Amazon and Microsoft have two Surface Book 2 deals you shouldn't miss.
Currently, Amazon has the 15-inch Surface Book 2 with Core i7 CPU on sale for $1,789 (opens in new tab). Normally priced at $2,499, that's $710 off and the lowest price we've ever seen for this Windows 10 laptop. By comparison, it's $410 cheaper than Best Buy's sale price (opens in new tab) for the same config. Meanwhile, the Microsoft Store has the base model on sale for $999 (opens in new tab). That's $150 off and one of the cheapest Surface Book 2 deals you'll find.
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(opens in new tab)If you want a slightly more future-proof machine, we recommend the Amazon model. It packs a bright and vivid 15.6-inch (3,240 x 2,160) PixelSense touchscreen with a Core i7-8650U CPU, 16GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, and GTX 1060 GPU under the hood.
In sister site Laptop Mag's Microsoft Surface Book 2 review, they liked the 2-in-1's modern, unique detachable design and great stylus. They also found its 12 hours and 9 minute battery life impressive.
When it's not being used as a laptop, the Surface Book 2 can convert into tablet, studio or view mode. The device's optional Surface Pen (opens in new tab) (sold separately) has 4,096 degrees of pressure sensitivity and is almost lag-free.
In real world tests, the Core i7-8650U CPU-powered Surface Book 2 handled just about everything we threw its way without a hitch. It juggled 30 open Google Chrome tabs, a 1080p video streaming on YouTube and Windows Ink Workspace's Sketchpad drawing without slowing down.
Simply put, the Surface Book 2 is a smart option for creatives and anyone else who wants a versatile Windows 10 laptop to write and draw on, but doesn't want to pay full price.