How can you tell difference between Surface Pro 5 and 6? Clearly you had children answering you, it is what it is but their are multiple ways to tell, if you have access to windows than you can follow These Steps. To determine if a notebook, convertible, or tablet is configured for use with a pen (and the type of pen), obtain the model number (usually a ten digit number). Our typical convention is ABC-12-XXXXXXXX where X is the 8 digit serial number of the device. Select Start, search for surface, then select the app from the list of results.
Using the buid in 'wmic' command: 'wmic bios get serialnumber' Tip: You can use the command 'wmic csproduct get name' to retrieve the local computer model. Select System Information in the list of results.