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I've been using the surface pro for about a month now so I've got a pretty good grasp of how it works this is Adaline for pocketnow.com and this is our full review of the Microsoft Surface pro with Windows 8 let's check out Microsoft invented the tablet category and even though other companies have had better success at it it's hard to call any of these tablet computers yes they are tablet devices but only windows-based tablets are real computers that do everything you need instead of needing a computer for work and a tablet for play the surface pro is Microsoft's answer to those in need of getting everything done with just one device and so far it has lived up to that promise start with the space surface Pro has an Intel Core i5 1.7 gigahertz processor with 4 gigs of RAM and either 64 gigs or 128 gates of solid-state storage the ten point six inch screen runs at 1920 by 1080 with a 208 pixel per inch pixel density and wide IPS viewing angles front and rear cameras are included but they're only 720p HD resolution of course you've also got a microSDXC slot USB 3.0 dual band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 terms of hardware the surface pro is just as beautifully designed as the original surface RT it weighs only 2 pounds which is lighter than many other ultra books with similar specs but if you're going to compare that to less capable arm-based tablets you'll find that a bit heavy still I found carrying it around in my cam bag using on the subway or couch to be absolutely acceptable the kickstand that's fully integrated with the casing is extremely useful it's very easy to stand the surface pro up on any flat surface and if you've got a keyboard cover you can turn the tablet into a nice mini workstation on the go the surface pro does not come with a keyboard cover but it's certainly a distinguishing feature if you do buy one the extremely flat touch covers are very thin and light but typing on them may be uncomfortable or inaccurate if you really want to type accurately without any learning curve go for the tech cover instead or plug in any other USB or Bluetooth keyboard you want the stylus is a unique feature of the pro it's based on the wake up technology which supports harbor states right click button and an eraser the stylus also magnetically clips the side of the surface Pro right on the charging port which might be annoying for some since you have to unclip it in order to charge the battery speaking of battery life the surface pro is on par with ultrabooks running core i5 processors that means about 5 hours of continuous use that's not much compared to the 10-hour battery life of some of the other tablets out there like the iPad however comparing the battery life of the iPad to the surface pro is like comparing the battery life of an iPhone to a Nokia 3310 sure they're both phones but one is much more powerful surface pro comes with Windows 8 pro and that's a big deal it's a full powered desktop operating system designed for tablets as well as other emerging form factors since its full Windows 8 that means you've got access to the largest computing ecosystem in the world yes bigger than Apple and androids combined if you're a graphic designer digital artist or photographer you can easily take your native files with you and work on them on-the-go sync them from SkyDrive or any other cloud service or simply access them through the network engineers architects video editors software developers doctors lawyers practically any job you can think of with specialized software it can be supported easily on the surface pro you can even run Android apps using BlueStacks or boot up other operating systems using hyper-v virtual machines if you want to design a custom nokia lumia 820 case for 3d printing check on the inventory database or write some new programs of your own it's not a problem then if you want to relax on the couch with some Xbox games in neo magazines ebooks or web browsing the surface pro is pretty great at doing that kind of thing to the surface pro is for professionals or people who might want to be professional someday now there are a few things I did not like about the surface pro the magnetic charger can be difficult to line up properly maybe I was spoiled by wireless charging with the Nokia phones but it shouldn't be so difficult to plug in the charger the other big problem which might be a deal-breaker for many is the fact that Microsoft did not build the wind tab compatible drivers for the stylus to sport pressure input many of the high end graphics applications fortunately Microsoft announced that they would fix this problem a day after the surface pro is released but that hasn't happened yet if you're a digital artist you might want to try to wait for the driver update but using the stylus and Photoshop on a crowded subway is still a hundred times better than using the trackpad and Mouse on a laptop overall the surface pro is the better tablet non compromise no excuses computers that'll give you the best of every world in the market today whether you're professional and amateur and newbie or a computer veteran it's hard to classify the surface pro as a computer for just a specific niche this is a computer for everyone and as such I do recommend it our final rating is going to be in eight point seven out of ten the surface pro is a great device that can finally act as the poster child for Microsoft tablet form factor initiative that started about eleven years ago be sure to give this video a thumbs up and thanks for watching