DETAILED REVIEW OF SURFACE PRO X SQ2 

Another great video. I day-trade, and I believe this is the one for me. You helped my decision immensely.

One of the best reviews I´ve seen about the Surface Pro X! It really looks amazing in black. What I don´t like is the Type Cover when you flip it (only the version with the pen).

I said the Pro X is the most beautiful 2-in-1 and even among all laptops I have seen to-date. That black, ultra slim and sleek body is something to behold. Everyone hate it so much, but its fine. I absolutely loves mine, especially it is super lightweight, touchscreen (yes, must have) and LTE that connects everywhere I go. I have a Razer Blade 15 Advance which is on my desk for obvious reason and iPad Pro which I cannot understand how productivity is possible (sorry, Apple fan 😖). Good video that speak some of our minds.

SPX is a prototype ARM device which is set to a premium MSRP for some reason. I have both the 1st and the SQ2 revisions and both are in par in terms of usability. If you have intel/AMD specific softwares that isn’t compatible with ARM then stay away from ANY arm based devices period. Otherwise, it’s a slick machine that has ample of limitations.

I picked up a SPX SQ2 on eBay for $900 and bundled with the Brydge keyboard for the ultimate detachable! I'm really liking it and getting about 9 hours of battery life it seems under normal MS Teams usage with work/etc.

Great video, portable device! I’m particularly wowed by the multiple features of the stylus

Great job! I really appreciate your time in putting this video together. You gave me a very good perspective.

Hello from Taiwan🇹🇼 Thank you for the great video! The black color looks so good! I wish iPad uses this form factor

Nice review. Your review is very honest. Keep it up.

Thanks for your video, i would like much more processing power but i will settle for a Surface book 2 core i5 dual core 256Go SSD refurbished at 500 euros which i think i will like it thanks to its design, touch and pen abilites, and good battery.life

Great video ! Thanks for posting.

I bought it after watching some reviews, including yours. Thank you, I wasn't disappointed at all when receiving it. The pricing-system of MS with selling the keyboard separately is a complete rip-off, but... I think in 4-5 years of expected usage, I'll need another keyboard within the estimated lifetime. For the foresable future I expect Windows on ARM to become a branch of its own, with the differences of VMs, Emulators and Runtime-Windows shading away, allowing to * running Windows@ARM in VMs on Android-powered devices * running Android (Apps) within VMs on Windows@ARM devices, * running Apple-apps within VMs. I guess that's the way we are looking. In the first place I was the proud owner of a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Tablet Gen.2 but it failed unreparebe and so I had to replace it with a similiar device. When I bought the L. TP I thought I'd finally learn drawing on tablets... But that never happened anyway. I indeed used One-Note on a daily basis and so I am not so worried that the professional drawing apps aren't available (yet). Take care, JM

Great video. Thank you from Malaysia

Wonderful video. May I ask what are the top apps that you use?

Would you recommend the 4g version? When is that necessary?

I bought the SQ2 16GB with a third party pen and it's been a terrible note taking experience. Quite frequently the pen is not precise when I'm handwriting and the characters end up being horrible in comparison with my actual handwriting. Have you had a similar problem with yours? Or would you say its only a problem with third party pens?

Bestbuy has an open box sq2 model with 16gb of ram for 1050 buckd. If you use it at all; how well would this support making very basic 3d models in paint 3D? Really debating on this or the new ipad pro. My other uses are all mainly browser based as a student, so as long as it can handle that without lag (maybe 3-4 edge tabs open at a time, and word open)

Can it run Rstudio, Vscode, basically coding and data analysis?

So what would be the best or appropriate option for Microsoft Surface Pro X : Windows 10 32bits or Windows 11 64bits emulation?

Thanks for the review, quite simplified and clear.

With windows 11 ARM64bits emulation, is it now possible to install 64bits apps on surface pro x without any problem?

Can i use it for trading? Like im going to look at several charts. Can it support that?

does it work with the Affinity Designer/photo software?

I have used the SQ1 Surface Pro X for a year and it is ok. I would not recommend it to anyone as it remains a work in progress and compared to Apple Silicon is several gens behind. My workflow matches what the X offers so in that context its limitations are not deal-breakers, but they will be for many others. The disappointments include so-so battery life, I was expecting much more, my Galaxy Book S (WOA) gets nearly twice as much! The keyboard remains hit and miss on the go as I use it on my lap more than a desk. However, the Brydge keyboard solved this and makes it a far better laptop device. Having used much faster devices the Pro X is obviously slower and less refined. So my conclusion is that you would be better suited to buying a MacBook Air and iPad for a similar price as the SQ2 Surface Pro X. They would combine, offer a far better user-experience as iPadOS remains far superior to Tablet mode on Windows, and the M1 Apple Silicon is leaps and bounds ahead of the SQ2. Thanks for your thoughts and although the Pro X is not as good as I expected, it is much needed in the space and hopefully Qualcomm and MS can start catching up with Apple.

Is it laggy scrolling large pdf files in tablet mode?

I've been browsing reviews of the SPX SQ2 and can never get a straight answer on how fast it is, what intel chip it compares to. The Geekbench Scores are absolutely abysmal - like 800 single core, which is like 4 generations ago's Intel i5, which in practicality, is like clicking on excel, and then waiting 20-30 seconds for it to open. That's pretty horrible. So the implication is that the SQ2 is that bad, But from everyone's reviews, they say it's faster than that, it's pretty fast, lots of browser tabs open, etc. I would never try that on a computer that has a geekbench score of 800. SO MY QUESTION IS - open up excel and tell me how fast it opens. How fast does the performance feel? like 8th gen i5? which is pretty sorry, or 11th gen i5 which is snappy as hell, or 10th gen i5, which is pretty respectable. I've watched like 20 reviews of Surface Pro X's and no one has answered this. Everyone wants to tell us how pretty it is. Come on man, just open some apps and SHOW us how fast it is compared to intel cpus.

Can you make a call with this device?

Can it run Adobe Illustrator?