Microsoft - Surface Pro 6 - 12.3" Touch Screen - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - With Keyboard - Black

I bought this for a super good price just before Christmas, and I'm glad I jumped at it. It is ultra portable, yet powerful enough to be used as a desktop replacement. When at home, I often have it connected to my Dell D3100 docking station that has 3 monitors connected, giving me a total of 4 screens including the Surface Pro itself, and it performs perfectly. I recently did some performance testing between this machine (i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) and a Samsung Notebook 9 Pro (i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) using UserBenchMark, and the Samsung was just barely faster than the Surface Pro. I was extremely surprised to find, however, that when I did a comparison using Handbrake to convert a 4K video to 1080p, the Surface Pro was actually faster due to the Samsung's processor throttling because of heat! This model of Surface Pro doesn't even have a cooling fan! The one thing I wish this had is a USB C port for charging on the road, but other than that, it has everything I need.

Versatile. I Like having two modes Tablet or Laptop I wish the keyboard would light up.

I love my Surface. I am a full-time student, and it works really well with my course load. Also very light. It’s perfect for the cost. Highly Recommend!

I bought this item for my college freshman son and he absolutely loves it. It’s light, compact and easy to use. I’m soooo glad that we got it fir him.

I am so happy I got it and I can do so much with it

The 2018 MS Surface Pro 6 (in the config I bought: Intel Core i5, 8gb ram, 256gb ssd) hosts some pretty impressive components. Does it stack up to expectations and can it be an everyday computer? The short answer is - yes. Let's start with what is responsible for the first impression: look & feel. Microsoft has put a lot of effort into making sure the Surface Pro 6 looks and feels high quality in every detail. The matte-black color is simply wonderful (both my geek- and regular- friends were complimenting it) and the whole thing feels sturdy, yet elegant. The thing on the back responsible for keeping the screen up when standing (whatever it's called) feels like it can withstand years of folding and unfolding. While the keyboard is specific and takes a while getting used to (after switching from Logitech's K380 [which I strongly recommend, btw.], at least) and the touchpad can get a bit tricky at times (too easy to "click" and performing a right-click requires you to actually click the very bottom-right corner), but after a few days I got so used to it in combination with the touchscreen I stopped considering a problem... or even annoying. Regarding performance... this was never supposed to be a gaming machine. Yes, it does host Intel's latest 8th gen Core processor, but there is no discrete graphics card. You can easily play older and less-resource-heavy games, but don't think you'll be running The Witcher 3 or anything similar on it. Again - it wasn't meant for that. However, in other aspects, it holds its ground. Comparing to my 3-year-old Dell Latitude ultrabook (Core i7, 16GB RAM) it actually feels quicker at times! I can only guess it's thanks to the newer processor. If you really need a portable workhorse - go for the i7 model with 16 GB RAM and 512GB SSD. If you're looking for something relatively light (it's not THAT light) which can serve as a laptop on-the-go, you can easily settle for this model. Overall.. It's both a good tablet and laptop, and should serve you well - as long as you don't expect to do hardcore gaming on it. The only thing missing in this Surface is the stylus. Microsoft's one retails for around $100, which is very pricey, but also quite useful to get the most out of the Surface, especially in business. If you can get a deal with MS's keyboard and stylus included for roughly 1k - it's a no-brainer. Get it... Like... Now!

So its been 1month and 1 day since I've had this laptop. its probably one of the best purchases I've made this year. Traveling, watching shows, school work, or just being creative.. This Laptop fits the portfolio for it all. I was fortunate to get the bundle with the keyboard due to a Black Friday return and it was nice. Saved me about 100$. Keyboard has this velvet like feel and it does not get dirty fast as you might expect. It runs like any PC and is a Transformer when you want it to be. It's so clean and slick and amazing to have when on the go. **Issues; The SD card slot is nice, should be at least 2 instead of 1. Or at least 2 micro USB slots instead of 1. Buying space isnt an issue for most people down the road. But most of the affordable Models lacks that, now this is a obvious move to sway people to use Cloud Storage, which.. Works nice with the device. But even if you wanted the 1TB SP6, that's over two thousand dollars. So just note, if you havent made a transition to cloud storage and dont want to spend $$$ when you've reached the limit on the free space they give. 1. Start the transition or 2. Save or wait for a model with more space, because if it has less than 1tb of space, you're bound to buy more storage the same week you bought the model like I did. The lack of ports and Surface Pro Ascessories having to be bought separately is sad. The keyboard, mouse, and pen are available for the surface pro having to be bought separately or in bundle. Bundles are expensive depending on the model, and BestBuy rarely stocks them (all colors that is), even though the Surface Pro 6 is classified as a tablet, its an odd thing to make it "keyboard assceible" and Microsoft makes the Keyboard and does not include it in the box. The keyboard is useful regardless if your only intent might be its art features. The keyboard runs 98$-120$ish at this time. I'd recommend the Surface Pro 6 to anyone. Laptop upgrade or Work. Just know beforehand what it'll be used for. Why? Because space, usb adapters, assceorices, and a case you will possibly need. Also, be sure to check for bundles and save a buck. Hope my review helped your decision.

This is a niche computing product, and you have to accept that going in. It is a compromise between an ordinary, minimalist Windows laptop and a large, heavy Windows tablet. The big plus here is that you can use it either/or quickly and effectively. As a laptop...its light and compact. Perfectly suitable for general use, web-surfing, office apps, and a few specific advanced uses within reason. Most people will find it powerful enough for most anything they will do. The i5-8250U is actually a pretty decent processor, roughly matching the low-power version i7's of the recent past. It also roughly matches desktop/high-end versions of i7's of a few years ago. It is definitely no slouch. The memory is DDR3 of ordinary speed. The hardrive is a Samsung NVMe drive, which offers roughly half the performance of the best of the best desktop version. Thats actually really good. The graphics are integrated 620, which is plenty of ordinary tasks and even some less graphics intensive games. As a tablet...its heavy and rather large. Perfectly suitable for general use, web-surfing, office apps, and a few specific advanced uses within reason. Having all those things mentioned in the previous paragraph is what you want in a laptop, but not really so much in a tablet. It adds a lot of weight, and eats battery life. You could get away with a lot less hardware specifications and still have a great tablet experience with increase battery life as the benefit. So, who is this for? General business use is the main audience, They can afford to spend the extra cash to get higher specs on what is really a device made for them. I would not buy this particular model for a high school student or a college student. Get one of the lower end models for them or just get them something different. This is just going to be an expensive toy of limited use for that audience. Definitely don't buy this for a science major or engineering major. This device will fall completely short in too many ways. I would actually recommend HS and College students get the Surface Go over the Surface Pro. Smaller, lighter, and far cheaper. Yeah, its limited. But, it will work great as a carry-around, and then get a real laptop for the dorm room or whatever that can actually do some heavy lifting.