The design, like that of the Pro 7 itself, is practically unchanged compared to previous generations – aside from new colour options – but it still provides a great typing experience with physical keys, and the trackpad comes in handy too. It snaps into place on the bottom of the Pro 7 via built-in magnets and, thanks to a microfiber finish, acts as a screen protector when not in use. The Surface Pro experience is incomplete without the Type Cover keyboard case, which makes the fact that it’s an accessory that you buy separately an odd prospect. Disappointingly it doesn’t offer the transfer speeds of Thunderbolt 3, but it’s still a handy addition for those with a suite of USB-C accessories. And while it's too early to see the Pluton security processor showing up in Surface, Microsoft did tell us that's definitely on the roadmap for the future.But while the Pro 7 seems like a trip down memory lane, there is one new feature: the inclusion of a USB-C port alongside the standard USB-A port, MicroSDXC reader and 3.5mm headphone jack.
These two features, which are the basis of so many advanced Windows security features, can push the x86 ecosystem along so that, over time, all PCs can eventually ship secure by default. As long as Hyper-V delivers as good or better performance as that hypervisor, there's no performance impact from turning on the security features for Windows on Arm devices like the Surface Pro X.įor the Pro 7+ Microsoft told us that although it's not a Secured-core device, the company feels it has equivalent levels of security thanks to the custom UEFI firmware used in Surface devices. That's far less of a problem in the Arm ecosystem where there are fewer legacy drivers to worry about and where every device is already running a hypervisor (usually the one Qualcomm provides). And it's always possible that turning on all the Windows security features will mean some badly written driver that you actually need won't work. But you can't, for example, install a new DMA device attached over Thunderbolt on a Secured-core PC until you unlock it with a PIN or biometrics.
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