
Core i7: Comparing performance and battery lifeĬompared to the Surface Pro these are the things that are better with the Surface Laptop: And once you try that luxury, it's hard to go back to anything else as you start to notice design flaws everywhere. It's the equivalent of getting into a $90K car for the first time and realizing why your Honda is a third of the cost. See Surface Pro at Microsoft (opens in new tab) I could also add the corny but somewhat accurate "cool factor" of the Surface Pro. It may have to do with that substantially quicker SSD found in the Pro that shines in the 512GB model.

The Surface Pro is more immersive in that regard.


The colors just pop, and it is noticeably better than Surface Laptop. Display - I can't say enough about how good the new Surface Pro's display is in enhanced mode.There are quite a few standout features that I adore about Surface Pro compared to Surface Laptop, including: Microsoft achieved what it always wanted with the Surface Pro in this fifth generation. In my Surface Pro (2017) review, I noted that the Surface Pro (2017) is close to perfect. While it's not revealed on paper, the Pro's solid-state drive (SSD) for storage has significantly faster read and write times compared to the Surface Laptop. Surface Pro gets the better front-facing camera, and a rear camera, plus it has an option for LTE (coming this fall) and microSD expansion. Intel Core m3-7Y30, i5-7300U or i7-76660Uġ28GB, 265GB, 512GB, 1TB (SSD) + microSD expansionįull USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort, Surface Connect, headset jack
