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Surface Pro X

Microsoft’s newest attempt at an ARM-based Surface Pro device could have been highly impressive. It even boasts Microsoft’s first-ever original processor, the SQ1, which it co-developed with Qualcomm.

However, it unfortunately falls short of expectations. We’re more than a little let down by a few key Pro X design choices. Particularly, this tablet/laptop hybrid doesn’t have an audio jack, and its battery life, while decent, is subpar compared to predecessors and contemporaries. And, that’s without getting into the pricing. $1,699 gets you 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. You can double the storage, which brings the price to $2,149, and up the RAM to 16GB with a 512GB

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