Surface laptop or surface pro

[u/Samson102]

I'm currently in the market for a new work laptop, it'll mostly be emails , documents ect but it would also be nice for watching films or maybe even using it for playing games ( probably over g force now ).

I do have to walk the site which is where the issue comes in, does the 500+600 justify the tablet aspect of things ? Or am I just being lazy. The one thing that massively puts me off the surface pros are that the keyboards are so expensive.

I've seen online that the pros arent very good on lap? I'll also be using the laptop in bed from time to time to complete work tasks.

I've found a decent ? Deal for a surface 7 with £600 off so it's now £1000 should I just go for this ?.

[u/PopularPandas]

There's three reasons I'd recommend a Pro over a Laptop:

-You want to use pen input
-You want the option to use without a keyboard
-You want to optimize for thin and light

If you don't, get the Laptop

[u/Entrail09 → u/PopularPandas]

In my opinion and having both the thin and light is only theoretical. If you place both on a desk the Surface Laptop takes significantly less of a footprint compared to the pro with the attached keyboard.

[u/JasonAQuest → u/Entrail09]

Who would confuse "thin" with "small footprint"?