The Surface Pro 4 is the best 2-in-1 PC we've ever tested.

New Type Cover is wonderful; Pen is standard and works well; Pixel-dense display; Strong performance in all areas

Still heavy compared to dedicated tablets; Battery can drain quickly in real-world use

The combination of an Intel Skylake chip, a new Type Cover keyboard and faster SSD speed help push the Surface Pro 4 into a higher echelon of...

New Intel Skylake processor dramatically increases performance; Redesigned Type Cover more closely approximates laptop keyboard; New Surface Dock is...

Battery life is slightly lower than Surface Pro 3; New Surface Pen tends to slide off tablet; The "curse of the missing cursor" still rears its head...

The Surface Pro 4 is Microsoft's latest high-end tablet/laptop hybrid. Its incredible desirable design and powerful hardware still, more than a year on, make it one of the most desirable devices on the market today.

Great screen for consumers; Robust performance; Solid battery life; Untouched version of Windows 10

Type Cover costs ￡110 extra; Missing key features for designers

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Not quite notebooks and not quite tablets, Microsoft's family of Surface devices has typically featured well engineered hardware that made compromises in the pursuit of versatility.

Brilliant screen; Much improved TypeCover; Surface Pen is still a joy

Lacklustre battery; Trackpad still a little small; A little awkward to use on your lap

The screen is beautiful; and its really easy to install and create animations and drawings; and its just super portable

Nothing really; but it would be nice if its integrated graphics had more power

It's taken four tries, but the Surface Pro 4 is now undeniably the 2-in-1 to beat.

A year has passed between Microsoft's tablet-turned-laptop , and for the fourth generation, it thinks it has nailed the bugs. Is this the best tablet out there

Fantastically sharp screen; Removal of Microsoft Windows logo feels like it makes the screen bigger; Excellent sound; Performance is top notch; Password-less login works by identifying your face; and is a treat; Magnetic pen attachment now sits on the left side of the tablet no longer requiring you...

Paint job on the back is very easily scratched; No Type C USB port; Magnet is stronger on the pen; but it still falls off all too easily; Still the occasional black screen of death where the machine won't return from sleep requiring you to go online

The Surface Pro 4 is definitely the best Microsoft has offered so far, the bigger screen is a welcomed addition, the design was improved (although not in a radical way), we really liked the Surface Pen and the way it interacts with the screen and most important, the highly capable internal hardware,...

Premium Design; Great Display; Touchscreen Works Great; The Surface Pen; Great Performance and Configurability

Low Battery Life; The Type Cover Is Not Included; Windows 10 Is Still A Bit Unstable

The Surface Pro 4 builds on the best parts of the Surface Pro 3, and it finally delivers a solid typing experience with the revamped Type Cover (which is unfortunately sold separately).

Works well as both a tablet and a laptop; New Type Cover and Surface Pen are massive improvements; Still pretty thin and light for the equivalent of an ultraportable

Mediocre battery life; Type Cover is an additional $130