Windows_Advisor_Issue_1_July_2017

WINDOWS ADVISOR
NEWS
You’ll also be able to select among four colours of
accessories: The new Surface Pen, the improved Type
Cover, and a Sculpt Mouse will each be available in
platinum, burgundy, cobalt blue or black.
Otherwise, most of the revamped Surface Pro echoes
the older Surface Pro 4, including the memory and
storage configurations. You’ll notice slight improvements
here and there, including better Bluetooth connectivity
and the faster NVMe interface for the terabyte storage
option. Microsoft executives also said they’ve rounded
the Surface Pro’s edges and pushed the cameras further
back into the bezel – all recognizable features when
someone points them out, but otherwise small details
that you may overlook.
One nice feature you will notice, though, is how
far back the kickstand reclines, to a nearly flat 165
degrees. Microsoft calls this Studio Mode, in homage
to the Surface Studio. The revamped Surface Pro is
also the first Microsoft device other than the Surface
Studio that can use the nifty Surface Dial (£89 from fave.
co/2rTQHVx)peripheral directly on the screen itself.
The associated peripherals are largely identical.
The Surface Pro Signature Type Cover delivers 1.33mm
of key travel, and is bound in the Alcantara fabric that
appears on the Surface Pro 4’s Signature Type Cover
as well as the Surface Laptop’s keyboard deck. On
paper, the Surface Pro Signature Type Cover appears
to be identical to the Surface Pro 4’s Signature Type
Cover, and felt identical to my fingers, too.
Digital artists have more to like. The redesigned
Surface Pen offers 4,096 levels of pressure accuracy
compared to its predecessors’ 1,024 levels, and it has
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