However, there's also the new optional Type Cover 2 which adds backlighting but is on the heavy side and is rather pricey. It looks and has the same dimensions as the first version making both their accessories compatible with each other. For a start, it comes with Windows 8.1 backed up with an Intel Core i5-4300U ultrabook class processor, 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB SSD.

However it is important to note that the Surface Pro 2 is actually a full blown laptop acting as a hybrid. A large reason for its low sales figures was due to the unpopularity of the tablet-notebook hybrid category itself. Source: Dinside NO→EN versionīoth the Microsoft Surface RT and the Surface Pro never really made it big and couldn't compete with its Android and iOs counterparts. Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: At the moment, I'm left with a hybrid that I can't trust to work properly. When an update comes along and fixes the issues I've been having with the Pro 4, I'll happily reevaluate it. It's a product that grasps defeat from the jaws of victory. After spending the best part of two weeks with the latest Surface, that magic moment has patently gone missing.

Now Windows 10 is here, the Pro 4 should see Microsoft’s hybrid vision fully realised at the fourth time of asking.

As good as the Pro 3 was, running on Windows 8.1 made it a stopgap product. All that was required on the hardware side of things were some modest refinements: a larger, equally pristine screen, a faster processor and a pen that wouldn’t go missing at the bottom of your rucksack. Microsoft didn't need to tinker with the Pro 3 much to ensure it was a winner. When Windows 10, and its Continuum mode in particular, runs without a hiccup this is a five-star product.