Microsoft Surface Pro 12

BETWEEN TWO WORLDS Part tablet and part laptop, the entry-level Surface machine is a versatile and portable piece of kit for completing everyday tasks

- By Ian Evenden

Let's get this straight: the Surface Pro is not the Surface Laptop. Where that computer is designed to take on the MacBooks of this world, the Pro is a less formal thing. It's a tablet, really, and doesn't even come with a keyboard, stylus or a charger as standard, they have to be added and cost extra.

As a tablet with a stylus for drawing and notes, it's more of a competitor to the iPad Pro, or even the M3 iPad Air than it is to something like the Dell Pro 13. It's a touchscreen device that runs a desktop operating system, and comes with a nice screen and all-day battery life. It's the entry-level Surface, but a nice tablet-laptop to use.