![]() ![]() The premium, fingerprint keyboard cover is $30 more.Īpple's entry-level iPads are much cheaper, but Microsoft is going after customers of the MacBook Air (which starts at $899) and the iPad Pro (which starts at $799, plus $169 for a physical keyboard and $99 for the Apple Pencil). The high-end model with 512 gigabytes costs $2,329 with the cover. ![]() Configurations with double that storage start at $1,299, or $1,429 with the keyboard. The base model comes with just 128 gigabytes of storage, which is barely enough for moderate and heavy users. It starts at $899 and comes with the stylus, though it's unrealistic to have without the $130 keyboard cover. The Pro 4 starts shipping next Monday in the U.S. A premium keyboard cover offers a fingerprint reader. The feature wasn't available for testing yet, however. Meanwhile, you can enable facial recognition on the Pro 4 to bypass a sign-in password. But it won't let you shade from an angle like a pencil, which the Apple Pencil stylus for the upcoming iPad Pro will let you do. The Surface is pressure-sensitive and responds differently whether you press hard or lightly. Artists might appreciate having it for drawing and sketching. ![]() The stylus might be useful for note-taking, though I prefer just typing notes and reminders. The Pro 4 felt comfortable whether I was in a hotel bed, a friend's living room or the tasting room of a winery. I made it my primary computer for two weeks, including travels through upstate New York and Ontario, Canada. Microsoft keeps the cover's weight and thickness about the same as before by turning to different materials.Īll this translates to a keyboard that's enjoyable rather than tolerable. More room on the cover is devoted to the keys and the touchpad rather than dead space. Each key is slightly taller, too, giving it a more natural feel. Microsoft says the Pro 4 keyboard cover is 20 percent stiffer, so it no longer feels like cardboard. Consequently, it has felt like typing on cardboard over my lap. The keyboard attaches magnetically and has to be thin enough to fold over like a book cover. TORONTO (AP) - With the new Surface Pro 4, typing on a Microsoft tablet finally feels like typing on a regular laptop.Īlthough Microsoft has tried hard to sell the Surface as a laptop replacement, its keyboard has felt flimsy - something to tolerate when a real laptop isn't available. ![]()
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