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The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 For Illustration and Design

June 8, 2021
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There when you need it, the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 is twice as fast as the Surface Pro 6, and supports fast charging so that you can spend more time doing what you’re good at.

Microsoft Surface Pro 7

With remote work and distance learning becoming an everyday norm, mobility has become important. A true hybrid device can do just that while increasing productivity. Introducing Surface Pro 7, an ultralight 2-in-1 that offers laptop-to-tablet versatility, all-day battery life and improved graphics.

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 7 is more powerful than ever with the latest quad-core, 10th Generation Intel® Core™ processor. With its brilliant high-resolution 12.3” PixelSense™ Display, Instant On and updated port selection, Surface Pro 7 stands ready to take your ideas to the next level. Make Surface Pro 7 a full laptop with our Signature Type Cover2, Surface Pen2 and Surface Arc Mouse2 – all in rich colours you can mix or match.

Covered In This Article

All The Features You Need
The Designer’s New Best Friend
Part Of The Windows Ecosystem
What’s Under The Hood?
Safety and Security You Can Feel

All The Features You Need In The Microsoft Surface Pro 7

Power and Performance

Surface Pro 7 transforms from an everyday laptop to a powerful tablet, to a portable studio. With the latest 10th-Generation Intel® Core™ processor, Surface Pro 7 offers faster performance and improved graphics so you can work and play your way virtually anywhere. With fast charging, all-day battery life and Instant On, Surface Pro 7 delivers the power you need while remaining ultra-slim and light at just 1.70 pounds.

Modern Ports

With USB-A, USB-C™ and Surface Connect, Surface Pro 7 gives you more options for connecting to displays, docking stations or charging accessories.

Share Ideas

Surface Pro 7 transforms from laptop to tablet with the innovative, built-in kickstand and removable Surface Signature Type Cover2 so you can take notes, jot down ideas and create to-do lists in a more natural way.

Work and Play

Go from finishing your next presentation or starting a new project to writing a blog or planning your next vacation all on Surface Pro 7. Then, relax and chill out with an HD movie or your favourite music on Spotify3 and enjoy crisp, clear audio with Dolby® Audio™ Premium sound.

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Is The Designer’s New Best Friend


Bring your biggest ideas to life with a performance that fuels demanding software such as Adobe’s Creative Suite. Edit stunning photographs and run circles around high-resolution renders with the Surface Pro 7. Create rich 3D graphics for every reality. Complete your creative workspace with a clean, modern design. One hand can tilt the display weightlessly from upright to the perfect drafting table angle.

Adobe Fresco X Surface

Microsoft’s tablet computer is also becoming an option for artists whose digital mark-making follows the process of traditional drawing and painting – artists who would currently be drawn to Apple’s iPad and apps such as Procreate – though this has less to do with the upgraded hardware that Adobe has released a Windows version of its new painting app, Fresco, that’s only available for Surface tablets and Wacom’s MobileStudio Pro.

Surface Pen

The new Surface Pro1 provides people with the most responsive and natural digital inking experience, thanks to the new Surface Pen. Writing and drawing on your new Surface Pro with the new Surface Pen feels like writing or drawing on paper, with features such as tilt for shading, increased pressure sensitivity levels, and faster inking. The new Surface Pen not only helps you express your thoughts, ideas and drawings on screen, but it also reflects your personal style with four new colour choices.

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Is Part Of The Windows Ecosystem


Made for Windows, the ultra-light and versatile Surface Pro 7 is all revved up and ready to do more with the Windows you know.

Save time and money with streamlined deployment, modern device management, and built-in, cloud-powered security with connected experiences from Surface and Microsoft 365.

  • Cloud-First Deployment and Management: Deploy and manage down to the firmware layer through the cloud with Microsoft Endpoint Manager13 and DFCI.6 Reduce IT complexity with Windows Autopilot.
  • Windows Virtual Desktop: Meet complex business and security requirements with broad device redirection support, endpoint protection and Microsoft 365 virtualised in Azure.
  • OneDrive For Business: Access and protect your business and school work with this intelligent files app. Share and collaborate from anywhere, on any device.
  • Collaborate with Teams: Work better together. New integrations allow you to create shareable links, grant expiring access and follow configured policies.
  • Get Sharing with SharePoint: With easy on-the-go access, SharePoint helps keep your work moving forward by providing quick access to your team sites, organisation portals and resources, and the people you work with.

Microsoft Surface Pro 7: What’s Under The Hood?


Ultra-light and versatile. At your desk, on the couch, or in the yard, get more done your way with Surface Pro 7, featuring a laptop-class Intel® Core™ processor, all-day battery,¹ and HD cameras.

The Surface Pro 7 also comes equipped with a solid-state drive available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB sizes.

Surface Pro 7 can be configured with Dual/Quad-core 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3 - i7, processors that offer cutting edge above the competition, offering integrated graphics for a seamless user experience.

12.3” touchscreen display

  • Write and draw naturally on-screen with Surface Pen.
  • Automatically adjusts to the lighting conditions.

Next-Gen Power

  • Faster multitasking and improved graphics, with up to 16GB RAM.
  • Multitask across Microsoft 365 apps and multiple tabs.

True Hybrid Functionality With The Microsoft Surface Pro 7

  • Ultra-slim and light, starting at just 1.70 pounds.
  • Transforms from tablet to laptop with a built-in kickstand and removable type cover.

Keeping Connected

  • Surface Pro 7 has both USB-C® and USB-A.
  • Connect to multiple displays, docking stations, and more.
  • Charge your phone and accessories.

Safety and Security You Can Feel


2020 shaped up to be one of the most challenging years for digital transformation and the shift in how we do business. Remote working has become the norm, and with excitement, it has opened the doors for cyber attackers.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 security features include a built-in firewall, an anti-malware solution, and automatic updates. This means you and your business will have access to the newest Teams and Office 365 security features on their Surface devices.

Business and IT leaders want to continue driving creative solutions forward to remain competitive while enabling a great employee experience. Organisations can save time and increase productivity, helping people move seamlessly between individual contributions and collaborative teamwork.

Cloud To Chip Security

Be reassured that updates are pushed out automatically to your organisation. The UEFI on Surface devices is developed and maintained proactively by Microsoft. In contrast to other Windows 10 devices available in the market today, the Surface Pro 7 provides IT admins with the ability to configure and manage firmware through a rich set of UEFI configuration settings. This provides a layer of hardware control on top of software-based policy management as implemented via mobile device management (MDM) policies, Configuration Manager or Group Policy. For example, organisations deploying devices in highly secure areas with sensitive information can prevent camera use by removing functionality at the hardware level. From a device standpoint, turning the camera off via a firmware setting is equivalent to physically removing the camera.

Device Management With Microsoft Surface Pro 7

Realise cost and time savings with a device portfolio that optimises Microsoft software in the environments your apps are deployed. Businesses that choose Surface and Microsoft 365 see real impact. According to a market study done by Microsoft, IT help desk call times decreased on average from 45 minutes to 15 minutes with Microsoft 365-powered Surface devices being deployed across departments. There have also been 3.5 hours saved thanks to automatic Windows update push patches to Surface devices powered by Microsoft 365. Everything Surface users are doing is faster.

Reducing Risk Costs

Organisations spend a lot of time thinking about reducing the cost of risk for their employees and business. Surface devices introduce a paradigm shift in which security is built into devices rather than added after the fact. With Surface, every layer (firmware, operating environment, and cloud management solutions) of the device is maintained by Microsoft with enterprise-grade security through Conditional Access, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Windows Update for Business, Intune remote-wipe capabilities, Windows Defender Exploit Guard, and Microsoft Defender Application Guard.

The Forrester Consulting TEI study found that investments in Microsoft 365-powered Surface devices enhanced employee productivity, improved workforce collaboration and teamwork, increased security, and delivered more efficient device-related IT operations. With Microsoft 365, Windows Autopilot, and Microsoft Endpoint Manager (which includes Intune), Surface can unlock substantial time savings by automating the traditional run model, giving your IT pros more time to focus on the employee experience. And with a variety of form factors, Surface gives employees the flexibility to work the way they want and increases the potential for innovation.

Businesses that choose Surface gain more than just a device – they gain a strategic enabler for their success. Surface is designed by Microsoft for the Microsoft software people rely on every day. Integrating with existing software and cloud services, Surface extends coordinated security from device to cloud, enhances productivity and collaboration with natural user interfaces that optimise the in-app experience, and simplifies deployment and management – no matter where employees are working.

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