Surface Pro 11 Review: The Real Deal or Just Hype?

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The Surface Pro 11 now has the option for an OLED screen, there’s a fancy new Surface Pro ‘Flex’ Keyboard that can be used wired or wirelessly & it now exclusively features an ARM64-based Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus or Elite (X1E-80-100) processor. Here are my thoughts after spending some time with one.
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0:00 Intro
0:57 OLED Display
2:15 Surface Pro Keyboard
3:00 Windows on a Tablet
4:03 Slim Pen 2
4:35 Performance
5:10 Battery Life
5:31 CoPilot
6:24 The not so great
7:11 Compatibility issues
8:07 Final Thoughts
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@randalllewis4485 Ай бұрын

$999 for a Surface Pro as fast as this is a great price. All Surface Pro keyboards from 8, 9, 10 and X work on the 11 and I think it is great that they now offer a range of keyboard choices in terms of functionality as well as colors. I splurged for the Flex without the pen because I already have a Slim Pen and it does provide a lot more options for use. Great review as always.

@chrism1051 Ай бұрын

Samsung has really nailed the display in the galaxy book edge snapdragon. Even though not very bright, it can be used outside because of the effective anti glare coating. Looks even better than the mini led in the MacBook pro

@kfirdrake8711 Ай бұрын

When it comes to displays, Samsung is known to not disappoint.

@dreamingabyss 27 күн бұрын

It's a shame that Samsung doesn't make a real competetor to the Surface Pro 11. The touch screens are truly useless if it can't convert into a tablet and use a pen.

@ilibraci Ай бұрын

I really like that you are pointing out the small details. Also as a computer science student I love my Pro 8 because of it's flexibility

@nauscakes1868 Ай бұрын

The wireless keyboard makes it more "lap" friendly, because you can set the surface on a nearby table or ledge, and then type on the keyboard that's on your lap. It also can feel more stable, because if your laptop slips from your lap, you can do real damage to it, but if all you have is the keyboard on your lap and it falls, it's super light and it doesn't bend or flex really. So not much risk of damage. It's also not top heavy without the screen.

@bmwjs1 Ай бұрын

Thx4 da review!!!!

@rodrigofernety Ай бұрын

Lmao i thought it was a Jerry Rick everything vid for the thumbnail 😂😂😂😂

@Gravage Ай бұрын

Jerry Rick?

@DrSalahAhmed Ай бұрын

Excellent review 👏

@LastChanceKnives Ай бұрын

This is the type of device I have been waiting for! I am still using my old Galaxy Tab S7+ but have always wanted a tablet sized device that can double as a laptop. It sounds like they are getting close and this one may just be an acceptable compromise.

@christianr.5868 Ай бұрын

On the note of spending a lot of money on something and expecting things to work. Coming from someone who daily drives an iPad, even with emulation issues, this can do a lot more than that, and for a lot cheaper if you want 16 GB of ram in an iPad

@anhtan9436 28 күн бұрын

great review Thao 👍👍👍👍

@FierceFurious 10 күн бұрын

excellent review, best on youtube!

@ComewithCaution223 Ай бұрын

449 for a keyboard is mad crazzy MS!

@Space97. Ай бұрын

What are you talking about if you actually see there web site they have all different options at least like 8 of them and most cost 100-200$ I think you have the wrong idea because people are buying the highest priced keyboard they have to offer

@Zaidoesstuff Ай бұрын

@@Space97.they prob know abt the lower tier, but 449 is crazy for a keyboard accessory

@Space97. Ай бұрын

@@Zaidoesstuff gotcha 👍

@JakeBaconDigital Ай бұрын

The $449 keyboard comes with the pen. Thats cheaper than apples keyboard for $349 plus pencil pro for $140

@suddenlyacat Ай бұрын

@@JakeBaconDigitalthe keyboard is $100 not $300…

@nafehjafary774 27 күн бұрын

Best reveiw ever👍 specially when you compare it to surface pro 9 side by side, no body else doin that idk whats wrong with other youtuber lol

@damnthatmashlookstasty Ай бұрын

Great review.

@gwvaio Ай бұрын

Awesome review

@AndrewLeong 11 күн бұрын

Anyone have a link for the wallpaper shown on the laptops? Thanks!

@jimmyzhao2673 Ай бұрын

Wow, that OLED display look gorgeous, much better than the crappy display I am using right now.

@horseman1956 Ай бұрын

Nice review. I opted for the Microsoft Surface Laptop (7) with the Snapdragon Plus (versus the elite). In short, I have found it to perfect my use case. That said, my use case for the Surface Laptop is confined to watching video, social media and general productivity apps. Everything I need works well. Performance for my use equals or exceeds a similarly configured Intel Core Ultra 7 plus the bonus of more than 15 hours of typical battery use. When I need 'tablet' functionality and better compatibility, I reach for my Samsung 13.3" Book3 2-in1. It gives me fantastic handwriting capability, surprisingly long battery life (about 8-9 hours). I was sad that Samsung discontinued the 13.3 form factor when they released their Book4 series. For heavy lifting with no compatibility issues, I use my HP X360 Specter. Perfect all around device for almost any use. Given the high price tag, I can't see the Microsoft Surface Pro as a good solution, particularly with the compatibility problems and comparatively limited battery life. There may be a better argument for the $999 Snapdragon Plus version, but even then there are just so many compromises over a traditional 2-in-1.

@Mr2pint Ай бұрын

Hope a matt screen protector can fix the horrible glear 😮

@bmwjs1 Ай бұрын

My birthday coming can I get that old keyboard? The blue one?

@katzcassim Ай бұрын

Awesome review 👏 👌 👍🏼 thanks Thoe 👍🏼 😊 🙏 😎

@bowsim Ай бұрын

Great review but in Mac for life, the new surfaces are starting to get kinda good

@DarkAnimeRobin Ай бұрын

I just did a price comparision of both Pro 9 and Pro 11 with both having 32gb of ram and 1TB for SSD, and the price is relatively the same on Amazon. And it appears just as said in this review, Pro 11 is better in terms of display and battery efficiency. So, it's as if the market is trying to make it preferable to buy Pro 11.

@InnocentUgochukwu-xq7wg Ай бұрын

when are you going to post about the surface laptop 7

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Ай бұрын

God it looks amazing, I really wish I had the budget for it. Windows on Arm is pretty impressive

@onebigfamily2446 Ай бұрын

what you gonna do with it? watch youtube? browsing? because for any serious workflow its not powerful enough, and screen is so bad, cant even look at the text. thats why it has 3 stars on amazon

@DaveM-FFB Ай бұрын

@onebigfamily2446 Good points. However, as a retiree, I just need a slim and light 13 inch device to take on extended travel. My main uses are email, browsing, streaming, minimal banking, and minimal MS office. Ironically, my Galaxy Tab S7 tablet will suffice. It just doesn't have a keyboard. My SP8 does it all, but it's a bit slow. The SP11 might be a good upgrade for me. Too bad I can't re-use my SP8 keyboard.

@TheFreestyleStorm Ай бұрын

@@onebigfamily2446 windows on arm would be great once optimized. macbooks are still just far better in terms of performance for everyday use. battery life and support from apple is just insane.

@ronnieisacap7879 9 күн бұрын

Getting a Microsoft surface studio is way better than this

@TinyDancinKoi 5 күн бұрын

Same bro😭

@DavidSvanadze 11 күн бұрын

have a nano sim card slot?

@bharat5194 29 күн бұрын

What a beautiful device!

@sebastianrosales113 Ай бұрын

Except from those programs that are not supported, it's an impressive device! :)

@andyH_England Ай бұрын

Excellent review. As you say, the Surface Pro X-Plus at $999 is the best option, as the OLED is too expensive for the extra benefits. If you have an old compatible keyboard like me, that keeps the cost down even more. After the hype, Snapdragon on ARM is underwhelming, and I suggest that people wait for Gen 2, which will have better GPUs and efficiency cores. By then, compatibility will improve along with drivers for printers and such. Even Google Drive doesn't run on Snapdragon X chips, which is a problem.

@dv2045 20 күн бұрын

If Google services dont work is a No-Go for me

@hfk1001 Ай бұрын

Great review, thank you very much. Makes sense that they went all-in on ARM: they're playing to the strengths of the form-factor. I have an SP8 that I finally retired because it's a sub-par tablet compared to a high-end Samsung and it's a third-rate gaming platform. Switched to the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (Z13 = Intel) and it's great for gaming. For travel I take it and the standard Tab S9: the Z13 Flow provides a great, very compact productivity/gaming platform, and the Tab S9 is an outstanding media/browsing device.

@keithq6356 Ай бұрын

Any idea if there are issues installing Intel compatible applications? On the original Surface Pro X, I couldn't install VPN applications so wondering if this now works with the emulation.

@thao Ай бұрын

It should be much better, but gonna still be hit or miss. I use Surfshark and they have a Windows ARM version. What VPN do you use, I can try to test to see if it installs for you.

@keithq6356 Ай бұрын

@@thao thanks for the quick response! I tried with both Private Internet Access (PIA) and NordVPN. Love your channel btw. Always appreciate the Samsung views and Canadian perspective. 🇨🇦

@thao Ай бұрын

No luck on NordVPN

@keithq6356 Ай бұрын

@@thao thanks for checking. I guess I'll continue to wait... Maybe the Nord/PIA will be motivated with the greater adoption of ARM laptops.

@Vincent_Koech Ай бұрын

I think that keyboard should come included.

@user-sk4gj3ji3o 20 күн бұрын

Basically we are looking for Android capabilities to windows .However we may give second thought considering the form factor and detachable keyboard

@carlosplascencia635 Ай бұрын

Can someone tell me the main difference. I have the surface pro 9 i7 16 gigs of ram. Should I keep that or get this? The OLED screen looks amazing! I don’t really know the difference between intial and ARM.

@WarAlex16 15 күн бұрын

If you care about performance and efficiency, get the newer Surface Pro. Also depends on the apps you use.

@ozy944 Ай бұрын

What is the wallpaper at 1:42?

@carlhastings6665 Ай бұрын

I'm curious too!

@aryanbachewar6968 Ай бұрын

the latency might be because of one note.... that one is a nightmare when compared to something like good notes

@javierruiz-alonso6941 Ай бұрын

'Webcam not too shabby'...what an understatement! Only iPad pro can compare imo

@fallinginthed33p Күн бұрын

That grain or screen door effect can make or break the buying decision for the OLED model. I noticed it when reading documents and web pages.

@onlysublime Ай бұрын

Google has been lagging in their support which is odd because most of their software is arm based

@DarkPa1adin 17 күн бұрын

Can you review Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 please? :)

@alliyahlaura4201 16 күн бұрын

How I dream to have a surface pro it would be so useful for my studying Y^Y specially cause I have no phone

@fraqua1 Ай бұрын

The BEST REVIEW up to now. Finally, someone who shows how this device really works in everyday life. And btw, a so beautiful girl too :-)

@TheDavo6233 Ай бұрын

I dont know why Apple pencil or S pen should be better than Slim pen 2. I never liked Apple pencil, since its big, the place for the pencil on top of the iPad isn't great solution (slimpen is safely covered in keyboard), Slimpen has eraser on the back, no tapping on buttons needed. And most importantly, drawing with Apple pencil on glass screen really feels like just drawing with some plastic on a glass. not good. While drawing with Slim pen really feels like drawing on a paper. Thanks to tactile signals and soft surface of the pen tip. Both support tilt effect drawing. And latency on one note is really worse than "OneNote for Windows 10" And there are many touch gestures that we can use, one of them is treefinger up to show taskview, or just swipe from bottom to up, and you open the Start menu. And three finger down to minimize all aps

@anujpeelwan Ай бұрын

Love bite on neck 😂

@BobBack86 Ай бұрын

The keyboard and pen for this Surface, and also the same for IPad Pro are just absurd. More than 400 for a stylus and a keyboard? Nonsense. Besides that, real nice machine this new version with Snapdragon.

@kamertonaudiophileplayer847 Ай бұрын

Can you get 64GB memory? Or at least 32GB?

@thao Ай бұрын

Up to 32GB of RAM

@kamertonaudiophileplayer847 Ай бұрын

@@thao Cool, it can be a nice development machine.

@akin242002 Ай бұрын

Even with all the issues around app drivers for non-Microsoft apps, a highly underrated feature of Snapdragon X Elite laptops is the amazing RAM speed. 8447 Mhz/s is the fastest in the business. Yes, faster than M chip MacBooks too. This leads to the snappiest experience juggling multiple apps and browser tabs with 16 to 32GB of RAM.

@nguyendinh2052 Ай бұрын

Still can’t scroll smoothly

@netdevil17 9 күн бұрын

No one ever tells you this but after using surface ljne up for a decade I hv a few devices A tablet is a tablet and a laptop is a laptop if you try to get both its always gonna feel lime something missing Win UI for tablet is terrible n no lap use is going to be frustrating

@michaelpan2972 27 күн бұрын

So it is worth the upgrade from the surface pro 9 I guess

@Dragoninja 26 күн бұрын

So NO Surf Pro 10??? LOL I stll have some Reservations on the Qualcom Processors.

@Komunyeong03 17 күн бұрын

I'm more concern about battery life

@johnk8091 Ай бұрын

I don't like the gold color

@Otts287 Ай бұрын

The next step for Microsoft Windows - a redesigned OS. Boom! Instantly more user friendly for tablets and PC. After that, Microsoft smartphones are coming back! But with much better implementation. I'm looking at a future where Microsoft, Apple, and Google each have complete ecosystems. And maybe even the arrival of new players in the market. 😌 Let's give them about 5 to 7 years. 😉

@whatgaca Ай бұрын

Imagine Apple IPad pro running MacOS. It will kill this laptop

@Cristian-ks3hy 28 күн бұрын

Too bad you have to imagine

@carlblay2114 3 күн бұрын

Skip for next surface with most of the app running smoothly

@martinspedding4210 Ай бұрын

Sounds a lot better than the pointless iPad pro. Also lack of gaming is no loss on a computer

@Isengardtom Ай бұрын

Except the iPad Pro is still a much better tablet than this device

@martinspedding4210 Ай бұрын

@@Isengardtom but the surface is a much better alround device and runs a much more useful operating system. It can stream video, browse the internet, process emails and so it can do 99% of what you do on a tablet

@MagnusElpron Ай бұрын

Congrats for spending half the video on the display without telling us the RESOLUTION !!!

@MK-jc5qs Ай бұрын

Can i pls get a free surface pro 11 or any kind of laptop that can help me with my coding for college cause my current laptop is old and can't even work with vscode or any type of code editor so pls that would really help. I'm all the way in Africa.

@AI__AI__AI Ай бұрын

when I am on the boat.. I cannot already relate to this review

@psir_08 22 күн бұрын

Palm rejection or not?

@ApexBiotics Ай бұрын

Bettery performance remains poor

@ysidrovasquez4591 12 күн бұрын

same speach all time about battery life.. great at the first month and then... 😂

@yinluo1629 19 сағат бұрын

Disappointed, from X to 11 comparability still not solved 😢

@RANDOMEFACTS-st2ve Ай бұрын

19th comment yippeeeeeeeeee

@rvnhty Ай бұрын

Their laptops are much better looking. I hate this design.

@donniethesportsguy893 Ай бұрын

In about 5 years Arm PCs will be worth it. Now. Just a few apps. Lol

@fusquinha77 7 күн бұрын

Surface Pro 11 = Microsoft’s iPad Pro with MacOS. Perfect.

@chrislee4485 3 күн бұрын

Surface products r simply hype. Dropped sluggish surface laptops for ipad pro n the joy is pure bliss thus far 😂

@SeeVuPlay Ай бұрын

still the lapability argument out there.... ai e not used on my lap any device in 10 years or more.... things to move on from the non issue

@Vleoc Ай бұрын

i have a pro 9 but i hate it

@M3h3ndr3 28 күн бұрын

Maybe its just me but its never better than an Ipad but always more expensive, if I want windows id just go got a regular laptop where I get better hardware for cheaper.

@anthonyng8800 15 күн бұрын

Its just you

@shadow11270 Ай бұрын

Wait so this isn’t good for gaming or video editing? Then wtf is the point in this and why is it so expensive???

@noah-j00 28 күн бұрын

this is certainly not for whiney brokies like you

@stac 23 күн бұрын

i rather buy this than that dumb overpriced thing called Fold6

@midnightwaterdragon4725 Ай бұрын

If there's no hinge i don't want it, just a tablet with a keyboard option no thanks. A real laptop will stay up on it's own when sitting in your lap, hence the name.

@bigbadcalamity721 Ай бұрын

Windows is suck as a tablet

@steveywonder1990 Ай бұрын

First. Also, great review.

@laoualimamane125 Ай бұрын

First comment 🎉

@thills14 Ай бұрын

It feels gud to be first 😌

@football_prediction Ай бұрын

iPad pro are way better than all 2 in 1 devices

@elirang35 Ай бұрын

It's not the same purpose at all.

@damienxie9939 Ай бұрын

better for what? for watch movies?😂

@football_prediction Ай бұрын

@@damienxie9939 better for both as big phone or laptop mini

@rachidbacchus6659 10 күн бұрын

Overpriced and nothing but problems

@zangiYT Ай бұрын

Over priced waste of money not good as MacBook pros

@tomiwaolayinka-osho7329 Ай бұрын

It is not supposed to compete with the MacBook Pro it is the competitor to iPad Pro, the competitor for the MacBook Pro is the Surface Laptop Studio

@zangiYT Ай бұрын

@@tomiwaolayinka-osho7329 same goes for iPad pro.ipad pro is much better then this Microsoft product way better no chance I'm going to waste 1400$ for this shit