Ports: 2x USB-C with USB-4 and Thunderbolt 4 support, 3.5mm headphone jack, 1x Surface Connect port.Sensors: Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, ambient colour sensor (brightness and colour).Camera: Front: 5-megapixel 1080p camera with Windows Hello | Back: 10-megapixel 4K camera.Display: 13-inch PixelSense Flow display, 2880 x 1920 pixels, up to 120Hz refresh rate.That said, I can appreciate the appeal of and respect what Microsoft’s done with the Surface Pro line, especially since most other Windows PC-makers have yet to make a comparable device that’s also as good. At the risk of sounding old, I have almost never found myself in a scenario where I preferred the Surface Pro form factor to a traditional clamshell laptop. To be frank, I’m squarely in the camp of ‘not’ when it comes to the Surface Pro line. It’s the same tried-and-true form factor (like it or not) with several welcome improvements. Beyond a minor design update that ushered the 2-in-1 into a more modern look reminiscent of the ARM Surface Pro X (that also sort of unified Microsoft’s Surface accessories) and a spec bump, there’s not much to be excited about with the Pro 8.įor fans of Microsoft’s Surface line, there’s nothing to complain about here, except maybe that those coming from an older Surface Pro might need to buy new accessories for the Pro 8. However, it doesn't seem like we'll see upgradable RAM since Microsoft seems to believe that everyday users are subject to liquid nitrogen attacks.Microsoft’s Surface Pro 8 is perhaps the most boring hardware the company released this year, save maybe the Go 3. Microsoft eliminated its very own fear about Thunderbolt security, which might mean that we'll see Thunderbolt technology on new Surface devices. Yes, the threat of that is definitely more plausible for an everyday user, and yet, in Windows 10 1803, Microsoft introduced Kernel DMA Protection, which protects users from that exact vulnerability. It's one of the reasons why Thunderbolt is so fast, but some sneaky attacker can slip a device into that slot and steal your encryption keys or inject malware into your system. Thunderbolt uses Direct Memory Access, so that means it can read and write directly to the RAM without other components getting involved. Microsoft's apparent reason for excluding Thunderbolt 3 ports is directly related, unfortunately. If an attacker gets close enough to you to steal your RAM, I'm sure you have more problems to worry about than them whipping out a can of liquid nitrogen.

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