Customer Ratings & Reviews

I’ve been able to spend a few days with the Surface Pro 12, a portable PC tablet with a 12” touchscreen LCD screen, a Snapdragon X Plus 8 core processor, and 16 GB of Ram. Storage is at 256 GB of RAM, and it comes with 2 USB-C ports. This bundle includes a keyboard that snaps into place, and has a nice Alcantara finish on the backside, and the tablet itself feels nice and premium. I’m going to get some of my dislikes out right off the bat. First, no power supply in the box. Just a USB C cable. Microsoft says that any 27W or higher USB-C supply should work. Unfortunately, I don’t have anything higher than a 20 Watt power supply sitting around, so charging is extremely slow and the cable and the power supply I have get very warm. That means that I will have to buy an additional power supply capable of charging the Surface Pro 12. In the past, the Surfaces that I purchased came with a power port unique to the Surfaces, so one of the USB ports didn’t have to be utilized for a power input. Not happening on this Surface Pro. Speaking of USB ports, all this tablet comes with are two USB-C/3.2 plugs. If you are hoping for wired connectivity, this will be a limited factor. My last gripe has to do with the kickstand that the Surfaces come with. It is virtually impossible to place the Surfaces Pro 12 on your lap and type on it. It doesn’t sit on the legs well, due to the design of the kickstand. I keep hoping that Microsoft will figure out something different here, but it’s still the same design as the Surface Pro that I have from several years ago. Okay, now that my griping is done, onto the good. In use, the Surface Pro 12 was snappy, never got hot, never got bogged down through use, never stuttered, locked up, or hesitated; it simply worked and did so very well. And the battery life was absolutely outstanding. I went a full day of use, never turning the screen off, using the Microsoft suite of programs, watching Netflix, browsing the web, and responding to emails and still had half a battery left at night. Two thumbs up for that! Another plus is the keyboard. Very responsive, has a great feel, and easy to type on. In conclusion, pretty happy with this unit. Connectivity is a little sparse for me, I could have really used an added standard USB port (yeah, I still have a lot of peripherals that have the ‘old’ USB connections), and I was a little disappointed in the screen brightness and the lack of a power supply. But otherwise, I think this is a great little tablet that fits well into its price point.

Whenever I acquire new electronics I like to ask myself what it is that I need it for. In the case of the Microsoft - Surface Pro - Copilot+ PC - 12” I was looking for a small media consumption device with great battery life. It was not my intent to replace my performance laptop. One of my most favorite laptops over the years was a Microsoft Surface. This Surface Pro still has that same DNA. The 12” form factor is one of smaller screens and the included keyboard compliments it very well. In the hand the Surface Pro feels premium with its aluminum body and rounded corners. The screen is crisp and colorfull although I do wish it would get a bit brighter. The keyboard has a fabric feeling material on the outside and a smooth soft feeling material on the working side. The touchpad feels very good but maybe a bit on the big side for such a small device as my hand has hits it accidently. The keyboard is responsive and I have no problems with placement or typing feel. I do miss not having a backlight as it would have a nice addition. The Surface Pro is lite and I do like the build quality. There are only two USB-C 3.2 ports but they both support charging and DisplayPort 1.4. There was no included charging adapter although a USB charging cable was included. The Surface Pro has 16 gigabytes of LPDDR5X ram and a 256GB UFS storage drive. That's not a lot of storage but fine for my use case. The Snapdragon X Plus 8 Core processor feels very fast. As this is my first notebook with a Snapdragon CPU I did have some concerns. But in my daily use it has been a non issue. The applications I wanted to install were all available and ran without issue except my bluetooth headphones. They connect and disconnect during video playback and I have yet to understand why. But other than that one issue If I didn’t know it was a Snapdragon CPU and not an Intel or AMD CPU I could not tell you which it had. The full support for Copilot+ PC is still new for me. I plan to take advantage of the new tech so I did want to have it included. I have started some new craft hobbies and I expect to use Copilot+ to help me use new tools and methods and speed up my learning. Finally the primary thing I wanted besides the smaller form factor was great battery life. My performance laptop has a dedicated GPU. It's loud, gets hot and you really need to keep your power brick nearby. None of that is true with this Surface Pro. It is quiet, doesn’t get hot and in my testing I have gotten 10 hours of battery use in a few sessions and still had battery left. This was exactly what I was hoping for and the Surface Pro delivers on my needs perfectly.

The Surface Pro 12” is a huge improvement from previous generations, but using windows without a keyboard can be frustrating. The design and the quality of the Surface Pro is really good, I especially love the built-in kickstand, it’s both solid and convenient. The keyboard that comes bundled with the tablet feels great to type on. The soft TPU feel makes it very comfortable to rest your palms, and the keys feel good to press. The keys are backlit, and the touch pad is just the right size to where you don’t accidentally bump it while typing, yet it’s big and wide enough to be very functional. The back of the keyboard has a nice suede texture and looks premium. The Surface pro 12 has a 12” touchscreen LCD display, it has a 90hz refresh rate. While the display looks nice, I really wish Microsoft would have made a 120hz display for this device. For the most part, it looks good, it’s when you start scrolling through pages that it starts to show the lag of a lower refresh rate. The screen gets bright enough to see outside during the daylight, but some software features like the adaptive color feature, make the colors look washed out or dull. Luckily, this is an option that can be easily turned off under the settings. The Surface Pro 12 is powered with a Snapdragon X Plus processor and has 16gb of ram, which makes the laptop/tablet an impressive device. It can handle Microsoft’s AI copilot features incredibly fast. I asked Copilot to write me a cover letter just giving it very minimal details, and within a matter of seconds, it wrote me a very professional cover letter. This was both impressive and scary. The Surface also handles multi tasks efficiently, such as writing this review in Microsoft Word while simultaneously playing a movie on Netflix in split screen. Everything worked perfectly and didn’t stutter, and the speakers sound amazing on this tablet. The Surface Pro 12” is a great device, but to be efficient, it still needs to be used with the keyboard. Using it in tablet mode works, but Windows 11 is not an ideal OS for using just a touchscreen. I really don’t like that Microsoft didn’t include the charging brick, and I wish the screen would have been 120hz but overall, I am impressed with this device. This is a perfect device to use for everyday tasks like browsing, streaming, and even productivity. If that’s what you’re looking for, then I would definitely recommend this.

I was excited to receive this Microsoft Surface Pro 12" Copilot Snapdragon Tablet to evaluate and review. It comes nicely packaged and the build quality is excellent. With a stron metal jacket encasing the tablet, it is built to last and provide a great amount of use. The Microsoft Surface Pro is equipped with a 12" color touchscreen, Copilot AI, front and rear-facing cameras, and voice capabilities. An optional detachable padded Keyboard and a Surface Slim Pen are available. The back of the tablet has a grooved area to attach the Surface pen and the lower half of the back folds out to act as a kick-stand for the tablet. Setting up the Surface Pro 12" tablet takes a little time and is easy to get to the settings and applications you want so as to make it yours. The tablet is lightweight, has a long lasting battery, and is quite comfortable to travel with or use at home or office. There are two USB-C ports for charging or attaching other devices. I really like this new Microsoft Surface Pro 12" Copilot + PC and plan on using it as my go to travel laptop/tablet.

Unboxing the surface pro was a simple process, no issues. I had a bit of hesitation, wondering if this would be a different experience from android. It was a needless worry, so far the only differences are the play store and ctr-alt-del to fully shut it down. Going thru the setup up process of language and other permissions was quick and easy, as whatever I didn't want to do at the time I was able to skip. The controls, on/off and volume are located on the top left corner of the computer and are responsive to any easy touch. The keyboard is very quiet when I'm typing and unexpectedly, it's actually backlit. It connects to the Surface Pro via magnets. And because it's sealed, there'll be no cookie crumbs falling through the cracks. There are two cameras, a front and rear facing, that are both very good. For the front facing, a little light shines that let's you know it's on. On the back side of the unit is a spot to hold your slim pen. Please note here, it is not included. I found this to be very disappointing! Finally and most exciting for me is the AI Copilot. It amazes me how far the computer has come. Interacting with it is like talking to a friend. You are able to choose the voice of male/female and an accent or not. No question is to dumb or far fetched. I have two laptops and an all in one desktop, they are now all being benched for this 2 in 1 computer.

Love ! Quest and Microsoft surface the amazing Christmas

Really like the size Still learning how to use, but so far it’s great

Compaired to surface go it has more speed space and easier used ports Yet it is larger and weighs more are drawbacks for portablity