6 TECH ADVISOR • MARCH 2020REVIEW
a new generation of tablet users. Interest in tablets
has apparently diminished somewhat, given the lack
ofthird-partyWindowstabletswe’veseenrecently.
ButMicrosoft’sSurfacetabletsareknownfortheir
sleek,stylishphysicaldesigns,andtheSurfacePro
Xlives up to its legacy.
Don’t forget, however, that you’ll be tacking on
an outrageous £259 for just the keyboard (and pen),
a virtualnecessity.That’sthepriceofa Chromebook
oracheap desktop.
The Slim Pen is a delight, though. In a few years,
this design detail (first spied in Dell’s Inspiron 13 and 15
7000 Black Edition laptops) may be duplicated enough
to become ubiquitous, much like tablet kickstandsIf you remove the Slim Pen, a
pop-up offers to launch the
Microsoft Whiteboard app