With back-to-school season kicking off, a new laptop might be on your supply list. With so many options and price points, it’s hard to know what’s really worth investing in. One laptop our reviewers have been consistently impressed with is the Microsoft Surface laptop. In fact, it’s our pick for best overall Windows laptop.
What’s even better is that Best Buy has both the 13.8-inch and 15-inch models on sale right now. You can currently pick up the 13.8-inch Surface laptop for $1,000, a $200 discount. The 15-inch Surface is also discounted to $1.200, a $300 savings. Upgrade to a model with more memory and you can save even more, up to $400. These are some of the best prices we’ve seen on the Microsoft Surface 7.
Plus, Best Buy has a trade-in program that allows you to bring in an old device for more savings. The exact amount will depend on what you are trading in, but there’s potential to save several hundred dollars.
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This laptop has a lot to offer. In his review of the Microsoft Surface laptop, Senior Editor Matt Elliott found the 13.8 inch version to be “beautiful, durable and compact.” In our big roundup of best Windows laptops, our testers found the battery life exceptional, “The Surface Laptop 7 ran for nearly 20 hours in testing — that’s the longest runtime of any 13- or 14-inch laptop we’ve ever reviewed — including the M4 MacBook Air.”
Both laptops on sale are the 7th edition, which is the latest model, and feature haptic touchpad and touchscreen. At the $1,000 price point, the 13.8 model has Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB of memory and 512GB SSD. You can upgrade to Snapdragon Elte for $1,100, which is a $300 discount.
If you want the 15-inch, it automatically comes with Snapdragon X Elite. For $1,200 you get 512GB of storage. If you want to upgrade to 1TB of storage for this model, you can save $400, bringing that price down to $1,300.
Regardless of the exact configuration you opt for, they’re all at great prices. One of the lowest prices we’ve seen, and just in time for the fall season. If you’re not sure if this is the right laptop for you, check out some of our other laptop deals.
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Why this deal matters
Even at the full price, our reviewers sing the praises of this Windows laptop, calling it a rival of the MacBook Air. Picking one up for hundreds of dollars less just sweetens the deal. If you’re in the market for a Windows laptop that will last for years, this is your best bet.
