9 major flaws Microsoft Surface Pro 4

The most expensive tablet of 2015 has already been noted on the counters of digital stores and in online stores. Someone calls a masterpiece, and someone calls to look at things more adequately. We offer you an honest review of the flaws of this tablet. Read and choose intelligently.

MINUSES ABOUT WHICH WRITE IN REVIEWS AND TESTS

Short autonomous work

The “narrowest” place in the new tablet - however, like its predecessors. As reported by Hardwareluxx.ru, immediately after the release of Surface Pro4, a serious problem emerged with high power consumption in sleep mode. Device, according to the site Notebookcheck consumed 10 watts! The main competitors had this parameter almost two times lower. . Microsoft acknowledged the problem, stating that it was powering the Intel Skylake processor. The bug was finally fixed. However, even without it, with a high load, the tablet can work no more than two hours offline. With office load - a little more than three. The minimum load (all wireless connections were turned off, the display brightness was reduced, and the keyboard was disconnected) allowed it to last 8.5 hours. Modestly.

Intentionally reduced processor performance

One of the serious complaints about Microsoft Surface Pro 3 was the strong warmth of the model. Now, according to the test on the portal Hardwareluxx.ruMicrosoft chose a rather cautious strategy with processor cooling. For example, in devices with the Core i5-6300U, the performance automatically and very sharply begins to decline after reaching a temperature of 61 degrees. As a result, the CPU speed is halved - to 1.2 GHz, the GPU operates at 700 MHz. Accordingly, there are slowdowns in the "heavy" programs. And you can’t make such a trick with a processor: the case behind it heats up to 42 ° C. When the fan starts to work, the tablet is quite noisy (up to 41 dB).

Expensive accessories

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 itself is not cheap, but for normal operation, you need to add at least another $ 130 to the Type Cover keyboard cover for its normal work. Without it, as the review author points to Notebookcheck, processing text documents is almost unthinkable. The same applies to the Surface Dock. The tablet itself has only one USB socket, as well as a mini-DisplayPort video output, a 3.5-mm audio jack and a microSD slot. And that's all. If you want to use the tablet to control office equipment or to use a wired LAN, do not do it without a docking station. It has four USB 3.0, two mini-DisplayPort, audio jack and Ethernet. It is worth the pleasure of another $ 200. Total is a very serious amount.

Screen flaws

Their whole heap. First, as follows from the review on NotebookcheckThe screen glares strongly due to its high glossiness. But it's okay: the maximum brightness reaches an average of 396 cd / m² and the image is still quite good, even in bright light. Worse is another. After updating the firmware and drivers to the latest versions, many devices have screen flicker. Microsoft promised to eliminate this bug as well, but for now it is deaf. Also, the display has a very long response time, it is much higher than the performance of most "classmates". The screen is clearly not focused on games and similar applications. That is, of course, you can play, but it's better not at the maximum settings.

Cannot replace the battery yourself

Design flaws portal specialists Ifixit.com, having disassembled a new tablet, found a few. Here and non-standard fasteners that complicate the replacement of the display, and too much glue for the components - the board is literally flooded with it. The last factor makes it difficult to replace the battery even for an authorized workshop. The user cannot change the battery on his own: the case is one-piece, and you can only get to the battery by completely removing the back cover.The same can be said about the wireless module and storage device that “burn” on tablets most often.

MINUSES WHICH ARE WRITTEN IN REVIEWS

Weak stylus mount

A generic disease of the Microsoft Surface Pro series. As the owners of the tablet, the stylus (in itself high-quality and convenient) is attached to the body with a magnet, but it can not be called a reliable option.

Big tablet weight

Despite the small thickness, it is inconvenient to hold Surface Pro 4 with one hand. Especially the owners complain about the tablet complete with the Type Cover keyboard attached. It weighs in this form for more than a kilogram, and you can only use it by putting it on the table or on your knees.

Inconveniently located headphone jack

Complaints about the isolated port in the upper left corner were still among Surface Pro 3 users. Now, after the keyboard has become full, using headphones with the Type Cover installed is uncomfortable.

Not all applications scale correctly.

On Yandex.Market users in the comments note that the proportions of the sides of the screen do not allow some applications to adequately stretch the entire display. And if you connect Surface Pro 4 to an external monitor, there will be unpredictable chaos. Working with two screens turns into a lottery. The blame for this is mainly Windows 10, but that does not make it any easier.

Is it all bad?

On the contrary, Microsoft products are very good. With each new model, the corporation is moving towards its goal: to produce not just beautiful toys, but fully-functional and technically advanced devices. Here and Surface Pro 4 came to fame: an excellent screen with a diagonal of 12.3 inches, sixth generation Intel Core processors (up to Core i7), up to 16 GB of RAM. The performance of new items, according to Microsoft, is 30% higher than the previous model and 50% higher than the MacBook Air. Spoils all the price. If the shortcomings listed by us can be forgiven for a tablet costing even up to $ 1000, then a price tag of $ 1300 - 1600 should assume almost complete flawlessness. therefore Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a purely image-based product that you can buy if you have money and you are very attached to the software from Uncle Bill.