Microsoft's Surface Pro 7 Plus is one of the best iPad Pro alternatives you can get. And with the Surface Type Cover keyboard, it holds its own against today's best laptops.
Currently, Best Buy has the Surface Pro 7 Plus w/ Type Cover Keyboard on sale for $799. Normally, it retails for $1,029, so that amounts to $230 in savings. It's the biggest markdown we've seen for this 2-in-1 tablet and one of the Surface deals of the year.
The Surface Pro 7+ is one of the best tablets for business professionals or anyone else looking for a versatile 2-in-1. It packs a 12.3-inch (2736 x 1824) display, 11th Gen Intel Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. And for video conferencing, its 5MP front-facing camera is one of the better webcams we've seen on a tablet or laptop.
In our Surface Pro 7 Plus review, we liked its bright, vivid display and fast CPU and graphics performance. We also appreciate its swappable SSD and fanless chassis. We gave the Surface Pro 7 Plus an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
In one test, our reviewer launched 20 Google Chrome tabs, a few Edge windows, a handful of 1080p YouTube videos, and a Champions League match on Paramount+. The Surface Pro 7 Plus didn't stutter or lag.
On the Geekbench 5.3 overall performance test, the Surface Pro 7+ notched a score of 4,825. This beats the premium laptop average (4,160), the Surface Pro X (3,077, Microsoft SQ2) and Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable (4,778, Core i5-1130G7).
With a weight of 1.8 pounds and 11.5 x 7.9 x 0.3-inches dimensions-wise, the Surface Pro 7+ on par with the ThinkPad X12 Detachable (1.7 pounds, 0.3 inches) and Surface Pro X (1.7 pounds, 0.3 inches).
Now $230 off, the Surface Pro 7 Plus is a wise choice if you're looking for the best tablet for productivity.
