The Surface Pro 8 may have been overshadowed by its successor, the Pro 9 (number 2 on our list). Just note the screen size though, because 10 inches is a little smaller than most of the other laptops on this list. The Lenovo IdeaPad Duet supports the Universal Stylus Initiative, so digital pens from any company using that standard should work. It's actually very powerful for a Chromebook too. (Find out more in our buying guide for the best Chromebooks.) However, it can run Android apps, which gives you access to quite a lot of good drawing and digital art applications, including a slimmed-down version of Photoshop.Ĭhromebooks tend to be cheap while offering great battery life thanks to their low power needs, and this fits that bill, offering up to a huge 22 hours on a single charge. This hybrid tablet is way more affordable than the Microsoft Laptop Studio 2, our number one pick, but still pretty capable.Īs a Chromebook, you won't be able to run Windows or macOS software, so not all of the usual desktop drawing applications will be available. Looking for a good laptop for drawing but on a budget? Then the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet Chromebook is a great choice.

Read our full Surface Pro 9 review for more info. Like its predecessor, it runs Windows 11, which is nice and speedy, and the screen offers an excellent drawing experience, even more satisfying than in the 8.

The old keyboard and style will work with the Surface Pro 9 too, so there's no extra expense, unless you want your keyboard to match your new tablet. And the accessories, including the excellent keyboard, come in the same array of colours. The new model comes in four colours – the new Graphite, Sapphire, Forest and the original Platinum – and each one looks good. The Microsoft Surface Pro 9, even more so than its predecessor, the still-impressive Surface Pro 8 (number 4 on our list), is very stylish. IN contrast, Microsoft sees the Surface Pro as a laptop and tablet. The reason, basically, is that Apple see the iPad Pro is a tablet first and foremost it won't, for example, run macOS. You may be wondering, then, why we haven't included any iPads on this list, because you can team most of them with an Apple keyboard and get a laptop-like experience too. Attach the optional keyboard (known as the Type Cover), however, and you've basically got a fantastic thin and light laptop. It's a tablet, but one that runs Windows 11, allowing you to use fully fledged desktop software on a compact little device. Yes, strictly speaking, the Surface Pro 8 isn't actually a laptop.

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