8 PCWorld NOVEMBER 2019NEWS HANDS-ON: MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO X
pcworld.com/sfpx]) and will ship on
November 5. That base price is a few hundred
more than the cheapest $799 configuration of
the Intel-based Surface Pro 7. As shown below,
users will get to select from
various memory and storage
options, as well as consumer
and business versions. A new
Surface Slim Pen and Surface
Pro X Signature Keyboard are
also specific to the platform.
Both the Slim Pen and
keyboard appear to be sold
separately, though we don’t
have prices for either.A BOLD NEW
LOOK FOR
SURFACE
It’s sort of hard to believe that
the first thing worth
highlighting is the Surface
Slim Pen, but it absolutely is.
With the Type Cover inclined,
there’s absolutely no
indication that anything’s
changed. Detach the Cover,
though, and a small cubby is
revealed: a new, flattish
Surface Slim Pen! That
recharges when tucked away!
That launches the Whiteboard
app! And that won’t get lost!
Yes, exclamation pointsare absolutely demanded here. As an
occasional inker who has at one time or
another touched almost every Surface tablet
in existence, a literal handful of Surface Pens...but when unfolded, Microsoft’s Surface Pro X reveals the
rechargable Surface Slim Pen in its dedicated charging dock.Folded up, Microsoft’s Surface Pro X looks normal...IMAGES: MARK HACHMAN