Laptop or Tablet for school? Or a hybrid?

anbu7elite

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With black friday coming up soon, I was thinking about buying a laptop or tablet for school work. Since I already have a pretty good gaming computer, I won't be doing any gaming on it. What I need to use it for is mainly, Microsoft Office, taking notes, web browsing, streaming videos on YouTube, and maybe some movies/Netflix.
I have been keeping my eye on the Microsoft Surface 3 Pro, i5 version, 256 gb ssd, 8 gb ram, it is quite expensive, but I think it is worth it because it is a tablet and laptop in one. Also, I like the idea that it is touchscreen, so I could write notes on it via a stylus.
My budget is around $1300 or so, what do you guys think?
Is there a better/ cheaper alternative to the Microsoft Surface 3 Pro?