MARCH 2020 PCWorld 47Weight: 1.74 pounds, 2.42 pounds with
Signature Type Cover, 3.04 pounds total with
charger
Colors: Platinum, Black
Price: $1,399 MSRP as tested, $1,199 at
Microsoft (go.pcworld.com/amp7); prices
range from $675 to $2,099
Optional accessories: Surface Pro
Signature Type Cover ($160 on Amazon [go.
pcworld.com/sgcv]), Surface Pen ($100 on
microsoft.com [go.pcworld.com/mspn]).
The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 offers the
same tablet experience as in years past: Prop
it up with its iconic kickstand, connect the
“optional” Surface Signature Keyboard (that
you’ll want unless you’re seriously tablet-
centric), and get to work. A Surface Pen, as
always, is optional. Though it’s among the
most portable of Microsoft’s Surface offerings,
the tablet isn’t quite the mobile-forward
design that you might have hoped—that’s left
to the Surface Pro X ($900 on Amazon [go.
pcworld.com/msfx]), though that tablet ships
with its own set of issues.
Our Surface Pro 7 test unit shares an Intel
Core Ice Lake processor with the Surface
Laptop 3 (for Business [go.pcworld.
com/3bus]), a substantial improvement in
processing power from the prior generation.
Traditionally, this has been what’s separated
one Surface Pro from its predecessor.
Versus a modern laptop or Android tablet,
the Surface Pro 7’s bezels are relatively
ginormous: about a half-inch along the left
and right bezel of the device, and slightly less
along the top and bottom. They’re a
necessary evil for enjoying the Surface Pro 7
as an actual tablet, and holding it by its
edges. Still, the large, chunky bezels give it a
rather dated look.
The built-in, glossy 2736x1824 display
remains unchanged from previous models,Yes, the Microsoft Surface
Pro 7 is indeed a tablet.