Running on an ARM processor known as the SQ1, the Pro X cannot run some high-end software such as the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite such as Photoshop and Lightroom. The Pro X is perfect for each of these types of users because it has instant on, is always connected, has a beautiful 13 inch touch screen, has all day battery life, is available with an excellent keyboard cover, is compatible with the Surface Slim Pen and Surface Pen, runs on regular Windows, and is compatible with nearly all the software any of these users need. Surface Pro X is an attractive and productive tool for a portion the population that some reviewers have called “niche” or have minimized as a small subset of PC users.Īctually, the types of PC users who will find the Pro X a compelling device is far larger than these reviewers can imagine: employees who work out of an office at least part of the time but need connections to company resources students on the go between classes and dorm rooms vacationers or retirees before, during and after travel small business or sole practitioners needing access to files and product information on sales calls real estate agents who now use phones or tablets to show listing photos to clients and then try to write an email on the touchscreen.

Daniel Rubino and a few others have done better than that, but I wanted to try to show that making something for segments, or 'niches' of users, doesn't mean that there are not lots of people who could benefit from such a device.

There are lots of Pro X reviews out there, but most are written just by people who appear to believe that every laptop needs to be designed for the entire universe of laptop users.

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