From the perspective of product definition, Surface Pro X can be regarded as Microsoft's pursuit of the ultimate mobile office experience. In the Surface Pro family, Surface Pro X is more like a "heterogeneous" or branch, different from the past from the inside out, including Microsoft SQ 1 processor based on Snapdragon's 8cx platform, 7.3mm thick rollable mobile phone and a display screen with higher screen ratio, which means that you can even carry it with you in a folder, get rid of mobile hotspots and Wi-Fi, and keep network connection at any time using 4G LTE network.
As a digital channel editor, Surface Pro X has fascinated me since it was still in PPT stage. Because of work reasons, I often go out to participate in various product launches. The scene of this large-scale launch conference is a typical mobile office scene. I need to map code words in a narrow seat, always online, to ensure that I don't miss the key information released by the media group, and keep in touch with my colleagues in the rear support. Under such circumstances, it is difficult to face it calmly without a notebook. Under normal circumstances, it is in a hurry, and it takes time and energy to switch back and forth between various devices.
I think college students, graduate students' classrooms and corporate business meetings all have similar usage scenarios, and Surface Pro X was born almost to meet the needs of such users.
Surface is the thinnest 2-in-1 laptop at present.
surface Pro 7:292mm x 20 1mm x 8.5mm，775g (i3/i5)，790g(i7)；
Surface Pro X: 287mm x 208mm x 7.3mm，774g
If the parameters of Surface Pro X are compared with the contemporary Surface Pro7, it is not difficult to find that Pro X has a 13 inch display, and its body size and weight are almost the same, while Pro7 has only 12.3 inches, which means that the internal structure of Pro X is more compact, the screen border is narrower, and the screen ratio is higher. Even if it is used with a keyboard, it is still quite thin. What is rare is that under the narrow bezel design, Pro X also has Dolby-certified stereo dual speakers. The sound quality sounds good, at least it won't make people feel "stretched".
Even if the thickness is only 7.3mm, Pro X still retains the classic bracket design of the Surface family, which continues the usage habits of Surface users, supports large-angle free opening and closing, and the hinge is quite stable, without automatic sliding or unstable fixation. However, when you put Pro X on your legs, such a bracket will take up more area and it will be a bit difficult to use.
After opening the bracket, you can open the card slot with the card pin, insert the nano SIM card, or replace the SSD with a larger capacity, which can support 5 12GB expansion at most.
The compact and lightweight body makes Surface Pro X easier to store. I put it in my backpack when I go to work every day, which is meaningless compared with the Xiaomi notebook Pro (about 2 kg) I used before, which makes me often wonder if I forgot to bring my computer. In addition, Pro X can be easily put into the popular cotton environmental protection cloth bag, which greatly improves the portability. When I need to take my notebook home to get the code word, I obviously choose it first.
Engagement/interface
Surface Pro X provides two Type-C interfaces, both located on the left side of the fuselage. The distance between the two holes is relatively loose, and two USB flash drives can be inserted at the same time. It is very difficult if a single USB flash drive is added with a card reader. However, wired card readers can be used to avoid this problem. As such a slim laptop, it is understandable that Surface Pro X only provides two Type-C interfaces, both of which support charging power up to 65W. Of course, you can also access the monitor and high-speed solid-state hard disk by switching.
Although the Type-C interface can realize the charging function, Surface Pro X still provides a classic magnetic charging interface, which is located on the right side of the fuselage. The crisp "pa" sound when turning on the power is believed to arouse many Surface users' fond memories of their previous devices.
Keyboard and stylus
As a 2-in-1 laptop, Surface Pro X is equipped with a keyboard and stylus. Its keyboard is made in Europe and is often used in luxury car interiors. Skin-friendly and comfortable, it is not easy to leave sweat stains. The slight disadvantage is that it is easy to be contaminated with tiny debris. There is a touch pad on the keyboard, which is smaller than ordinary notebook computers, and there is not much problem in daily use, and the gesture operation is more laborious. However, Pro X's screen supports touch, which can greatly share the use frequency of the touchpad in actual use. After 2-3 days of adaptation, I completely abandoned the mouse. The keyboard also provides the storage location of the stylus, which can be charged wirelessly in the pen slot and can be attached to the side of the screen when used. As for the typing feel of the keyboard, compared with the Xiaomi notebook Pro I used before, it didn't split my experience. The difference between the two is not obvious, and I can get used to it soon.
Matching the Surface Pro X is a brand new Surface Slim Pen with a flat design. Personally, it is not as cylindrical as the conventional one, and it also supports 4096 pressure sensitivity. This stylus is very powerful. There is a button at the top of the nib. After pressing, you can circle any area on the screen for deletion or coloring. The pen root imitates a ballpoint pen and can be pressed. You can quickly bring up the handwriting board with one press. Double press can intercept the current screen and copy it to the handwriting board, which is very convenient for both annotation and signature.
Microsoft SQ 1 processor
The main reason why Surface Pro X can be made so light and thin is that it is equipped with Microsoft SQ 1 processor platform. Integrated with the first 3GHz PC ARM processor, equipped with Adreno 685 GPU, with 2 TFlops performance and extremely low power consumption. It also has a Snapdragon X24 4G modem, which can surf the Internet at any time. In addition, it supports NVMe high-speed storage interface, and can use full-speed SSD, but the power consumption is only 7 W. This amazing energy consumption ratio makes Surface X Pro adopt a fanless design, providing users with a quiet and silent office experience.
In terms of battery life, the battery life given by Microsoft official website is 13 hours. According to my personal use intensity, the actual experience result is slightly shorter than this data. I have been using Evernote code word, WeChat, Nail, Netease Cloud Music and Microsoft Edge have been in the background, and can be switched at any time. The battery mode selection system is recommended to use 1 hour, and then power off 13%. After 5 hours of use, the remaining power is just 40%, which can provide about 9 hours of battery life under such use intensity. Of course, if you use it when you go out to work, you may not turn on Netease Cloud Music as often as I do, so it will take longer. If you work 8 hours a day, fully charged can basically meet the needs of users all day. If you are going out temporarily, you don't have to carry a power supply, so you can go into battle easily.
Compared with battery life, the greater advantage of Surface Pro X is that it can get full-time networking function like a mobile phone, because the experience of turning on the computer to surf the Internet is really delicious. People who often go out to work like me will inevitably need temporary jobs on the road or in strange places. With the help of Surface Pro X, I don't need to carry a bulky power adapter, search for nearby Wi-Fi, and share hot spots at the expense of mobile phone power, which saves a lot of trouble.
abstract
The cooperation between Microsoft and Qualcomm has opened up a new evolution route for the development of 2-in-1 notebook computers. Based on the SQ 1 processor jointly developed by both parties, the notebook can pursue more extreme thinness while ensuring battery life, which can bring users a more leisurely mobile office experience. Thanks to Qualcomm's technology accumulation in the mobile field for many years, we can see many functions on Surface Pro X products that were only available on mobile phones before, such as fanless design, no power supply, always-on and always-connected mobile networks. It has injected new vitality into the notebook computer industry with weak innovation.