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£1993.94 inc. VAT
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If you’re in a Microsoft-heavy business environment and you want something that feels premium, quiet, and genuinely portable, the Surface Laptop for Business is the kind of buy that makes day-to-day work nicer. The screen is the standout for people who live in spreadsheets, PDFs, and presentations—touch plus that high refresh rate makes it feel smoother than most office laptops. The “for Business” angle usually translates into better manageability/driver support and a more sensible lifecycle than consumer Surface kit, so IT teams generally have fewer surprises.
That said, at £1,661.62 ex-VAT, this isn’t great value if your use is purely standard Office/email/Teams on a shared dock. For that money you can often get a more expandable or more performance-per-pound machine in the Windows ecosystem. Also, the 256GB storage is the bit that can quietly hurt over time once people start storing offline files, caching, and growing profile data—plan for OneDrive or be ready for external storage. **Who should buy it:** mobile knowledge workers, managers, and teams that value a laptop that looks professional, works reliably, and has a great display, especially if your organisation leans into Microsoft 365 and device management. **Who should avoid it:** cost-sensitive deployments, power users who need lots of local storage, or anyone who wants maximum ports/upgrade flexibility without docking.

Lenovo
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Asus
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Asus
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HP
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