The Surface Pro 8 is capable of powering two from the Thunderbolt 4 ports. From an alternative perspective, the Surface Pro 8 has one more Thunderbolt 4 port, headphone jack, and docking port over its Apple equivalent, the iPad Pro. For a tablet, this device has plenty of ports.

It is easy to think of the Surface Pro 8’s ports as subliminal compared to other 2-in-1 laptops and computers that run Windows. The Surface Pro 8 has new ports, with two Thunderbolt 4 ports, the Surface Connect port, a headphone jack, and the Surface Type cover port at the bottom of the device. It still has an all-metal design, and the metal kickstand can rotate 180 degrees. On the top side are vents that wrap around the top of the device. The Surface Pro 8 has more rounded edges that lead to a lip where the kickstand is. The new design is much slimmer, similar to the Surface Pro X, the ARM-based Surface Pro. With that being said, the Surface Pro 8 was due for a redesign. While Microsoft should not fix what isn’t broken, PC technology moves very quickly. The Surface Book took this criticism the most of the Surface devices since it has not had a design change outside of ports since its inception in 2015. Since Microsoft has always produced premium Surface designs, there has been a slower pace of significant design changes from generation to generation. Let’s unpack my experience with the new Surface Pro 8 and Windows 11.Įvery Surface device that I have used has felt and looked premium. With that being said, the new design of the Surface Pro alongside the release of Windows 11 seeks to improve the PC tablet experience. The Surface Pro represents the tablet experience of Windows, and, arguably so, the tablet experience on Windows 10 lacked in many ways. I have been using the Surface Pro 8 and Windows 11 combo while traveling for a few weeks now.

Microsoft announced its new line of Surface Devices in November, and I was able to pick up the Surface Laptop Studio, the Surface Pro 8, and the Surface Duo to insert into my workflows.

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