YOU Should Buy the Surface Pro 11, And Here's Why! (Snapdragon) 

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I'm still using my Surface Pro 6 on a daily basis and I absolutely love it.

Yes, I’ve got a macbook pro and and an iPad pro and I’m really considering keeping the macbook pro as a workstation, but selling my iPad pro, and buying a surface pro 11 for working on the move. iPad pro as a replacement computer for traveling is a not an option.

If it fits your use case, your apps can run as native ARM code or under emulation, and you use a screen pen for daily work, nothing else comes close. It's a pity other PC makers haven't popularized detachable tablets because it's a great form factor.

My biggest computer purchasing mistake was a M1 12.9-inch iPad Pro with 2TB storage and magic keyboard. The hardware is fantastic but iPoor OS cripples it to run in a locked ecosystem of mostly mediocre smart phone style apps. It doesn't even have a desktop class browser due to Apple's awful web kit. I object to paying a lot of money for a tablet computer when I don't have complete freedom the sideload the apps I want to use or cannot access the hypervisor to run virtual machines. I've been using Windows 11 arm on a Windows Dev kit 2023 for past 20 months. It started as an experiment, but I loved having a Windows computer that was silent and responsive, as all the apps I need have native arm64 binaries. It even runs many of the games I like, and is especially good at retro game emulation, as several emulators, such as Dolphin, Duck Station and PPSSPP have Windows 11 arm64 binaries. I plan to replace my iPad Pro with a Surface Pro 11 OLED model when 5G becomes available later this year. It has double the CPU and GPU performance of the Windows Dev Kit with its Snapdragon 8cx Gen3 processor, so everything I run on the Dev Kit will run with ease on the Surface Pro 11. If you want a competitively priced x64 Windows Tablet which can also game, the Minisforum V3 tablet with Ryzen 7 8840U processor, 32GB RAM and 1TB storage is exceptionally good. It is similar in design to a Surface Pro with detachable tiltable keyboard, pen, and stand, but is around half the price for the equivalent specification.

I just can't get over the glare. Microsoft NEEDS to add an antiglare coating on what is essentially an outdoor device

The only worry, is ARM. I hope it gains traction this time, but it has one major issue... AMD. the new CPU is as powerful at the same wattage, and has no application limitations.

To be fair, Microsoft Teams is one of the worst pieces of software ever made and is an INSANE processor hog and battery killer. It sucks sooooooooo bad.

No, just had to return mine, had it for 2 days, the X Elite version, and it was headache after headache barely 5 minutes in. I even called Microsoft Support for the first time in my life because I was so amazed at how bad this was. Apparently the calendar app does not work with ARM yet? Oh and neither does Microsoft OneNote? Apparently Microsoft XPS Writer also is not updated to work on ARM? And PowerPoint is also not fully optimized to run on ARM? And I have to use the old Outlook? Oh wait, what? Neither Outlooks are fully ready on ARM? And then I went to download some typical programs I use and here we go, nothing is made for ARM. And if it is, there's warnings left and right that ARM isn't the primary development focus so will likely be in a less stable state. From AWS, to Slack, to development environments, you can't work on this thing, you can't microsoft office on this thing, you can't do ANYTHING on this thing. And wait it gets better, MS support said they know that the entire Microsoft Office suite has a myriad of issues on ARM, and they basically told me that it's new and future updates would improve usability. (I don't have time for that) This is like, a 2004 Apple MacOS experience, the only things that have a chance to work are Microsoft apps, and even those that work, do so rather poorly. And third party apps are few and far between, and essentially is a glorified web browser and word processing machine. I returned that thing and got a Surface Pro 10 Business Edition with Intel CPU, it just works.

I just need an 11inch version and I’m totally buying

How is the screen on the base model? Is it good enough to watch a movie on?

Great video! I bought an iPad looking for what a Surface can do, I’ve had 3 surface pro’s in the past and I really enjoyed them but battery and weight sucked compared to this thing.. I ran the IT at a library so it was perfect, but again battery was garbage… Year ARM has limitations but battery is better, and it’s compatible with desktop apps that most need. (Google Drive is garbage, i mount drives and use Synologies for home use).. It’s perfect if you’re int he Microsoft Environment….

I ended up returning my surface laptop 7 - I had lots of graphic glitches, mainly around with using surface 2 dock and two monitors. Also, MS Teams (ARM version) had lots of issues., so much where only way to get into it was to uninstall/reinstall far too often. I also found my SL7 running warm with fan running full speed while docked and lid closed and sleeping far too often. Did you (or anyone else) come across any graphic glitches? Suspect this will get ironed out with software in coming months - but I don't see anyone else running into or posting about these issues.

Thanks for the video! I would love to see the comparison between Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 😊😊😊

actually i think the surface pro x sq1 16gb would be sufficient, i have macbook pro M3 pro as my main driver, and use surface pro x with a new flex keyboard as the the ipad replacement. this combination is very cost effective

man you godot icon on desktop give me some confidence to purchase one

Nothing like this device! Best of both worlds (tablet / laptop) for basic but still powerful use cases. Apple could certainly take a leaf out of Microsoft's book on this one. iPad can't touch it in this respect (*cough* iPadOS, to mention the most significant thing).

A very nice video… I fall in the exact segment that you have mentioned… The first surface I got was the surface pro 3… then upgraded to the surface pro 5… still have that machine… am planning to upgrade to this one now… so have been rocking this form factor since 9 years… One thing I would recommend is that you try the latest keyboard cover (check it out at a shop before getting it)… they say the trackpad is much improved… it might improve your experience with it further…

They got the dual monitor setup right the first try! (on ARM). Meanwhile, crap Apple limits M1 chips to one external monitor.

WE WANT SNAPDRAGON ELITE IN SURFACE GO!

i was going to buy a microsoft surface rather than buy a laptop but based on my experience with windows based laptops and tablets i decided to go for the samsung tab S9 uotra as its more than capable of doing what i want it and need it to do

As I had to buy a 2 in 1 PC, I took this one but I'm still figuring out how correct my choice was.

Seeing a review of someone that loves the Surface Pro for finally becoming what it was designed to do, makes me SO wish Microsoft would bring back the Surface Book and put the SD X Elite in it! This would finally realize what the Surface Book was meant to be (even more than the Surface Pro IMO). Just think about it?!? A full and proper laptop that you could detach to become an awesome, no-compromise tablet! The problem w/ the Surface Book was always having to use a x86 mobile processor in the screen half; weak processing w/ not great battery. Not so if the X Elite is used. The Surface Book design coupled w/ the X Elite would be jackpot for Microsoft!

When was any technology perfect? When was any technology made for everyone? If any technology was deemed perfect, then why release upgrades at all? It's always been about use case. Any judgement immediately changes based on a person's use case so the statement of "Surface is not really a good tablet/Surface is not really a good laptop" is idiocy to me. The metric changes wildly depending on who you ask and what they're doing. When you're on the go and need to do real work, running desktop class applications with a desktop class OS and you want a device that's more lightweight and has touch support by default, Surface is hard to beat. iPads can't run desktop software and MacBooks don't support touch screens at all. So, WTF?

yeah I had to send it back also, couldn't run AWS Workspaces therefore couldn't use it for work.

Ur right, except that x64 sucks at compatibility

Can it run Autocad, and grammerly?

Great job on the review! First time on your channel. Liked and subscribed.

That’s a serious watch tan line. I was getting there so I randomly switch mine when I’m driving so it can get back to matching lol Yes, that was off the topic but still related to the video kinda lol

in 2024 every device is great for gaming...cloud gaming...on my xps 9500 geforce now 4k ....gaming is just ...beautiful :) inlcude this in your future reviews....

Does this support photoshop? Or how blender runs on it nobody talking about that!

You know how you did the switch to samsung thing. Can you do a switch to Google pixel thing.

0:53 Getting a masters degree in what?

Hey! Can you do a video about why you have changed where you do your videis and studio behind the scenes type video?

What's the os like on one of these? I owned a PC last year and simply transferring video clips from Nintendo switch was like trying to operate a rocket ship. I'm not kidding. I'm smarter than most people according to the people who test for those sorts of things, I was a teacher, and during those years I was always using computers and constantly was paid to learn all that stuff, so naturally I took the classes to learn those windows programs but I can't turn some of the pcs off and on I've purchased and returned because they were trash, and all used windows 11. I'm thinking I'd like to edit videos but Microsoft isn't user friendly at all and I'm hoping this will improve soon.

very familiar with Surface. in no way can i ever consider it a tablet. it is a 2 in 1 detachable with touch screen. “tablet mode” in windows is just a no. i love surface products though.

I am a long time iPad & Mac user. That being said, I have used a Surface Pro for work. The build quality is terrible. They do not last. I went through two of them. So, my work bought me a MacBook. The build quality is light years ahead of the Microsoft offering. This is true of the iPad too - superior compared to the Surface.

Thank you for the vid, thoughts on how this would compare to the Lenovo thinkpad X12?

Have you been able to try Davinci Resolve 19 out of beta? How is it going? Is it usable with something like 4K 30? Thanks!

The tablet mode and apps on windows products are pretty much suck though.

or, OR, hear me out, maybe wait a few months till intel launch their new ''efficient'' lunar chips and compare if there is enough between them to tip the scale to one side.

Is samsung better? Like seriously... i just got the book 4 pro 360, should i return and buy this instead?

I am going to study Informatics is this laptop good enough?

this is not good computer. nothing works (for creators)

how did you get the keyboard to work when detached?

Surface pro screen istol small so I went with the Lenovo Yoga copilot laptop. Love it and especially the battery life. Great video.

Hey I fund it in a big trash can and what tablet do I need

I want this but I love procreate. What do I do?

surface pro 11 can install metatrader 5?

Is it possible to downgrade to Windows 10 ?

Where did you get the computer at 2:54

Can t use google drive tho and other simple apps, so for me it s a dealbreaker

No headphone jack, no usb, no expandable storage, poor battery life in real world usage, plus poor x86 app support. This actually is a bad device. It's actually much worse than a surface pro 7

No because there is not enough for people or me to buy it. It’s average 2in1 to me

Nope, never buying Windows again. Their QA is god awful.

I just wanna watch movies

No google drive… unworkable

i have matte screen protector film on my surface pro 7. game changer. good for glare, fingerprints and drawing on. honestly, i see no real world difference between this and the older surface pros other than no headphone jack, no usb port and the same battery life. oh and ai which i have no interest in using. oh i can use x86 apps.

Like, come on we all know you're exaggerating windows battery life. I can sit through a 4 hour zoom class and then do 5 hours of homework in Catia on my Flow X13 and still have 20% battery left. Like, as long as you dont have admin installed spyware like force point, windows machines are not these 'rush between outlets' machines that mac fanboys think they are.

You should stop suggesting everyone to buy everything that you review. Unsubscribed.

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Unfortunately; it runs Windows, which has become a total mess with pop -up ads and is nothing more than malware software in my humble opinion.