They are modern, well made and come in a range of nice colours, with Microsoft’s excellent kickstand out the back for propping the tablet up at a wide range of angles. The latest Surface Pro 9 machines are 12g lighter to last year’s models but otherwise look almost identical to their predecessors. It can run the full version of Windows 11, and you can adjust the way it stands to put it in 'laptop' or 'tablet' mode.The Surface Pro 9 with Intel chip in blue (top) and the Surface Pro 9 5G in silver (bottom) with bands on its top edge for the mobile data antennas. Microsoft's Surface Pro 8 combines the touchscreen and portability of a tablet with the power of a laptop. Is the Surface Pro 8 a laptop or a tablet It was superseded by the Surface Pro 9, which was released in October 2022. Microsoft's Surface Pro 8 was released on 5 October 2021 around the world. Anyone wanting to take this tablet out with them for on the-the-fly sketching will be happy to hear that the battery lasts a solid eight hours with constant use – a world away from the few hours that the Surface Pro 7 could offer on one full charge. If you are looking at the Surface Pro 8 as a possible tablet for creative work, we're glad to say that this iteration is by far the best for battery to date. Is the battery of the Surface Pro 8 any good? What's also nice is that the Surface Pro 8 comes with 470 nits brightness, and 103% of the sRGB spectrum, making this the best looking display on a Surface Pro yet, and one perfectly geared towards digital artists. That screen comes with 2,880 x 1,920 resolution - something that looks gorgeous on that sized display - and up to a 120Hz refresh rate, which is a lovely addition. The 8 releases with a beautiful, dark graphite finish, rounded corners and thin bezels that really accentuate the larger (13-inch) screen. Though we're fans of the Surface Pro 7 (and 7+), design-wise, the they looked and felt a bit samey.

The Surface Pro 8 provides a much needed design update to a series that was starting to seem old. There are relatively low Surface Pro 8 prices right now, whether that's direct from Microsoft, or through a number of trusted retailers.

But luckily that hasn't been the end of decent Surface Pro 8 deals. We saw a huge amount of demand to buy the Surface Pro 8 over November's Black Friday.

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