(I only noticed these differences after Microsoft pointed them out, and I bet most users simply won’t be aware of them.) The Surface Pro is also the first of Microsoft’s Surface products to ship with the Windows 10 Creators Update. Subtle changes distinguish the Surface Pro (2017)īecause the new Surface Pro is so nearly identical to the Surface Pro 4, most differences are trivial: The front-facing camera now fades into the tablet bezel, for example, and the Surface Pro features a softer, rounded profile. Quick-can you tell the Surface Pro 4 from the new Surface Pro (2017)? The new one’s on the left. Add that to the whopping $2,199 that Microsoft asks for our review model, and you have to ask yourself, do I really want a Surface tablet, or could I save upwards of $700 buying a slightly heavier notebook? Mark Hachman / IDG

(For full specifications and prices of the new Surface Pro, see our separate article.) Not only is the fancy Alcantara-bound Signature Type Cover sold separately ($160), but the more sensitive Surface Pen is as well ($100). Microsoft demands a hefty premium for that kind of performance, though.

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