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Steel Contributor

Jan 16, 2020

Surface Pro X

Anyone have any information on why the new Pro X with the 64 bit Pro OS and "Microsoft SQ1" processor will not install 64-bit applications like Office 365, Chrome or Firefox? The processor is general...

cobrow

Copper Contributor

Feb 24, 2020

Forrest_H I am using my Surface Pro X as my daily machine and don't have significant problems with application compatibility issues. I do run into some issues with some of my common developer tools but my email, browser, and chat common tools are not impacted by the ARM platform. Regarding O365 apps Microsoft is using a Hybrid approach where the applications appear as x86 applications but they is some ARM optimization with an x86 wrapper. Found a reddit thread that discusses this in more detail with additional links: (https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/duexp9/x86_on_arm_chpe_information_why_no_native_arm/)

Per the browser I did move to Edge Chromium as soon as I could and don't have any performance issues browsing all day. My major motivation on the Pro X was LTE connectivity and portability which is the target market for the Always Connected PC platform.

margo17

Copper Contributor

Oct 08, 2021

Salve, sto valutando se acquistare un surface pro x o un surface pro 7; del primo mi piace la tastiera con l'alloggiamento per la penna e la possibilità di inserire una scheda sim; ho visto alcune recensioni su youtube che suggeriscono il pro 7 per via del processore intel; sul pro x ho capito che non si possono usare alcune app.
Sono una docente di scuola superiore; l'utilizzo che dovrei fare del device è: correzione verifiche inviate dagli studenti, presentazioni, videoscrittura, fogli elettronici; vorrei sapere se sul pro X possono essere utilizzate le google apps (meet, classroom, news, jumboard, ecc). Grazie