Microsoft didn’t ship a keyboard or Surface Pen with the review unity, and I was doing my best to look at just the Pro 9, but I’ll be honest… after two weeks, I gave in and popped the Surface Keyboard and Slim Pen from my older Surface Pro X to the Pro 9. It’s convenient in short bursts, but trying to use the naked Surface Pro 9 when the creativity is flowing fast is not pretty. Because with the best will in the world, using your fingers for touch, and the on-screen keyboard for input, is not fast or speedy. Where it starts to get awkward is creating content. The lightweight and long battery life mean there’s a lot of trust in the machine that, if you grab it and go, it will keep going in your hand. While a lot of the UI furniture still needs to be on display, the larger screen means you don’t miss as much information compared to smaller displays running a 16:9 ratio screen.Īs a device for consuming content, the Pro 9 is excellent (albeit expensive). I’d also highlight Microsoft’s use of tiling multiple app windows and the ‘preset’ configurations you can quickly switch to. I’m one for getting as much information on the screen as possible, especially on web pages, and again the expansive display allows that to happen.

That’s particularly noticeable when running office-based apps. The touch screen is impressive, and with a resolution of 2736 x 1824 pixels, there’s a lot of information on the screen. How does the Surface Pro 9 work in day-to-day use?

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