80
Mark Coppock
Digital Trends
“The Surface Pro 9 ditches its headphone jack, but keeps the fundamentals solid.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- New colors Sapphire Forest Green
- Top‑notch materials thin bezels sturdy kickstand
- Keyboard Type Cover Alcantara fabric built‑in storage
- Intel Core i7‑1255U solid single‑core performance
- Eight efficiency cores improve multi‑core tasks
- Robust chassis
Points of Contention
- Drops 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Higher price for upgrades
- Limited native app support
- Emulation can be sluggish
- Unwieldy 3:2 reader
Professional Reviews
3 reviews from 3 critics70
Richard Lawler
The Verge
“Monica Chin reviewed both iterations of the Microsoft Surface Pro 9 and has a few reasons why the Intel version is still the better choice.”
70
Michael Epstein
IGN
“It’s a little different, and that’s nice – except when it isn’t.”
