Brad's channel is the kind of review channel where you watch every review because it's entertaining

@chroniccritic5874

4 жыл бұрын

The Question Asker yes

@craneology

4 жыл бұрын

The pace is perfect, and comedic timing is on point.

@akinoz

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@w4mkh

4 жыл бұрын

I have no interest in a Surface or in Adobe products but I watch anyway for the same reason you do.

@reanetsemoleleki8219

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much.

I was not prepared for the Brad choir! 😂 You never fail to make me laugh. Amazing review, as always Brad!

THIS is how you do reviews. And this coming from someone who has done numerous reviews on his own channel. Brad is a MAJOR inspiration.

@thebradcolbow

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir :)

Damn I'm not even halfway to the video and I'm chuckling like crazy already. Love the animations!

"It's just not there yet" has probably been the story of all Surface Pros. That pen test was disappointing, was really hoping it would be better than previous Surfaces. Guess I'll stick to my Ipad pro for my drawing purposes.

@p3wx4

4 жыл бұрын

The Surface Pro 7 is best 2 in 1 for everyone except hardcore artists.

@jaykay98

4 жыл бұрын

@@p3wx4 true. It is unfortunate that a $1000 device is just good for regular everyday tasks.

@McobraR

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaykay98 Or we can reword that. Unfortunate the iPad pro is just good for hardcore artists and not as good productivity wise as the surface pro or any laptop similar priced.

@mellowmelly9258

4 жыл бұрын

@@McobraR the thing is you can easily use it for other things that arent art plus, even if the only good thing it did was art, it does it EXTREMELY well

@successshampoo

4 жыл бұрын

Its the best windows device that can draw. iPads are great for drawing but the rest is kind of meh.

Hey Brad, I'm loving the new music, b-roll and the video editing techniques. Keep up the great work.

I have been watching you for years because of the good content and all these efforts behind the camera. Thank you, Brad, Brad, and Brad!

It's 2019 and Microsoft pen technology is still hindered by jitters. They like to talk the talk, but it's always been painfully clear that artists are not an important market for Microsoft. Microsoft is letting Apple eat their lunch when it comes to the pen.

@berekexer56

4 жыл бұрын

Even if it weren't the user experience is very hit or miss on applications

@kylewolfe_

4 жыл бұрын

I can't tell who they're trying to market to. It's obviously not the professional designers and illustrators. Not even photographers and retouchers because otherwise, they would've worked more closely with Adobe to get Lightroom on the platform at launch. It just seems like the creative market as a whole is kind of an afterthought for them.

@gsthomas7653

4 жыл бұрын

Agree you literally can’t beat the pen latency with the iPad Pro.

@buccob

4 жыл бұрын

@@kylewolfe_ well as a mechanical engineer and industrial designer, I do love my Surface Book and Surface devices overall... The pen is good enough for me to make sketches of ideas, take annotations, etc... but my real work is done with a mouse and keyboard, 3D software and such... so, at least for me, it feels pretty tailored. But I do agree that they should improve their tech to entice illustrators and artists.

@maxwellsdemon6599

4 жыл бұрын

Well, for a student, who is just taking notes, I have to say, i really like the surface pencil. I do prefer the Apple pencil, but honestly both have their advantages. The surface pen has two buttons and an eraser, wich is super handy. I really miss them on my apple pencil and it does hinder my workflow. But from a technical point of view the apple pencil is just the better pencil, hands down. I just feel like the function has followed the form again and that really sucks (especially the first gen of the apple pencil).

I absolutely love your reviews based on the perspective of artists! Just GOLD :)

This is a great review! Its interesting to see the changes to this surface. Side note, the art you did in this video is absolutely gorgeous!

Dude this is what I think your best video yet! Congratulations! Keep up the good work!!!

you and aaron's channel are my go to videos when it comes to reviews, i love your contents, man

Just half way through your review and I'm already a fan! Great work there. Keep up 🙌

Watching this on my iPad Pro 12.9. Didn’t see anything that would make me want the Surface Pro X instead. Loved the Storyboard part of the video!

@MaskedMammal

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt, if you have $1000 to burn and you want a rectangle that you can draw on, iPad Pro is the better of the two. Surface products are hampered by bad pen technology and worse drivers, IMO. Windows has better software but that gap is closing. It seems like, if the iPad Pro supported something like the Wacom Expresskey remote, it could be in the running for the best mobile art device even in the face of the Mobilestudio Pro.

@lolunderstated533

4 жыл бұрын

Real mouse support and floating window multitasking is huge for me. I thought this would be the device to make me give up my iPad Pro 2018, but this ain’t it I guess.

@sweetasbloodredjam

4 жыл бұрын

Same! XD Honestly I didn’t think the technology was there yet when I bought it and thought it would be strictly a companion, on the go device, but the iPad has become my daily driver.

@tayw9602

4 жыл бұрын

I will say, as a 1st time watcher of the show, this really does put in perspective an idea of what I already know the appearance of an arm chip means on inviting software devs to make apps to fit the Pro X (or not?). Mad thumbs on this video & its community! 😆👍

@Uncarlosperez

4 жыл бұрын

Jjaja same

Your reviews are awesome. Usually I hate tech review channels, but I love yours.

Was waiting eagerly for your review, thanks a lot!!

The version of Sketchbook you tried is the one from the Microsoft Store, correct? 'cause if I was already on the fence about this, Sketchbook not working is enough to completely cancel the deal (and the lack of microSD was already not helping it).

This was extremely helpful. I'm a hardcore microsoft supporter, but I wasn't sure what tablet I wanted for drawing. The demonstration and review on the surface, and the programs that I know of on here, helped clarify that decision a ton

Solid artist review Brad. Was looking forward to it since when you first announced you were going to be reviewing it. However, one important point I think you forgot to mention was the battery life on the device.

Your reviews are the most enjoyable to watch out there!!!

Good vid man, UI and UX goes unnoticed by OEMs who are pushing so hard for top of line specs, happy to see more concerns on the user view on personal devices.

Those music inclusions are surprisingly sick! Way to go, Brad!

It’s crazy that the apple pencil is now almost 5 years old and there is still nothing like it on these tablets...

@visionpersistance

4 жыл бұрын

Apple’s technology in terms of the Apple Pencil stylus (which, like the Macs, iPads, iPhones, Watch and AirPods) is actually a novel form of computing device, simply has no rival other than Wacom tech

@aliefr2984

4 жыл бұрын

@@visionpersistance ironically microsoft abandon wacom technology

@nathanvrvrt

4 жыл бұрын

But Microsoft wasnt expecting to use thr pencil as an art tool. This pen is very usefull for the pro x, if you present stuff, if you do Microsoft things with it.

@aminbajrektarevicab

4 жыл бұрын

@@nathanvrvrt what are you talking about? The surface pro (5) was all about the new pen how it's amazing for art, in the end it was just bad. Now with the pro x they literally had a nice chunk of the presentation devoted to Adobe Fresco. They are absolutely trying to push this to the artists.

@kameya87

4 жыл бұрын

S pen is great

You need to hire that choir more often. Love your in-depth info. Its a bit daunting for an old traditional cartoonist like me to transition to digital art, but you make the road much smoother. Thanks!

Shame, I wanted this to be competitive to the Ipad... Thanks for the heads up

@nuloom

4 жыл бұрын

Same. Competition is always good for the consumer, change is only good for the consumer if everyone adapts - including developers. If it were competitive, Apple would be pressured to make better ipads, especially since they generate more and more of their revenue since 2018. I still want an ipad (for many unique features it offers) but would gladly see those get even better, and so other products others may want.

@kapablekid

4 жыл бұрын

@@nuloom My thoughts exactly

@kapablekid

4 жыл бұрын

@@aoterou I understand what you are saying, but Microsoft is still using the same tech for their pen. I was happy to hear that he mentioned that the palm rejection had improved but I think they could have pushed it further. It's one thing that the software has to catch up but it's another that the pen tech still hasn't reached at least a close to or similar quality.

I hope when you review windows tablets in the future you consider reviewing its performance operating 3D softwares like Zbrush or Blender

Pretty nice video Brad, love the windows logo with tie & the choir 😂, its just nice to watch, thanks!

Finally...the review we've all been waiting for.

I own every Apple, Wacom and Microsoft toy for artwork I’ll ever need but somehow every time I see you with a new review I hold my breath to see if I’ll be compelled to buy yet another device. you’re that good Of a reviewer. Keep up the good work!

@trevor2830

4 жыл бұрын

Ok let me ask you this question. Between the surface pro x and the iPad which one and why? Also what kind of laptop would you buy and drawing tablet if you could not afford to buy the surface or the laptop? Final question would u buy the previous surface with the Intel chip and skip this one? Thanks a million

@gialovesjesus8350

4 жыл бұрын

The Real hands-down I would pick the iPad Pro and not even the latest and the greatest. As far as the laptop I would get the MacBook Pro because I can always duoboot with windows getting two OS for the price of one. I still own a Cintiq 21 UX circa 2012 works like a charm. I would skip the surface pro altogether. The resolution is way too high making the icons too small and It’s not smooth and buttery like the iPad. The iPad pencil is even better than the Wacom stylus. Also Intel all the way.

@trevor2830

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insight but apple is super expensive on a whole even more so where I'm from is there a windows alternative you would recommend?

@gialovesjesus8350

4 жыл бұрын

The Real it depends what you need. I’m not a professional artist. Everything I do digitally is prep, design and tweaking in preparation for finished “analog” artwork. So my workflow may not apply to you. I Would research KZread videos that would match what you do. Sorry if that wasn’t the insight you were looking.

I already bought a Wacom Cintique Pro, after researching a lot and finding your channel doing so. So .... Im well equipped. Still watch your videos. Stay funny, stay honest and critical. I will be watching you....

The real question: how can we get that awesome Pro X wallpaper you made? Excellent review as usual!

@therandomdeath6388

4 жыл бұрын

🔥👍

Has it improved since then, Brad? Loved the choir in there! :D

So glad i subed . I wanna spend cash wisely so i'm glad to be able to listen to a pro

I have to admit. As a former Apple guy, converted to android, who doesn't care much for apples products these days, the iPad pro is such an awesome drawing device I'm not sure when a windows or android device is going to be competitive. I've had this Ipad pro for two weeks and love it. Took your affinity designer class on Udemy.. Almost done. ( great course fyi) and procreate is next. Love this product.. Haven't touched my two month old HP 2 in 1 since getting this. Anyone out there reading this.. If you're looking for something to draw on.. Just get the iPad.

Thanks a lot i was waiting for this.

Hey Brad! I'm glad you are getting super pro with your production values! Your videos look great!!! Now, if I could nitpick a bit, it is a bit weird to see all those brush performance tests at 24fps. In fact, it looks even a bit chunkier than that. I believe when you say apps like sketchable works like a charm but in the video it looks laggy. Maybe theres a way to improve that. Cheers!

Thank you, Brad, for this great review. I've seen that you are using a version of Sketchable that has the lasso tool. Is this new edition of the app already available?

long live that choir ! made me smile again and again..

Hey Brad, it's not emulation, but a conversion from Intel binaries to ARM. That matters because performance can increase once the computer has finished converting everything, and then saves the converted files to be used later. That conversion and saving isn't instantaneous and can continue for a while after you've closed the program, and start again when you open it. So it's important to benchmark the performance of any app after it's been used for a while.

First time I ever leave a comment on youtube, and gotta say... men you made me laugh with the singing! Keep up the good work, love your reviews

Great review as always, keep it up 👍👏👏👏

We are 20 years inside the 21 century and they still can't fix the waves of the pencil line...

@zaymm10

4 жыл бұрын

right. its soooooo annoying. It's almost like they are doing it on purpose. There a tons of machines out there that get this right.

@emronhenry

4 жыл бұрын

@@zaymm10 It's amazing that they know the problem exists and yet they won't fix it.

@nmrm7838

4 жыл бұрын

even Samsung Tablet has no such problem.

@McobraR

4 жыл бұрын

And Apple still can't make the iPad as user friendly as OSX and W10 in regards to productivity. Oh my, what first world problems we have here!

@Soldiershak

4 жыл бұрын

@@McobraR don't complain when your toilet gets clogged then

Really love your videos!💕

I really like this computer but as someone who completely switched to Affinity apps for my workflow I can't make the switch

@Argameus

4 жыл бұрын

Affinity is available on windows though...

Have you tried or heard of the Lenovo Flex 14? I'm really interested in your take on the Pen. I'm looking to pick up a tablet or laptop for client meetings. The thing that usually holds me back is performance and the AMD version of the Flex looks to change that. At

BRAAAAD I'm waiting for review of new XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro tablet ;) I'm really excited for this

Actually he may have just sold me on it since 32 bit CSP is working (but under the assumption that there will be at least one good 3d app that gets ARM64 support, in addition to CSP itself). Jitter can be resolved with brush stabilization and Lazy Nezumi.

I don't know how I landed in this channel, but I can't get enough of these reviews🤣

Great review! And very funny as always ;) So this thing is a fancy looking toy for a LOT's of money with no use at all! I bought a month ago second hand Surface Pro 4 and I'm really happy with it. The thing is that I had the absolutely same problem with the latest version of Krita and after spending almost 3 days tinkering the settings and searching the web for solution I had to just install an older version of Krita that worked perfectly. It's a problem coming from Krita, not from the Surface.

Is there any way you could temporarily get a Lenovo yoga c940 and give a review of that?

Your reviews are both super informative and massively entertaining. I'm not right now in the market for a new laptop, but since the bulk of my work is animation or heavy weight design (I use a lot of Clip Studio, TvPaint, and AFTER EFFECTS), looks like the Surface Pro X won't be in the running for me unless After Effects can run well on ARM chips in the future. Which i doubt, because After Effects is pretty darn bloaty.

@Cardinal2Richelieu

4 жыл бұрын

I love clip studio paint, and it's exactly the same on PC and on iPad :) Realy great !

To get pressure sensitive in krita goto settings and change tablet setting from wintab to windows 8. Works fine.

hi, great video, i am considering purchasing the surface pro x and i was wondering if it supports other popular stylus such as wacom bamboo or adonit ink? as the pro x isnt listed for compatability under most stylus.

Brad for krita on the surface, you need to apply the Windows ink option to krita tablet input settings

Do you think that the surface Pro x can be used as an extra screen in Windows native mirror fuction since it running an arm chip?

So what would you say would be a good upgrade from my surface pro 4? I've had the SP4 for nearly 4 years and want make a upgrade from it. I have been need a new tablet/laptop for drawing and basic computer stuff, but mostly use my surface pro for digital art.

Great story Brad. I love the choir

Small correction: the "Intel" chip is better described as an x86 chip, as ARM describes the microarchitecture of the processor, as opposed to the company that develops it. Intel and AMD both make chips that use the x86 architecture, which is what most consumer operating systems (including Windows) run on.

Love your vids!

Mustache Brad is best Brad.

@nickdutton6218

4 жыл бұрын

You want a moustache Brad, I want a moustache Brad, moustache Brad's for everyone! Moustache

@keishuun3971

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickdutton6218 ya know, moustaches are just fascinating, hair growing just at the bottom of the nose

I want too see Zbrush support on ARM. Can you test it?

@moonwind900

4 жыл бұрын

Bump this!

Hi Brad, is there any update on the Surface pro X when it comes to compatible apps?

This is the most positive review of this device, every review out there thats not done by an artist just regular jornalist gave this a terible score. I would see this device as a companion for sketching ideas like what im using the ipad pro 11 inch, i dont see myself using this as a main device for work as i would not be productive enough no matter what due to me using a cintiq 24 pro in work which lead me to purchase a cintiq pro 24, the bigger canvas just gets things done much faster.

How does this device do with corel draw which is my go to drawing app? Thank you

Thanks so much Brad for review this but i have a question i'd like to know if we can use AutoCAD on the surface pro x? coz i wanna get it my education but i dont know if AutoCAD can be run on surface pro x

Nice Brad, SUBSCRIBED

Just can't wrap my head around why would Microsoft release a new pen if it still can't draw :'( Another headphone-jackless jack of all trades and master of none... Gotta stick to laptop + xp-pen artist pro

hey brad , quick question , for the top five tablets of 2018 you put the iPad first because of its price to quality ratio, what do you think about the new iPad Air , is it a better tablet . although it cost a little more you get better features like a laminated display , a bigger screen , a faster processor. does the iPad Air beat the iPad for its quality to price ratio

what do you with the products after you're done reviewing them?

I am waiting for their debut album.

Nice review, that arm chip though :( I have given up on portable devices and gone back to desktops. I primary use After Effects and Animate. Need my render times to be as fast as possible, guess I may have to wait maybe another 5 years for a slim powerful device for animators.

I love your videos!!!Please review the surface book 3 as well

@jamesbullo

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

what a great, informative video

Homie do you know if that stand can also hold your surface pro up on portrait mode?

so clip studio paint, will i be able to use my clip studio pc license in this Microsoft pro x?

hey brad! just wondering, do you have a review on surface pro(wacom)? i think you mentioned it that you used one before buying your sp3 but i havent seen a review. The pen feels nice and smooth, closer or even better than apple pencil. low pressure activation feels perfect and no lag on strokes. I own sb2, go and sp2 but the sp2's pen feels best.

Hey Brad 😆 Can u review the Gaomon PD2200 21.5 inch screen drawing tablet?

Hi Brad. I am kinda talented in drawing and I would like to try it on a tablet (as a beginner of course). Huion Inspiroy H640P seems good for my budget. What would you recommend

The hardware is beautiful!

in regards of the pen did the pen proved with some updates? did microsoft change something?

Good job. So many people who claim to be tech reviewers have simply dumped on the SurfaceProX without discussing the development hurdles that are holding it back. That said, I still don't see ARM as any competition for Intel for serious workflow. It is being pushed because of the of the constant cries of "Make it thinner. Make it lighter. Make it last for days. Why are there bezels?" These cries mostly come from those who will never do anything but consume media on their devices but alas they make up the majority of the market.

when will you do a photoshop review for the ipad?

Just here for Brad, as always.

Is the draw quality as the same as on the IPad pro?

@trevor2830

4 жыл бұрын

Hands down the iPad but pricey

@ronald7482

4 жыл бұрын

@@trevor2830 surface pro X is pricey too Thank you for your message

YO! The pen on krita is because you need to tick the "let me use my pen as a mouse in some desktop apps" in the windows pen settings! Got that with me thinkpad's pen.

What's weird is that there are arm version of a lot of those apps including sketchbook pro, even on they're on Android they still run on arm

Skechable is native ARM64 that's why it is so smooth.

damn, how do you get that short domain name for your website

I read using Edge Chromium for ARM or Firefox for ARM makes all the difference, so it should for Adobe CC apps.

I have the surface pro 3. And it is still great.

Any updates on this is the software uptodate now and is photoshop less choppy?

How many hours battery are you averaging? Thanks.

From my understanding the snapdragon chip is about the same speed as an i5 but it is not optimized on windows

how about a series of" if you got this device (samsung tab a, ipad 4 , surface pro 6etc) i recommend these apps for this use ( drawing, painting, scatching, comics etc)."

Brad have you gone back and tried any of the x86 apps again after having them installed for a while? Read somewhere (sorry, can't remember where) that x86 apps might get better performance after an initial run just because some stuff needs to set up in the background once. Not sure why, but has to do with the fact that technically it's translating directly from x86 to ARM system calls in real time, not quite emulating (even though Microsoft's marketing department keeps calling it emulation). Not sure how much of a performance change this would result in though.

Why go with ARM if you're going to overclock it to the point where battery life is just barely better than Intel, with worse performance and compatibility? A pretty shell is worthless without the computing power and great user experience to go along with it.

No Leonardo? Has this been addressed yet? I was wanting to get one and then had no clue about this ARM stuff o,,o glad I watched this video!

Hey, where to download that sick wallpaper @ 2:11?

Everything about this Surface Pro X look good! I would get it ASAP, except... for the lack of 64-bit apps compatibility. Ugh. I guess I'll need to wait for the next Pro X to accept these x64 apps. Anyways, your video was the best in here explaining the Pro's and Con's. Thanks, Brad!

Any update on that recompiled photoshop and does photoshop run well on the Surface Pro X now?