I’ve tested hundreds of laptops, and the only Surface Pro I’ve ever liked is now on sale for Black Friday at an unbeatable price

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I’ve tested hundreds of laptops, and the only Surface Pro I’ve ever liked is now on sale for Black Friday at an unbeatable price
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The Surface Pro 11 is the only Surface Pro device I’ve ever liked, making it easy for me to recommend when I reviewed it last year, but now that you can get the Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (device only) for just $999.99 at Best Buy, it’s an even better purchase.

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The Microsoft Surface Pro 11 is the first device in this line that actually won me over, and that’s largely down to the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite SoC that powers it.

Given that it’s designed on ARM64 architecture, it sips power compared to most Intel and AMD chips, rivaling the kind of longevity you only really find in a MacBook with an M-series chip.

A lot of software makers are also developing their apps to be ARM-native, meaning they won’t have to go through a translation layer to work with the new Qualcomm chips, so the performance of this laptop will only improve over time for many apps you use every day.

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John (He/Him) is the Components Editor here at TechRadar and he is also a programmer, gamer, activist, and Brooklyn College alum currently living in Brooklyn, NY.

Named by the CTA as a CES 2020 Media Trailblazer for his science and technology reporting, John specializes in all areas of computer science, including industry news, hardware reviews, PC gaming, as well as general science writing and the social impact of the tech industry.

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