Anyone considering buying a Microsoft Surface Pro right now faces a bit of a quandary. Should you hold out for the consumer version of the Surface Pro 10, which will presumably be released later this year, or go for a discount on the existing Surface Pro 9? I think I know which I would go for, considering that right now Amazon has the Surface Pro 9 reduced by $400 from $1,599.99 to $1,199.38.
This deal is on the Intel Evo i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD version of the 2022 tablet, which I'm using to write this on and which continues to run well, doing everything I'd want from a Windows 2-in-1 tablet-cum-laptop.
Based on what we've seen so far from Surface Pro 10 for Business, which will be released this week, I'm not convinced that the consumer version of the new device is going to be worth waiting for, or paying more for. While the new anti-reflective coating and adaptive colour, could be welcome for working outside in bright light, the main upgrades on the Surface Pro 10 revolve around AI, specifically Microsoft's Co-Pilot, which I've found little use for so far (a dedicated Co-Pilot launch button really isn't going to convince be to upgrade).
The consumer version will presumably get bigger changes since consumers need to be given more of a reason to upgrade, but considering that we still don't know when the consumer Surface Pro 10 will be released, and considering that there's every chance that it may come in for a price bump like the Business model, I think it still makes sense to go for the Surface Pro 9, which we gave four stars in our review.
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