If you want to do a deep dive into the how and why check out my review of the X, but for now what you need to know is that only some apps run on the X but they all work on the Surface Pro 7. The apps need to be recompiled to work with the arm chip. What this means for you and me is that the Surface Pro X can’t run every Windows app out there. Microsoft is trying something new with the Surface Pro X and not using Intel’s x86 architecture and instead using an Arm chip. That statement is true if we’re talking about the Surface Pro 7 but only partly true for the new Surface Pro X. Here is where the rubber meets the road: Because the Surface Pro is a full Windows tablet it can run anything that Windows can run… Asterix… Hey! Why you putting an Asterix on that Brad? Which one is the best fit for you comes down to what you want to do with it. And Windows 10 is a desktop interface that’s been getting more touch friendly. iPad OS is a mobile interface that has gotten more desktop like over time.

They run very different apps and work in very different ways. Those differences come from their operating systems. On paper these competitors look pretty similar but are very different. The iPad runs iPad OS, has optional apple pencil and keyboard cover and has a large bump on his head, not from a fight but because his dad thought it would be cool to put a camera there. And has been able to grow a mustache since age 16. Has an optional pen and or keyboard cover.

Clip studio paint surface pro