my Surface Pro cycling process so here I am getting a Surface Pro 9. I hate that they took away the earphone jack. I’m a little nervous because of the mixed reviews because I’m expecting it to be as amazing as the one that I’m currently replacing because it is “dying” (I should have replaced it 2 years ago & definitely a year ago). 😩
Where can I get the same Apple Watch bands? They're so cool!
Don’t get the LTE VERSION. It runs with ARM processor. You cannot install any ADOBE SOFTWARE.
All other tablets can be compared togheter , Surface pro only you can have full PC experience.
Check out my latest video on the topic 🙂
That's the exact one I was looking at buying.
Just one question can i install i tunes in the surface pro and then take backup/restore the iphone or ipad with it ?
This is some amazing video editing!
I love my surface
was that iPad actually off or just hibernation.
You're comparing apples to oranges here. This thing next to the Tab S9 is pretty much an unfair fight
The surface pro is doing what other companies should follow, a full desktop experience on a small scale tablet, ultrabooks have done this since forever ago, Apple not supporting MacOS on their Ipad despite the m1 chip in there is already proof enough that they have what it takes to compete on a full scale
Same thing with S9, without Windows or similar full desktop compatibility it pales in comparison to what the surface pro can do, that in itself is the biggest difference
What a spot ON video !!
Thanks ☺️
Your surface 9 can connect external 4k monitor by using type c?
Yes, is that surprising?
Why would anyone want one when they are far to overpriced
I just got an email recommendation today from Amazon for one of these with an i7, 16gb ram and 512 ssd for £1899
Where as my Dell XPS 13 with i7, 32gb ram and a 1Tb ssd was only £1799
It sounds nice but I think you have some echo spots in your house If I heard correctly
Why nobody buys Surface Pro 9 without keyboard but with only pen?
11:20 Nooooo. Why are comparing to another mobile OS?? Only fair comparison would be MacOS.
Great machine for patience training
Keep it simple: M2 Mac Book Air, 1.2kg, with full softwares on the go. Soon M3 MBA, even better…
we want a vieo on the tab s9+...yes we do...and yes we love ur content!!
when Meteor Lake comes out it will improve devices like this
i watched this after ordering my pro 9 :3, i regret not getting the android device now
Please tell me i go live a lot with an OBS Studio and, at the same time, run some programs in background, which requires a heavy spec machine. Can Surface Pro 9 i7 handle it without heating up? Or should i just go for Surface Studio 2. Please reply to me 🙏 .
Not the machine for the requirements
alright thank you
I've been considering the Surface Pro recently 👀 Perfect timing!