Admittedly, many users may have gotten used to this as smartphones continue to ditch that port and move to Bluetooth headphones or USB Type-C dongles. Perhaps the biggest omission is the lack of a headphone jack. I would have preferred another Type-C port there.

But the only port on the right side is Microsoft’s proprietary Surface Connect port for charging and using the company’s proprietary docking station. There are two USB Type-C ports on the left side, which is a huge improvement over prior Surface tablets that didn’t have this connector.

Because it’s a tablet, I don’t mind the fact that there are few connections, but the selection is odd. If there’s one letdown in the design, it's the lack of ports. The Surface Pro X is of a similar size to the Samsung Galaxy Book 2, which is 1.8 pounds and 1.3 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches. The Surface Pro 7, which is hundreths of an inch thinner, does feel noticeably thicker with the old design. It’s 11.3 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches (287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm) and it weighs just 1.7 pounds (it gets heavier at 2.4 pounds with the keyboard).

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