Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Review

Lisa Gade reviews the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, the tablet that can also be a laptop. The Surface Pro 4 weighs 1.73 lbs. and is 0.33 inches thick. It’s cooler and quieter than previous generations thanks to a new cooling design, and it has a slightly larger display (12.3”) while maintaining the same footprint as Surface Pro 3 (12”). The tablet runs Windows 10 Pro on Intel 6th generation Skylake CPUs, with your choice of Core m3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors with Intel integrated graphics. The Core m model has a fanless design. The Surface Pro 4 is available with 4, 8 or 16 gigs of RAM and 128, 256, 512 gig and 1 TB PCIe SSDs. It has a 2736 x 1824 IPS PixelSense display with a 3:2 aspect ratio. It supports touch and the included N-Trig digital pen with eraser, and the updated digitizer has 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity. Dual band Marvel Avastar WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth, a front 5MP camera that supports Windows Hello facial recognition and a rear 8MP camera are standard on all models. We review it with the Surface ProType Cover 4 and the optional $199 Surface Dock. We use the Core i5-6300U model and the Core m3-6Y30 in the review, and compare their performance. The Surface Pro 4 starts at $899 and the Type Cover 4 is an additional $129 ($159 with fingerprint scanner).