The WiFi-only model is available to pre-order today, with in-store availability to follow on October 5th. That means app compatibility should be greatly improved, hopefully addressing one of the biggest problems the 2-in-1 has had since it came out. More important here is that the computer now comes with Windows 11 out of the box and includes support for 64-bit software emulation. However, the company is introducing a new WiFi-only model that starts at $899. As before you can configure the computer with either the company’s original SQ1 chip or its more recent SQ2 chip.

With today's Surface event, Microsoft didn't update the Pro X’s hardware. Unfortunately, buggy limited app compatibility due to the computer’s ARM-based architecture and Windows on ARM software meant the Pro X never quite delivered on its promise.

On other devices, including the Surface Pro X, the pen supports the same 4,096 pressure levels as the previous model and maintains compatibility with Surface devices going back to the Surface Pro 3.When Microsoft introduced the Surface Pro X in 2019, it promised the start of something new for the company’s 2-in-1 line. Microsoft has also updated the Surface Slim Pen-the $130 Slim Pen 2 moves the pen's button from the narrow side to the flat side and adds a haptic vibration motor to recreate the 'feeling you get with pen on paper.' That functionality, however, apparently requires the Microsoft G6 chip in the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop Studio. The Surface Pro 8 has adopted most of the Surface Pro X's design improvements, but the Surface Pro X does remain slightly thinner, is totally fanless, and is about a quarter-pound lighter (1.7 lbs compared to 1.96 lbs before you add a keyboard or other accessories). Microsoft is, however, releasing a Wi-Fi-only model that brings the tablet's entry price down to $899 (compared to $999 for the LTE base model, which also includes a Microsoft SQ1 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage). Microsoft has significantly revamped and upgraded the x86-based Surface Pro and Surface Go tablets today, but the ARM-based Surface Pro X isn't getting any hardware upgrades of note.

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