Bold, sharp screen; Punchy 10th Gen Intel CPUs; Type Cover remains surprisingly good;

Battery life is not great; Aspects of the design are ageing; Accessories are a bit pricey;

It is similar to the last Surface Pro, but this is still one of the few tablet hybrids we’d be happy to work all day on. Just remember to bring the charger, as the battery won’t last.

Bold; sharp screen; Punchy 10th Gen Intel CPUs; Type Cover remains surprisingly good

Battery life is not great; Aspects of the design are ageing; Accessories are a bit pricey

The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 is no revelation. It's a lot like the Pro 6. Aside from the no-brainer addition of a USB-C port, progress here is down to Intel's new chipsets, not any major Microsoft innovation. But look at the more dynamic Surface Pro X and you may decide you will be happier with this more familiar hybrid. It has none of the compatibility issues of that model, the Type Cover keyboard design is a tried and tested hit and it isn't much less portable than an iPad Pro. We’d like significantly longer battery life and a lower price would really start to tempt us away from a more conventional laptop. But this hybrid does work well as a “real” computer.

Bold, sharp screen; Punchy 10th Gen Intel CPUs; Type Cover remains surprisingly good;

Battery life is not great; Aspects of the design are ageing; Accessories are a bit pricey;

Surface Pro X Performance Summary: Microsoft's Surface Pro X performance can be summed up best as uneven . Even with native Arm applications, the Surface Pro X couldn't keep up with any of our 64-bit x86 test machines nor a 3rd gen iPad Air.

Full Windows 10 experience on Arm; Good compatibility with x86 32-bit apps; Bright; sharp PixelSense display; Amazing battery life; Totally fanless; Premium materials and build quality; Integrated always-connected 4G; 4-core 10th Gen Intel CPU impresses; Industry standard x86-64 native...

The Surface Pro 7 is the creative hardware of choice for the Illustrator – and by this we mean professional vector artists and graphic designers whose main tool is Adobe Illustrator.

The best tablet/laptop hybrid that can run full Windows apps; Impressive performance for its size; Stylish accessories.

Screen needs improving.

An excellent hybrid that doesn’t do quite enough to innovate on what Microsoft already had.

Powerful hardware; USB-C support; Improved pen sensitivity; Display remains great

No significant design changes; Average battery life; Expensive peripherals

Microsoft might well argue that it hasn't neglected the Surface Pro 7. It's added USB Type-C and upgraded the internals, too, but all the evidence points to a hybrid that's badly in need of an update.

Tried and tested 2-in-1 design; Finally has USB Type-C; Good value keyboard

Core i7 model disappointing; Middling battery life

First time boot up there was a windows crash and all I did was select a language. After a few restarts it finally got past and got to using the Surface. It is really a great device but again more windows crashes constantly! Major fail by Microsoft! Hopefully with exchange the new one won't crash.

Iterative. The Surface Pro 7 doesn't bring enough to the table to warrant a whole digit upgrade over the Surface Pro 6. Unless if you really value the integrated USB Type-C port or Iris Plus graphics update, last year's model will suffice.

If you're a content owner of a Surface Pro 5 or Surface Pro 6, then there is little reason to upgrad...

higher temporary Turbo Boost performance over last year's model; Core i5 CPU performance on par with last year's Core i7; finally a USB Type-C port with Power Delivery; updated and faster Toshiba NVMe SSD; slightly longer battery life; Wi-Fi 6 comes standard; silent; passively cooled;

exact same LG Philips IPS display as on the 2017 Surface Pro 5; display could be better calibrated out of the box; high Turbo Boost performance is short-lived; coil whine; electronic noise on our unit; still no Thunderbolt 3 support; slow graphics driver updates; no WAN or GPS;

If you're a content owner of a Surface Pro 5 or Surface Pro 6 , then there is little reason to upgrade to the Surface Pro 7. It's tough to recommend Microsoft's latest iteration when it offers the exact same display as the two-year old Surface Pro 5 and roughly the same CPU performance as the...

higher temporary Turbo Boost performance over last year's model, Core i5 CPU performance on par with last year's Core i7, finally a USB Type-C port with Power Delivery, updated and faster Toshiba NVMe SSD, slightly longer battery life, Wi-Fi 6 comes standard, silent; passively cooled

exact same LG Philips IPS display as on the 2017 Surface Pro 5, display could be better calibrated out of the box, high Turbo Boost performance is short-lived, coil whine; electronic noise on our unit, still no Thunderbolt 3 support, slow graphics driver updates, no WAN or GPS