On the flipside, the Surface Pro 9 5G includes Microsoft's own ARM based SQ3 chip, which is much more efficient but not as powerful.

It's blazing fast, and while it should still get you through the workday, battery life is something you'll have to watch out for. The Intel Surface Pro 9 features more performance, but is less energy efficient thanks to its powerful 12th-Gen U-series processor. Do you want something that's powerful at the cost of a efficiency? Or do you want something that lasts all day at the cost of performance? This means you now have a choice as to what kind of performance or battery life you want. If you're in the market for a Surface PC that's the best for taking with you on the go, that also balances size, performance, and connectivity, the Surface Pro 9 (and its 5G brother) are the ones you should be considering.įor the first time, Microsoft is shipping the Surface Pro with both Intel and ARM CPUs under the hood. Dedicated graphics is what propels the Surface Laptop Studio into performance territory for us, and makes it the most powerful Surface on the market today. It's only available in the one 14.4-inch screen size, however. This laptop can also be had with either Intel Iris Xe graphics, or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics for a dedicated boost in performance.

It also has two USB-C ports, both of which are Thunderbolt 4 enabled, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a Surface Connect charging port. The Surface Laptop Studio has a design that allows the display to lie flat over the keyboard deck like a draft board, featuring Intel 11th Gen processors, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and pen support for and notetaking.

This is Microsoft's laptop for professionals and power users who frequent professional-grade software like Photoshop, Premiere Pro, AutoCAD, or crunching raw data. If you're looking for something with a bit of power under the hood, your best Surface offering in this area is the Surface Laptop Studio.

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