Microsoft Surface Pro 8 – Top 5 Pros and Cons
Every year we get closer and closer to living in a world where desktop or laptop computers become more and more replaceable. Advancements in microprocessors and technologies have allowed us to have very powerful components fit into tablets and smartphones, thus them being able to handle heavier workloads.
While we’re not there just yet, we can have a glimpse of that with the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, which comes with enough performance to emulate some parts of that experience, with its Tiger Lake U-series processors providing enough power for quick video edits and rendering work.
Today we are presenting you with LaptopMedia’s top 5 picks about the Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8: Full Specs / In-depth Review
3 reasons to BUY the Microsoft Surface Pro 8
1. Design and build quality
Right from the start, we see improvement in the visual department, which also affects usability. The new notebook has significantly thinner bezels, resulting in a larger working area with a smaller footprint. The sides are rounded towards the display and there are vents around a large part of the perimeter, resulting in good airflow. The device comes with a hybrid aluminum/plastic body since antenna lines can’t travel through metal. Fortunately, the plastic is only used for a small part of the chassis. The design retains the kickstand, which also bears the Microsoft brand. In terms of portability, the device weighs only 0.89 kg and has a profile of 9.3 mm.
2. Display quality
The laptop uses a 12.9-inch IPS Pixelsense display with a resolution of 2880 x 1920. It comes with excellent viewing angles, a max brightness of 464 nits in the middle of the screen and 477 nits as an average for the whole area, with a maximum deviation of 11%. The contrast ratio is also quite high at 1370:1. The panel covers 92% of the sRGB color gamut and reaches very good accuracy with our Design and Gaming profile, delivering a dE value of 1.3.

Here are the results of our test with the stock settings (left) and with our profile applied (right).
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Office Work
Office Work का उपयोग ज्यादातर उन उपयोगकर्ताओं द्वारा किया जाना चाहिए जो अपना अधिकांश समय टेक्स्ट के टुकड़ों, तालिकाओं को देखने या सिर्फ सर्फिंग में बिताते हैं। इस प्रोफ़ाइल का उद्देश्य एक फ्लैट गामा वक्र (2.20), मूल रंग तापमान और अवधारणात्मक रूप से सटीक रंगों को रखकर बेहतर विशिष्टता और स्पष्टता प्रदान करना है।

Design and Gaming
यह प्रोफ़ाइल उन डिजाइनरों के लिए है जो पेशेवर रूप से रंगों के साथ काम करते हैं, और गेम और फिल्मों के लिए भी। Design and Gaming डिस्प्ले पैनल को उनकी सीमा तक ले जाता है, जिससे वे वेब और HDTV के लिए sRGB IEC61966-2-1 मानक में, व्हाइट पॉइंट D65 पर यथासंभव सटीक हो जाते हैं।

Health-Guard
Health-Guard हानिकारक पल्स-विड्थ मॉड्यूलेशन (PWM) को समाप्त करता है और नकारात्मक नीली रोशनी को कम करता है जो हमारी आँखों और शरीर को प्रभावित करती है। चूंकि यह प्रत्येक पैनल के लिए कस्टम अनुरूप है, यह रंगों को अवधारणात्मक रूप से सटीक रखने का प्रबंधन करता है। Health-Guard कागज का अनुकरण करता है जिससे आँखों पर दबाव बहुत कम हो जाता है।
33% छूट के साथ सभी 3 प्रोफाइल प्राप्त करें
3. Battery life
The device offers a 51.5Wh battery pack, which is a nice number considering the high-resolution display. With that said, our tests showed that the laptop lasts for 8 hours and 49 minutes of Web browsing, or 7 hours and 56 minutes of video playback. This is done with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with.
2 reasons NOT to buy the Microsoft Surface Pro 8
1. I/O
The I/O comes with two Thunderbolt 4 ports and a 3.5 mm audio jack. There are no expandable storage options.
2. Upgradeability
Since this is a tablet, you can’t disassemble it or upgrade the memory. On the outside, there isn’t a MicroSD card slot, which would have been the minimal effort from Microsoft. However, we have to give it to them for implementing quad-channel LPDDR4x memory.









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