Microsoft · 2024
Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (Intel, business)
The Intel Surface Pro 11, so unlike the Snapdragon model the CPU is mainline, but the Surface tablet stack still fights you: pen, cameras, Type Cover and suspend are partial under linux-surface. A great Windows tablet, a frustrating Linux one. Buy it for Windows.
Compiled from public sources and community data, not hands-on tested. What that means.
Best on debian. Confidence: high
Scores
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel Graphics (integrated) |
| RAM | 16 GB (soldered) |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Screen | 13" 2880x1920 @ 120Hz |
| Weight | 0.9 kg |
| Battery (real) | ~9 h |
Linux compatibility
- debian Poor support
- Wi-Fi
- needs tweak
- Bluetooth
- needs tweak
- Fingerprint
- broken
- Webcam
- broken
- Audio
- needs tweak
- Suspend
- broken
debian: This is the Intel (Meteor Lake-U, Core Ultra 7 165U) Surface Pro 11, not the Snapdragon one, so the CPU itself is mainline. The problem is the Surface tablet stack: the linux-surface project provides a patched kernel that gets Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and audio working with effort, but the Surface Pro 11 is recent and its specific touch, pen, the Type Cover detach, the IPU6 cameras and connected-standby suspend are partial or unsupported on the feature matrix. Detached, with the linux-surface kernel, it can run a desktop but not well; suspend is the worst part. Check the live linux-surface matrix before assuming anything moved, this area changes. linux-surface: supported devices and feature matrix →