Great screen size. Touch screen. Fast and super light.

The Surface Pro X is an astoundingly impressive looking and feeling Windows tablet – possibly the best yet in that department. Still, while we understand Microsoft's faith in its new ARM processor, we've yet to see an ARM-based Windows device perform to expectations for the price it will cost you.

Refinement of Surface Pro design; Fantastically bright and vibrant display; Brilliant Surface Pen implementation

ARM CPU is worrisome; No more microSD slot

The Surface Pro X is Microsoft's latest attempt at creating a 2-in-1 using the ARM architecture. ARM is traditionally used in mobile devices but more and more laptops using the technology have begun to emerge.

We spent some hands-on time with Microsoft's new Surface Pro tablet/laptop hybrids to discover its potential for designers and artists.

, Microsoft has updated its Surface Pro devices in a rather incremental fashion, adding a few small tweaks and updated processors. That was until it outed readers, is that the Surface Pro X is running a custom ARM-based chip rather than an Intel processor, which is quite a shake-up, though one that...

“Microsoft's new Surface Pro X is the 2-in-1 I've dreamed of.”

Beautiful thin-bezel display; Absurdly thin and light; New stylus is easy to charge; LTE comes standard

Pen and Type Cover not included; Microsoft's SQ1 chip must prove itself

Outstanding design; slim Surface Pen and its hidden storage; dual USB-C ports; great display with slim bezels; speedy Windows Hello IR login

Lots of software incompatibility; no headphone jack; just OK performance; Surface Connect port needs to go

The Microsoft Surface Pro X is the first stab at the new Windows 10 on ARM platform. While Microsoft has done Windows ARM devices befor...

Outstanding hardware design; Unlocked 4G LTE SIM + eSIM; Upgradable SSD; Ten-hour battery life (ARM64); Slim Pen and keyboard are super clever; Excellent audio; display; and typing

ARM64 is confusing; Bad for gaming; No Dolby Vision or anti-glare display; Seven-hour battery life (x86)

Too many limitations. The Surface Pro X comes with an ARM-based processor and an integrated LTE modem, which is why it is an interesting device for those who appreciate portability. However, in everyday use, the combination of an ARM SoC and Windows 10 results in a lot of limitations, and the battery life is also quite poor.

The Surface Pro X could have been an exciting device, but it is not, because of severe limitations, ...

made of premium materials; good 3:2 screen; silent operation; NVMe SSD can be replaced; LTE; good front-facing camera;

severe limitations due to the ARM сhip; poor battery life; PWM flickering at low brightness levels; expensive; only 12 months of warranty;

The Surface Pro X is a Windows 2-in-1 that's difficult to get your head around. So long as you're comfortable with its limitations, the only real sticking point is the price as you're going to need the keyboard and Surface Slim Pen as well as the tablet itself. But for many people, there's better value and fewer compatibility issues to be found elsewhere.