

And although it would be churlish to say this makes it a bad device – it absolutely isn't – just that it isn't much different from the Surface Pro 6: if you get the chance to buy the 6 at a discounted price, you should do that instead. Despite the new number, the Surface Pro 7 hasn’t been given much of an overhaul this year.

With Microsoft launching an ARM-based Surface and teasing exotic dual-screen phone/tablet hybrids alongside it, the good old Surface Pro 7 looked humdrum by comparison. If the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 were a small child it would probably be feeling pretty lonely and neglected right now, and maybe a little jealous of all the attention lavished on its younger siblings.
