

Users can attach the Pen to the Surface Pro 4 thanks to a potent magnet that snaps it to the shorter edges of the Surface Pro 4. If that’s how you want to work, however, it’s possible now. I find it easier to just tap the eraser button on the OneNote drawing ribbon or in other drawing and note taking apps than it is to turn the Pen around to use the eraser top. Microsoft had some fun with Apple when they announced that the Surface Pen is a pen that erases while Apple gives us a Pencil that doesn’t. It feels more natural than the Surface Pro 4. The marriage of the awesome Surface Pen and the Surface Pro 4 digitizing display makes artwork and handwriting look incredibly good.

The touch and pen input work better thanks to greater pressure sensitivity. The Surface Pro 4 doesn’t just show us a prettier face. Holding the tablet feels more comfortable while reading, watching videos, playing games and doing general Internet tasks. The Pro 3 weighs 794 grams, but the Surface Pro 4 went on a diet and weighs it at only 766 grams. It also means the display gets bigger but the tablet feels the same and actually weighs less. That’s a significant engineering feat because it means that owners of the Surface Pro 3 dock don’t have to upgrade to a new one. 3 inches from corner to corner, but the size of the device didn’t. Those numbers alone may not look a like an impressive difference, but the difference is obvious when viewed side-by-side. The display got a pixel boost from a 12-inch display sporting a 2160 x 1440 resolution on the Surface Pro 3 to a 2736 x 1824 resolution in a 12.3-inch display on the Surface Pro 4. However, it’s definitely worth the premium to buy the Surface Pro 4 if you’re just now picking one up. There’s not enough new to entice Surface Pro 3 buyers to replace their devices. Microsoft got the design right with the previous generation Surface Pro, but the Surface Pro 4 tweaked it just enough to make it an impressive update.
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Surface Pro 4 Review: Design and Hardware Don’t worry, we’ll also talk tablet usage since Microsoft wants users to get this device and use it both ways. Are they right? We’ll share our experiences using the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 mostly as a laptop in this review. When comparing the new iPad Pro and the Surface Pro 4, a lot of people say that the iPad is a great tablet that works as a laptop and the Surface Pro 4 is a good laptop that works as a useful tablet.
