Gadgetory

man I can't believe I'm about to head outside to do some sketching with the brand-new surface pro from Microsoft oh wait that's actually the old surface pro 4 from 2015 this is the new surface pro no number just surface pro and yes it looks almost exactly identical to the pro 4 look closely you'll see a few subtle differences it's a hair lighter these vents are gone because the new surface Pro's fanless and the keyboard cover is now available covered in this fabric stuff same as on the new surface laptop and before you ask yes you still have to buy the coverage separately and the fabric covered version is even more expensive you want the new surface pen well that now costs extra - one of the reasons this new surface Pro looks so similar to the older model is because it's still the gold standard of Windows Hybrid it's got a great high-resolution screen a stylus that can compete with Apple's iPad pro pencil a kickstand that dips down even deeper and assuming you shelled out for it a clip-on keyboard cover that's still the best I've ever used even though the design is a couple of years old inside we've got new Intel processors which gives you better performance and in our test better battery life which is frankly the most important thing in a tote around tablet like this this is one of the few Windows tablets that can really stand in for a laptop with one exception it still doesn't actually fit great on your you know lap although Microsoft now makes an actual surface laptop if you want to go that way you