Surface Pro 7+ i5 vs i7 is the extra £540 worth it?
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- In this video we look at the performance differences between the fan-less i5 and the fan-assisted i7 editions of Microsoft's new Surface Pro 7 plus with tiger lake cpu. The i5 8gb/128gb cost £849 whereas the i7 16gb/256gb cost us £1390, how much extra performance does the extra £540 really get us?
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Timestamps: -
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:28 - Comparison of specs
0:01:38 - Cinebench R20
0:04:56 - DaVinci Resolve real world test
0:06:54 - Geekbench 5
0:07:23 - Geekbench OpenCL
0:07:45 - Timespy
0:08:13 - Unigen Valley
0:09:23 - Performance on battery in different Windows power profiles
0:10:28 - Battery life - i5 vs i7
0:11:20 - Conclusions - which CPU edition is right for you
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Excellent comparison and very helpful in formulating my choice between versions
This was super helpful, thank you! I'm in the middle of deciding between these two right now.
Glad it helped, if you have any questions please ask away
Me to, which one did u get?
I know this video is 2 years old, but just wanted to say Many Thanks! I have a work laptop, and when I travel for work, I didn't want my own personal laptop to take up that much more room! I do need a windows i5 or higher for some of my apps/programs, so the Surface form factor is perfect for me. And even though it's a little dated, the 7+ i5 will suit my needs and I especially appreciate the usb c charging, while still retaining and usb a and micro SD!!! So for me it's perfect while not breaking the bank! Thanks again for your video answering many of my questions, Cheers!
This is amazing! Thank you so much!
Great videos! Thanks for the hard work :)
Thank you for the kind words, glad you liked it :)
These comparison videos on my favorite. The review videos are great and informative, but you don’t really understand how good a laptop is until you look at it next to another one. You also do a really good job focusing in on the features that matter. Another solid video.
Thank you mate, I really appreciate the feedback and am also glad as I really enjoy comparing the products. Before I was in this situation (getting to review these machines on the channel) It was always a dilemma choosing the right laptop, so I hoped it would help others in the same situation 👍
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Thanks for review 👍
thanks very helpful
very helpful review, especially the da vinci comparison which showcased realworld performance...and yes, love the accent too 😊
Haha thank you mate.
Thank you for the video
Thank you for this comparison.
No problem, hope it helps 👍
Thank you very much.
Thank you really very much.
The background looks a lot nicer today!
Thanks mate. We have shuffled the studio around to make it more interesting! We have a new camera too so still trying to learn it 😂
@@MashITTech You'll surely review the upcoming miniLED iPad Pro, won't you?I'd be really disappointed if you don't!
We sure will, I will be ordering them release day. I am still using a 2018 12.9” iPP as I didn’t feel the 2020 release was a big enough upgrade so can’t wait. Really hoping we also see a mini led mac this year too!
BEST BEST BEST !!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
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i think even now in 2021 I'm thinking of getting this to replace my old Lenovo miix520 mainly because the battery I got seems to make my tablet cut out of power at like 10/15%. and second, i kinda want to use my Lenovo for the tv now on mains power.
anyway, great clear video u made. now i can be sure to prob buy the one with the fan. thanks
Hi Anthony, glad it helped :) any questions ask away!
can u do a comparison video of any of this model and ipad air 4?
Nice compare! 👍🏻
Could you pls compare Surface Pro and iPad as to which is a better device for taking handwritten notes?
Thanks!
Thanks mate. I have got a 2018 12.9” iPP so can certainly knock something up
How does it compare with running game emulators. Ex. Snes, ps1, ps2, gamecube.
I'm looking for a tablet that I can watch Netflix and one with gaming emulators.
Need something for my slow night shifts when there is nothing happening.
Would these suffice? Would the i7 be better?
Thanks for the video. What's your take on the i5 for zoom meetings and maybe simultaneously presenting on chrome or PowerPoint via screen share. From what you said it seems like 8gb ram will be sufficient.
Yep, 8gb will handle those tasks with no problem.
I'm currently in need of upgrading my SP3 and the i7 is the only logical one simply because I do quite high load work. I do run a 2nd laptop that has nvidia graphics and that typically handles well but as the difference is only ~500 it might be worth the upgrade (taking into account versatility and portability also considering I use it more out of habit). I'll wait for that Lightroom video as that'll help me decide as well. That i5 version is not the LTE version correct?
Yeah sorry, I didn’t get the lte as I needed the sdcard. Just had to finish off a couple of other videos that were hanging around so now I can focus on the lightroom tests, hope to have something up soon 👍
Is the i5 model powerful enough for 4k video playback without stuttering? Im looking for a tablet that I can connect to my UHD tv and watch movies. Can’t find any recommendations anywhere. Many thanks
For a mix, also included Surface pro 4 results would have been very interested as I am sure just like me there are lot of people who still have Pro 4 which is still good for light surfing or work
Doh I really should have! I missed a trick there, I still have the 4 so I might do an update
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Hi! I used to have a surface pro 4 as my main work laptop when I worked for MS. We all chose the i5 on purpose because for that model it simply performed better. Now I am looking for a replacement of my old personal laptop. I plan to use it for photo editing and some occasional gaming.
You think the i7 is necessary for the image processing software, or should the i5 be oke enough? With 8gig ram..?
Thanks for the great video!
I think the i5 will be more than enough unless you are working with very high res images with lots of effects. I have been using the i5 8gb solidly for over a month and it has exceeded my expectations
@@MashITTech you think even the 8gig ram is enough? The more you Google the more power I always think I will need... But having a cheaper solution would be great of course!
Does it heat up a lot when you work with the i5 8gig? I remember my surface pro 4 used to get very hot, even with my normal tasks 😁
Very much appreciate your fast response 👍
Yes, it certainly has been for me and I am quite a heavy user. Heat hasn't been an issue, I have even tried some light gaming and although the back heats up as you would expect having no fan it wasn't scorching to the touch
Thank you very much for you video. This video save me more than 600 dollars 💸.
I give you a 👍 and subscribe..bye....
I do heavy work loads on Excel PowerPoint and Outlook, NO gaming or photo editing. I need the longest battery life as I travel a lot. Do you recomend i5 8GB ram or i7 16GB ram? Thank you
I am pretty sure the 8gb would be fine for that but what do you consider heavy work load on excel? I am going to see if I can put it through some heavy tests to see if the 16gb gains an advantage
got surface pro 7+ i5 win10pro
i keep it running 24/7
& game with it some mid to big games
but with low settings...
is it normal when it clocks up to 4100~4300 GHz ?
between settling & spikes mostly...
as in passing its clock specs limits?
msi afterburn readings...
heat & based on room tempture
while gaming
reach between 35~59c
idle heat is 30~31c
I think this is the only video which is doing such a comparison between i5 and i7 in pro 7+. Thank you so much for sharing it. I have one concern. So far I used i7 with 8GB RAM (HP Spectre) for 3 years, and it worked wonderfully well but bit loud at times. I could able to run R studio, matlab, and other office stuff and programming together. Now I wanted to buy surface pro 7+ and thinking of i5, 8GB, 128GB option. My usage is lightweight illustrator/XD, office, and once in a while video editing. Mostly I do programming websites on nodejs and JS. I am wondering if the chosen configuration is good enough for this task. Because i7 version is $820 expensive than i5 which is huge. I wish they had i7, 16GB with less SSD in the spectrum. Please guide.
It will be perfect for those tasks! The only listed task that will tax the system is the video editing and in all honesty it will cope fine with 1080p video but the render times may just be a little slower than a larger laptop, but for me, I will usually go and take a quick break whilst rendering out a video :)
@@MashITTech I trust your advice. I want to try the said configuration. Thanks a lot for replying.
do you have tested the LTE version of the surface 7 pro Plus , and does it can be also upgrate (the LTE) vertion above the 256GB of storage by your self
Hi, sorry I didn't get the LTE as I needed the micro SD card (unfortunately MS decided to use the same space for LTE so its one or the other). You can still upgrade the SSD on the LTE 7+ though
Hey !!! I'm looking for a new device that I can use for note taking, light video watching (youtube and netflix) and maybe a very light gaming on few websites (honestly I dont play alot), it would mostly be for note taking. I already have a macbook (that I am going to keep to do heavy school work) and a Surface go (that I am going to give to my mother). Which model do you recommend for me to buy ? I was looking at the surface pro 7 because I need something reliable that I can keep for a few years (I'm in University)
For your use case the 7 is perfect or you could get the iPad Air and pen if you like the Apple eco system and already have a Mac. The review here is the 7+ which is better than the 7 if you can get it especially as you can upgrade the ssd 👍
It would be interesting to understand if the differenxe is more related about the processor or to the RAM seeing the i5 16 Gb as middle comparison
Fully agree. Would be better 1:1 comparison.
Hello! I was wondering deciding between the two, just going to start university and i work from home as well. So for both of these things i just want one device. Do you think the i5 is good enough or upgrade to i7?
Can you let me know what software you plan on using the surface for?
Thank you so much for this unique and high provisional review, what about themal for both and using on Lap? Any measurements for surface back heat?
Hi, glad you found it useful. Both devices got warm but not too hot to hold. I think the joys of these devices, is when using on your lap with kickstand the heat isn't bothersome like a normal laptop as there is no heat on your actual lap
Could you please let me how the heavy excel spread sheet performance in Surface pro X & pro 7 i5
Leave that with me.
Would it be possible for you to do a Lightroom test?
You could load up a library of ~32 RAW photos and compare how snappy the machines are against each other when flipping between shots and doing light editing. I've been on the fence for the i5 (because no noise) but with 16 GB of RAM... but maybe the 8 GB model can still keep up good enough?
Sure. It will take me a day or so as I have a lot on tonight but I will try and knock something up tomorrow 👍
@@MashITTech that would be fantastic! 😃
I'm interested in the newer Lightroom CC but I know a lot of folks are also interested in Lightroom Classic.
That so informative how about comparison with 7 pro
Thank you so much i got a question. If im watching a movie on Netflix or online using i7, the fan will start to kick in?
It shouldn’t unless your ambient temperature is really hot. I found in U.K. climate the only time the i7 fan would spin up is when I was hammering the cpu for renders, long software installs etc
Key I5 feature, LTE connectivity, LTE not available on I7.
I plan on buying the surface pro 7 this year as my main pc for art. So, I'll be using programs like clip studio, photoshop, and illustrator pretty heavily. Should I just spend the extra cash and get the i7?
Those are some heavy apps so I would probably spring for the i7
@@MashITTech Thank you for the reply!
Would i7 version fan be on on slow fan speed all the time (i.e. when not under load) or would it be completely silent and kik-in and than ramp up only under prolonged load?
It is completely silent until you put it under heavy load 👍
@@MashITTech That was fasts! Much appreciated! Thank you 😀
Excellent, as always. Can you really make battery life comparisons by comparing the self-declared % battery life remaining after a certain time?!
I wouldn't normally but they were so similar it was more to show how comparable they are. If you have any better ideas on how best to compare the battery life I will certainly try that for you.
@@MashITTech No, I don't! I haven't enough experience.
Ah, no worries. I will have a good think and try and find a more scientific way to do it 👍
Hi i'm struggling to decide between a Pro 7+ i5 and i7.
The issue is that I need at least 512GB of internal memory and since i5 doesn't offer this setup I was wondering paying the difference to get the i7 with 512GB and 16GB RAM.
The question is if the Pro 7+ does have a noticeable fan noise or not. I'm intending to used it most of the time in desktop setup (with a 27'' 2K monitor), still having the option of getting the Surface on the go whenever needed. The idea is to replace my DELL laptop and a tablet for one device.
In short, how is the noise (fan noise) of the Surface Pro 7+ with a i7? Is it really noticeable? Or would it be better to stay with the i5 if I want a quiet device?
Thank you very much for your thoughts on this topic! And congrats for the great videos.
Thank you Gustavo. Ok well in answer to your questions:
1.the 7+ has an easy to access upgradable SSD. I bought the i5 128gb model for myself and upgraded the SSD as seen here: ruclips.net/video/TZevH4soLmo/видео.html
2. the i7 fan only really comes on when you are pushing the device hard, so installing updates, video editing, 3d modelling, gaming etc. If you are just using office you will probably rarely hear the fan.
3. Obviously cost comes into the equation, it is so much cheaper to just get the base model if you are ok with 8gb. My i5 was £840 and Gary's i7 with 16gb/256gb was almost £1400!!
Hope this helps but any other questions please just ask :)
@@MashITTech wow great thanks for the answers. I didn't know ssd was upgradeable on pro 7+.
But i imagine that doing this procedure may annul the guaranty of the product...
Still it's great to know that. Videos are great dude. Really professional.
Thank you mate :) and no it won't void your warranty, MS have produced this model for business customers and they need to be able to replace or remove SSDs so they have made it incredibly easy. Just make sure you keep your original SSD in case you need to send it in for warranty claim as they will replace with a new model and will not keep your SSD
Found myself here as a result of my late 2016 SP4 succumbing to the battery swell fault which only came to my attention after clean blowing the bottom of the screen off the chassis, cracking it all the way over in the process.
Still perfect and perfectly serviceable in every other respect until this single catastrophic event, I’m furious to now learn (through Microsoft support) that Microsoft’s solution to this design fault was the purely “damage limitation”exercise of extending the warranty by 12 months.
As my device managed (by luck or chance it would seem) to last longer than the warranty (despite clearly and obviously being one of the affected products), the suggested remedy/solution basically reduced to “sorry but look for a good deal on a new model.”
Now I’m not completely adverse to periodically looking at things in a whats new, whats useful, whats changed, “what would I now prefer or benefit from” kind of way that we all do from time to time but, in this seemingly never ending environmentally waste challenged, disposably culttured world that we live in, it saddens me that such basic consumables like battery and SSD’s (at the very least) have even been allowed to be welded into these devices at the expense of practical, user and environmental friendliness.
I basically have to trash the whole thing as far as they are concerned because its “not economically sound” to repair them.
Its the one reason i opted for my 2013 mac book pro over the also available macbook air at the time. I could change my battery in about 3 seconds if it failed or when i needed to.
I could swap my SSD in about 2 minutes if it failed or when i wanted to.
Some things are just common sense. I just wish these all consuming companies would get some!
In fact I’d love to see the market research that formed the basis for the corporate decision to not make these pivotal items accessible and removable. Id love to talk to the customer who said they’d rather throw upwards of £1,000.00 in the bin than change its battery if it was still working well fir them. Just madness.
Anyway, rant over, your video has convinced me that the i5 model will likely be the direction I go in as I haven’t yet found an alternative that caters for my needs on a day to day basis that ticks as many boxes as the surface. And as you rightly point out, they have at least prolonged the life of all my existing surface accessories like keyboard psu’s etc, so I guess I should be grateful for small victories. Who knows, I may even take a trip to ifixit and see about how to change my own battery and screen so i at least have a back up device for the future. At least i can thank MS for speeding up the screen removal part of the job :-)
Oh man, sorry to hear about that. Battery swelling has been affecting a Lot of brands of laptops but its made worse with the battery not being easily removable and also behind the screen so swelling will damage a screen, most laptops its just the base plate or trackpad that's affected.
It is not that hard a job to replace the battery, the hardest part is getting the screen off without breaking it but you won't need to worry about that and you can pick up spare screens at quite a reasonable price from eBay.
At least with the SP7+ you can now access the SSD, that for me was a big win as I didn't have to pay M$ the stupid price to increase the storage.
There is no such thing as ethical consumerism. Something/someone/somewhere gets screwed one way or another. When it comes to technology, its even worse. People thinking buying Tesla's will save the world, its usually more along the lines they bought the belief so they can sleep better at night. Whatever helps coping with reality I guess. Everything is about profits and market shares. Half the crap that's labelled "recyclable", they tell you ask your nearest facility for details in fine print lol basically its not recyclable unless your jurisdiction handles that kind of material but least they can market themselves as eco friendly. Really I agree with you, the best way to be ethical is actively pro-long the life of whatever you bought, whether its fix a part in a broken computer or sew that hole in your clothes. Technology companies (coughTeslacough) really have no interest in making it easy for you to do that or charge an arm or a leg, at the same time I understand why, consumers want the thinnest and lightest devices, got to cut out parts and weight somewhere in order to compete. In our mobile centric world, I don't see that changing ever. That's why I still prefer to own a desktop, its so easy to fix/swap out a part and the parts themselves can last easily 10 years (mines 8 years old and will probably need to replace the video card soon since it died), but end of the day, its not mobile at all (nor do I need it to be, but its not an option for everyone). Just crazy we want the crispest image on the touchscreen, but one little part breaking makes a completely good screen garbage.
Hello, would either one of these be OK to use with Adobe Illustrator? Thank you
Yes, absolutely
Thank you so much for that, I'm thinking the i5 the fan would drive me crazy
exactly why I got the i5 and to be honest the performance isn't earth shattering especially not when you consider the price difference
i have an SP5 pro and it'll prob be the last SP for me... lots of hardware issues (2 warranty replacements) and the battery now needs to be replaced, but every component needs to be dismantled for a simple battery swap... the form factor is good, but its basically a disposable laptop
Oh man that sounds terrible. Gary has had his since 2015 and it’s still working perfectly now, I wonder if they are cutting corners now? At least with the 7+ we can change the ssd if it fails, I will pray the batteries last 🙏
I had sp5 for about 4 years and it got bricked due to recent windows update. Went through alot of bsods and error which makes me wanna throw this thing out of my window. Tried using my sp3 of 7years to get the recovery image download only to get a phantom touch. Im left with 2 bricks.LOL. But i somehow manage to recover both surprisingly. But now my sp5 wont recognise the keyboard and i disabled touched on my sp3. Will monitor how far this two can last.
I wanted to ask
Is the I5 for work (word emails excel etc) worth it ? Or should i get the i7 ?
Well worth it. I use mine heavily with no issues. The tiger lake i5 is a good step up over 10th gen and 8gb hasn’t been an issue for me
@@MashITTech thank you so much i always wanted one for work my friend told me about galaxy tab but i think it still use android office and it kinda bad really for my kind of work
Looking forward to the SSD upgrade.
The ssd has arrived, will be shooting that soon 👍
excellent review...i5 for me
Good choice 👍
I was noticing that the 7+ is plugged in, does that have any effect on the performance figures? Thanks again for a great comparison.
How do you know which models in the surface pro 7 comes with fan??
The i7 comes with fan the i3 and i5 are fanless 👍
Thanks
Thank you! Btw Is this i5 1135g7 or i5 1130g7? i7 1165g7 or 1160g7?
Sorry I missed this question! they have the 1135g7 and 1165g7 :)
will the i5 8gb be good enough for programming and game development(2d)? also college?
Yes for sure. I still use an i5 and it cuts through everything I throw at it
Arn't they too close to each other during the bench test? The i5 model might have been affected by the fan of the i7 model. Placed further away, the performance difference could be larger.
No, the proximity made no difference. I had tested them extensively before even putting them next together to film and the results were the same
@@MashITTech Thanks for the info.
Thanks for the comparison, the Pro 7+ i5, 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD is on sale on Amazon in Germany right now and I would end up at 760€ (~644£) without keyboard cover and pen.
I'd use it for office stuff (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), note taking for uni and smaller programming tasks. I'm a bit worried about the 8GB RAM, however going to 16GB will cost a ton more, do you think the 8GB model will handle said tasks fine? Not too worried about the SSD since I could just upgrade it.
Glad it helped. I wouldn’t worry too much about the 8gb. Your use case sounds very much like mine and I have no problems. I heavily use word/one note/audacity/photoshop/vs code/sublime on mine and it’s flawless! Usually also listening to music and have a few edge tabs open 👍
@@MashITTech Sounds good, guess I'll just give it a shot. Could just return in case I'm not satisfied. Thanks again for the helpful videos and also for your fast reponse.
Yes for sure but I was pleasantly surprised with how much I can do on the 8gb. The only thing it really struggled with was davinci resolve. I also run blender and unity. Replacing the ssd is really easy and I have a video on the channel if you need it 👍
@@MashITTech Not into video editing, so I guess it won't bother me. And even then, I still have a more powerful desktop PC at home to do heavy workloads (and I could even work on it via remote access). One more thing though: Which pen are you using? Just the regular surface pen? Seems like there are several versions or at least a version 2 of it.
@@uknowumoe I have the original surface pen and the current surface pen (but not the flat pen for the surface pro 8) the current pen is much better than the original so well worth spending a bit extra. I managed to pick my pen up cheaply on eBay
Hi ,
I have just got i5 sp8 16Gb orderd.Is it good for adobe apps,i am a photographerrl.
great for photography but not great for video editing
Great video. I have some questions, I am looking to buy a Surface Pro 7 for business, specifically building MS word documents on the go. But I am also a gamer and it would be cool to have the option. The i5 256 8GB ram is on sale right now, will I be disappointed with that option? Or should I spring for the i7 16GB ram which is not on sale and $800 more. I am an avid gamer ( would just be a secondary use for this unit, but nice to be able to play less graphics intense games on it). Thanks in advance for any insight on this.
Hi Jeff, are you talking the standard pro 7 not the 7 plus? if you want to game I would definitely recommend the 7 plus, the intel XE graphics are pretty impressive and I have been playing DOTA, rocket league and war-game a lot on my i5 unit when I get down time, I love the lack of noise too :)
Can the i5 handle photoshop and lightroom for photo editing?
handles photoshop like a champ, I don't use Lightroom though so I cannot vouch for that one
I have the choice between 7 plus i5 8GB and a 7 non plus i7 16GB at work. Don't know what to choose.
Unless you cannot get by with 8gb I would get the 7+. It is a much better cpu with a big boost to gfx and also has a ssd you can upgrade 👍
Can you connect wireless earbuds to this via Bluetooth?
You certainly can 👍
percentages please :)
I love mine
It seems the trend continues. If you need those 16GB of ram the i7 is the logical choice since the price difference with the i5 is so slim.
Yep spot on. It makes no sense buying i5 with 16gb unless you hate fan noise! The i7 fan so rarely comes on though (unless 100% load) I would definitely get the i7
Can the i7 Surface Pro handle video editing?
yes but I do get scaling issues still in Davinci Resolve so using the internal screen is not the best. When hooked up to an external it is ok for 1080p edits but exports will be slow compared to a modern desktop
Was hoping this would be helpful choosing between the i5 and i7 on the new Pro 8, but since they both have fans now it looks like the i5 will be even closer in performance now on longer renders/compiles etc. (so yes, it was helpful)
I would get the i5 16gb and lowest ssd you can the. Upgrade it yourself if needed 👍
@@MashITTech They are offering a fantastic £750 trade-in for my Pro X and I'm keeping the 512GB drive from it 😊
That sounds like a great deal. I contemplated getting one but it’s not much of an upgrade over my 7+. I would love the screen, and thunderbolt 4 but I would really miss the usb 3 port
I think it's worth it unless you really want to go with the base model and use as a secondary device.
Ha that is exactly what I sue mine for. Gary makes more use of his than me so he kept the i7!
Hi everyone. I was wondering if someone could please help me solve the flickering screen of my surface Pro 4, I7 16G RAM computer. Lately, my computer screen starts flickering within 10 min of start. Recently, I deleted the Intel (R) Iris (R) Graphics ( under the Display adapters) and upgraded as suggested under MS problem solving tools but did not resolve the problem. I will highly appreciate your inputs/suggestions to resolve my compter flickering screen. Thank you very much
I hate to tell you this but it sounds like a hardware issue especially if it always starts after 10mins or so, it is probably best related
Do both of them have fan?
Answered in other post but no, i5 is fanless
Hello, I've been given $850 to buy a computer by my workplace. I can top up any amount from here with personal funds. I'd prefer to buy a top of the line computer a this time but I'm having a hard time choosing between the Surface pro 7+ vs Surface pro 7 vs ThinpadYoga vs Thinkpad Carbon X series. I don't have the option to wait till the Pro 8 comes out as the funds must be used within the next month or so. I want something lightweight and prefer the versatility of a touch screen. But battery life is important to me. And I eventually want to run programs like Tensorflow (rarely). Any help you can provide will be appreciated.
That is a tough one! Will you be taking advantage of the Pro's unique features (ie using it as a tablet, drawing, notes etc)? The carbon gen 9 looks great on paper but it is not released yet, as soon as it is I will be getting one in. Unfortunately I haven't tested the yoga so can't comment on that but if you can wait a little while longer until the carbon is released I will be able to give you a better answer
@@MashITTech Yes, I'd definitely be using it as a tablet a lot. I already have a DELL laptop from 6yrs ago that has touch screen and I really like that feature. Right now I'm leaning towards the Surface pro 7+ i7 but it's cost is $2899. so given that the Pro 8 might come out in the fall, would I have lost out too much by spending that amount of money just prior to a new version coming out? Can I get by with the Surface pro 7 i7 instead of the 7+ and not regret it within the next 2 years?
the pro 7 i7 is not much slower than the 7+ (although the 7+ XE gfx are much better but most people probably won't even notice this). so it will easily last you a couple of years and if you look out for a reduced priced model (there are lots of sales on as they have now released 7+) you probably wouldn't even loose too much if you sold it when the 8 arrives
@@MashITTech you've been very helpful. Thank you!
SP7 plus only i5 version have LTE advanced and wonder is it both WIFI and LTE like switchable when using either wifi or lte before I am considering to buy it.
So all i5 comes with no fan?
yes on the 7 and 7+ models 👍
To be honest, I like your Content. Well, I still using Entry level Laptop which is I have bought since 2018, as my daily driver at home only...
And I think it still perform well without any serious Issues.
I don't know Why... everytime seeing new Videos from you or other friends, I feel jealous with Gadgets they showed... My Heart almost hurt seeing it...
I think that is natural mate, there is always something newer and greater coming along giving us envy, I am the same but I am lucky enough to get to test new products for the channel (unfortunately I don’t get to keep them) the new MacBooks have been heavily covered because it has been so long since 1. Apple has released a decent mac and 2. It is rare that you get such a revolutionary laptop release (amazing performance yet cool and quiet with great battery life). As hard as it is try and be happy with what you have as it sounds like it does the job. When you need a new laptop in the future I am sure there will be even newer great products released 👍
one question...Can i buy Surface pro 7 plus 8gb i5 for development ?
what dev work are you doing?
@@MashITTech Full stack dev django python and aws architecture design, VS Code, React and some netflix and all ...Total usage.. Using mac but now looking to switch to windows and india i am getting 8gb only with 128.
Hi any thought?
Sorry mate, missed your response. 8gb will have no problem at all unless your projects are massive!
@@MashITTech i will python django saas bases development some docker kubernetes learning and lastly watching training videos for my certification preparation like udemy. So that sounds good can i go ahead and order i5 8gb 7 plus which is fanless version. Pls help
will the i5 8gig be enough to run and edit Photoshop...in reviews on previous surface pro models it was always recommended to go 16gig....
Unless you are a really heavy user 8gb will still be fine. I use photoshop, blender, unity, office etc on the 8gb model with no problem. If money is no option then definitely get the 16gb but personally I would rather not spend an extra £540, Microsoft charge a stupid amount to upgrade ram and ssd
@@MashITTech thank you...
@@MashITTech how do you think this compares to the new Zenbook Flip S oled i7 16gig 1tb ssd
Cannot stand fan noise hence i ended up getting i5 Thank you
That sounds like me. Gary doesn't care at all about fan noise so he has the i7 😂
If you are just browsing the web or typing in Word, the fan will never kick in even if you use the i7 version for 10 hours. I'm currently using Macbook pro, and I very rarely ever heard the fan working, only when I'm upgrading and installing the entire operating system.
@@karljo8064 i use onenote and heavy pst files inoutlook
The 16GB I5 version is a pretty sweet deal since it's still much cheaper than the i7 equivalent version.
I too have the 16gb i5 plus version. I think it's the sweet spot of all the models as it's fanless but still pretty powerful and enough ram to function as a lightweight desktop. The fans on my 10 year old macbook pro drove me to this fanless wonder.
I have no clue as to why Microsoft is so stingy with storage in surface devices
What’s the difference betweeen the surface pro 7 and the 7+?
the cpu (7+ has tiger lake) better battery and user replaceable SSD (see my other video for more information)
The i7 is overpriced but has a cooling fan. I5 overheats. I returned mine.
What were you doing in yours to overheat it?
@@MashITTech just running a bible software.
@@joshualieder7524 the power of god is too powerful, thus it is what is overheating your unit.
Intel = not worth
Haha poor intel. They are probably wiping the tears away with the stack of $100 bills they didn’t bother to spend on R&D 😂
@@MashITTech xd
Sorry, Man. Previously I like your Channel just because Dell XPS Based on 11th Gen Intel Core "Tiger Lake"
But...... I feel lazy and feel almost hate your channel even want to Unsubscribe when seeing every videos about Macbook Series with M1. Because I feel Really Sad with Performance and What they deliver also People's Opinion about M1 Macbooks...
And you know, I have no free time right now. My School's activity is Unbelievable. Almost Everytime I always get assignment and I must do it cause I'm High School Student Right Now
Tip. You could have just done the tests and revealed the results rather than having us spend the time sitting through them.
Yeah sorry, we usually do that but I wanted to highlight the power limits and clock rates etc. Next time I will try and curt it back more
It's a non issue, easily skipped using the chapters for the impatient.
I actually prefer you showing us. If you just showed results, you might as well run a blog.
I prefer the way the information was presented, but if people want pure results, consider including a PDF or something.