Surface Pro 8 review roundup: Building on a decade of 2-in-1s

Microsoft's Surface Pro viii launched today. Equally is the case with many major product launches, reviews for the device came out the same 24-hour interval the Surface Pro viii became bachelor for buy. It'due south been almost 10 years since Microsoft's Surface Pro came out, so the visitor has had time to refine its design. That's reflected in its reviews, which are largely positive.

Our executive editor Daniel Rubino gave the device a four.5 out of v in our Surface Pro 8 review:

Lesser line: Surface Pro eight finally hits its total potential with the all-new redesign for 2022. With Thunderbolt four, optional LTE, 120Hz display, new haptic Slim Pen, 11th Gen Intel, and a new graphite colorway this is a worthwhile upgrade.

The Verge's review discussed how the Surface Pro eight marries the design of the Surface Pro X with the power of the Surface Pro lineup. As a event, people don't demand to compromise looks for power or vice versa:

In the past few years, I can't tell you how many people I've talked to who weren't sure whether to buy the Pro 7 or the Pro Ten. They needed the Pro 7'southward processor for their workload, but they much preferred the way the Pro X looked.

And it was hard for me to recommend either device to those people, or to the general public. They both came with serious compromises. But the Pro 8 doesn't. It combines a modern design with modern specs. It'south the computer those people have been waiting for. It's the commencement Surface Pro I can actually see myself buying equally a primary driver.

XDA's review of the Surface Pro 8 also likened the design of the device to the Surface Pro X:

The Surface Pro 8 is a fresh accept on an aging product lineup. It strips away legacy ports, big bezels, and old silicon for powerful features like Thunderbolt iv and a beautiful, 120Hz display. It keeps the stellar webcam, a must when working from home, and adds the best of the Surface Pro Ten to the Intel model.

In its review of the Surface Pro 8, Tom'south Guide highlighted how good Windows 11 feels on Microsoft's latest flagship 2-in-1:

Every bit the latest in Microsoft's 2-in-ane lineup, the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 feels like a next-gen device. Its infrequent display quality makes watching videos a please. The powerful CPU ensures you won't experience significant slowdown when browsing the spider web, video chatting, or performing other everyday tasks. Windows 11 too feels like information technology was tailor-made for the device.

PCMag called the device the "most meaningful update to the product in years" in its review:

While the Surface Pro 8 doesn't revolutionize the Pro line to its cadre, it does deliver the virtually meaningful update to the product in years. The new design is more than aesthetically pleasing, along with the more concrete, practical advantage of a larger display. All-effectually performance is solid, at least in our Core i7 configuration, especially when you consider thermal challenges in a build this size.

Experts appear to be impressed by the Surface Pro 8. Many brought up its high price, but the device even so earned high marks from those in the industry.

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Microsoft'south Surface Pro 8 has thinner bezels and a larger brandish than its predecessor. Information technology's the upshot of almost x years of Microsoft creating Surface Pro devices.

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