Surface Pro 9 Review: Testing Microsoft's Newest Tablet

Let's dive into the biggest differences between the models in this generation of Microsoft tablets. We'll explain whether you need the SQ 3 chip, 5G support and more.
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[mahfah]

There is no link below to full review with tests as stated in video??

[ccroy]

I am on my 2nd Surface. Just wait a bit, November, December, or 2023 and there will be bundles that either reduce the cost of the Surface itself, or the accessories (Kybd and Pen). Don't buy everything at full retail. I've bought from MS Store and Best Buy and have gotten deals each purchase. For a home PC I love that it can be a tablet, laptop, or docked depending on what I am doing.

[arenderos]

Nice review haven't seen this guy in years since his Play Value days lol but good to see him on CNET again good review

[Iziireal]

Which is best for writing books and storing images/pictures?

[knifeparty]

we are finally deciding to upgrade our Surface Pro 3. We have been using the Pro 3 in our dog grooming shop for notes and calendar things and it works great with the touch screen and flip out keyboard for massive note taking. Also traditional laptops we had tried inbetween upgrading the Pro 3 and now have just filled up with dog hair :X

[ttweed]

Great review ... how do I find out which apps are compatible with Windows for ARM?

[santosvandary]

Love Dan Ackerman!
What a presentation. Insightful video.

[donblake]

Name of song at the start of video please

[kisses_home]

thank you so much! i've been saving up to save up for something to make art, content, and studies, something similar to an ipad but i couldn't save up. so i really appreciate the differentiation!

[DJ]

Love seeing those Arcade 1ups in the background

[AgentZeroNine]

How is this the review when there's no battery test? You folks really couldn't wait another day or two just to perform some testing?

[ha]

Can we use full pc MS office apps with the arm version? I'm an advanced user of Excel. Ipads and Android tablets do not offer the full pc versions.

[hamzarock]

Can't we pust macos on surface pro 9 snapdragon the macos will be able to use the arm cpu more

[USAMark]

Was looking at the iPad Pro 12.9 inch...considering the Surface Pro 9 now. Just want for taking notes, MS Teams and general Windows stuff. Not a huge Apple fan. Not a "creator". Any advice?

[dsharp]

Have Microsoft actually given the user the option to change out the Battery which seems to die right on the 12 months when the warranty runs

[amar]

A message to the Camera man:
I want to see the device not the guy face !

[jael]

intel or ryzen version if ever should have 5g dont understand why it cant use 5g

[KK-olov]

I had the x with snapdragon and it had no software compatibility like intel chipset computers doubt this is different.

[AniketSen-dnij]

Hi there Dan, mad respect from India, here the i5 and the i7 models are separated by a whopping premium of $500, although I am not a very power hungry user, or a content creator, just a researcher....still when I do research, I can have in excess of 20 tabs open and a few excel, word and Pdfs open... I have an Xbox and hence gaming is not a need at all with this device....I still rock a MacBook Pro i5 8th Gen with Touch Bar, which seems to be failing on me anytime soon, it has gotten sluggish especially after the latest Ventura Update, I am done with Macs and I always wanted a surface for the longest time I getting an M1 or an M2 makes a lot of sense, I am asking you honestly, If I were to switch to a Surface, would this be a good year to do so...? I am eyeing the i5 12th intel model with the keyboard and pen that costs roughly $1800....Please Advise!

[romic]

Can I use a normal keyboard and mouse?