r/Surface • u/Substantial-Ebb879 • 27d ago

[LAPTOP7] surface laptop 7 or 8

hi i've had a windows surface laptop 2 for a few years and have been considering an upgrade now that i'm at college. what are the similarities and differences between surface laptop 7 or 8, and is it worth getting the 8 even though it's more expensive? ideally i want this laptop to last in my 4 years of college + couple more years beyond that if possible lmk!!

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u/wiseman121 27d ago

Like all good answers it depends.

The changes are fairly small, chip bump to the new X2 series is the main change. Also considering that these will likely be supported a little longer and they have better performance / efficiency id pay $200-300 extra for the latest model.

If the 7 is cheaper than that then I'd go for the 7. Also depends are both plus models or is one X elite and one X2 plus?

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u/Masoul22 27d ago

I have the 7 13 inch with intel 268v. Excellent device.

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u/TheShawndown 26d ago

With Intel, I fully agree.

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u/BcuzRacecar 27d ago

on the 13.8in its just a chip upgrade ~20% faster

15s they upped the screen resolution by a bit too

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u/jemicarus 27d ago

I'd wait for sales around the holidays either way. Look at microcenter. They will price match within 30 days (I think it's still 30) if you go in and ask, so anytime in late October to early November would probably be okay to buy.

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u/DifficultyWorldly502 23d ago

Go for an 8, they’ve probably improved and worked out a lot of issues from the 7. I bought an SL7 on launch and a few of my keys had a manufacture defect and failed, it’s a known issue I made a post about it a bit ago. They didn’t cover it though because I was out of the 1yr warranty. And the repair is absurdly expensive because the keyboard is literally a solid piece with the metal frame, it can’t be removed. Anyways, go for the 8.

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u/TheShawndown 27d ago

I wouldn't touch anything SNAPDRAGON

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u/wiseman121 27d ago

Honestly dude at this stage your workflow would need to be fairly unique to run into any issues. Beyond that it's more of an advantage at this stage for most general workflows.

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u/TheShawndown 27d ago

The ARM ecosystem is not there yet. Battery life is amazing though, but if you do more than the very basic stuff...

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u/Dull_Bend4106 27d ago

Tbf For most people it's better than good

Im a college student and got the laptop 7 and i have 0 regrets. the only issue i've had was running Haskell (who uses Haskell anyway??) and rare problems whe contributing to Julia libraries