The Beginning of the End – Surface Pro X Review

The Surface Pro X represents the best of what Windows 10 on Arm has to offer. Unfortunately, the best needs to get better.

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Intro Screen Music Credit:
Title: Laszlo - Supernova

[AtteR]

Hiring Riley when ncix shut down was one of the best things ltt has ever done

[magernsback]

"Cannot run existing windows programs smoothly"

And just like that, you've lost me.

[naotak]

Whenever Riley hosts something "seriously" he literally becomes the most comfortable presenter I've ever seen.

[denverag]

"can run full desktop programs, with a few exceptions*"
*Exceptions being that they run poorly and loose all ARM power optimization if they run at all, which many of them dont

[iielysiumx]

Microsoft is playing 3 moves ahead of everyone else in a game that doesn’t really exist yet

[GoodFever]

Microsoft 2012: Let's make the surface with ARM -> Surface 1
2013: Surface 2 with ARM
2015: ARM is shit, no longer supported
2019: Back to the Past boys

[dumpsterdawg]

our plucky freshman...He's got some natural talent and a load of

[Clawthorne]

"To make a slim and sleek surface pro. Instead of this thick boy."

[ Both laptops are basically the same thickness ]
Me: ???

[VictorLopez]

This brings me memories to Windows RT 8, I'm not really sure if I want to deal with lack of support for ARM again... al least for now, I'm gonna wait until more people get onboard.

[zyquoo]

A review hosted by Riley? Yes. I think yes. Yes indeed.

[jkessler]

The entire reason I love my previous surface products is that they run my existing software and run it well.. this is a big no from me.

[DivinityOfBLaze]

Now I cant wait till RISC-V is more of a thing and starts popping up in consumer electronics.

[alexfiftyem]

This is absolutely amazing if you're willing to ignore the fact that it's next to useless.

[iwontliveinfear]

We will just call that unjustified price increase the "Early adopter tax".

[OverdriveTech]

arm powered laptop costs an arm and a leg

[qronis]

„It can run photoshop“ more like it can walk photoshop or slide it across the ground?

[dogboy]

Wow this host is a lot like that zany carbon nanotubes guy that everyone loved on NCIX whose name was Riley Murdock.

[morgan]

Linus was unable to host today's video....he's at home nursing a sore cheek

[TorpeAlex]

Microsoft: "Remember the Windows RT tablet?"
Consumers: "Uhh... yeah?"
MS: "What if that but expensive?"
Consumers: "..."
MS: "Also no auxiliary or USB-A ports."
Consumers: "Why are you like this?"

[TopEvt]

No headphone Jack ? Why ? How much space could that take ?