Surface Pro 7 worth it ?

_Jimlad_ · 8 Jan 2020 at 18:20

I am traveling a lot this year with work and have been thinking of getting a device I can use while on the move. I do a bit of video editing as in light stitching of video and pictures of my kids. A bit of work and watching video. I don't have the patience for laggy devices so happy to spend on a device that will work as I want. Although I would set my limit at around £800 - £900

Curious to see what people think or if there are other devices I should look at.

spook2575 · 27 Jan 2020 at 02:36

For the portability and note taking side it's great. As for editing hopefully someone else can advise whether the intel graphics is suitable

chrismscotland · 29 Jan 2020 at 18:52

Keep an eye out for deals, I was in Edinburgh Airport on Monday, the i5/256gb was only £800 with a keyboard

_Jimlad_ · 29 Jan 2020 at 19:31

chrismscotland said:
Keep an eye out for deals, I was in Edinburgh Airport on Monday, the i5/256gb was only £800 with a keyboard

Yeah that would be my preference. If one comes up at the right price I will jump in.

chrismscotland · 29 Jan 2020 at 19:35

_Jimlad_ said:
Yeah that would be my preference. If one comes up at the right price I will jump in.

I had the Surface Pro 6 i5/256 its really the sweet spot in the line-up, good price and the performance was more than good for photo editing; didn't do video though.
The battery life on the SP7 has taken a hit for some reason though; I had the i7/16GB for a month but had to get rid of it as I was lucky to get 4 hours out of it.

tommoT.Striker · 31 Jan 2020 at 17:50

I went for an i7 16gb 256gb because I needed more RAM. Aside from complaining about some of one of my usb-c peripherals and an old bluetooth keyboard I am mighty impressed, and I should be for this price!
It's nice to see such power in a little mobile format.

Glad to see Intel found a use for their 10nm fabs too