- Internet & Connectivity
How to Set Up Network Redundancy for Business Continuity
18 Mar, 2026
£2000.04 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
The Surface Pro for Business is one of those rare “premium tablet first, laptop second” devices that actually works in a real office. If your day involves lots of meetings, sketching/annotations, reading, and occasional typing on the move, the 13-inch OLED/120Hz experience is genuinely nicer than most clunky Windows convertibles—especially for teams who live in OneNote/PowerPoint and need the screen to feel sharp without hauling a big laptop. The Core Ultra performance is plenty for typical business workloads, and Windows 11 Pro is the right baseline if you’re managing machines via IT rather than just using them personally.
That said, I wouldn’t buy it for everyone. If your users expect “proper laptop” ergonomics all day (lots of spreadsheet work, long typing sessions, CAD-heavy tasks, or people who hate trackpad life), value drops fast—because the Surface Pro experience still relies on pairing with the right keyboard/charging habits to feel truly productive. At ~£1.7k ex-VAT, you should only go this route when the form factor and display quality are a genuine requirement, not just a preference. In other words: buy it for mobile knowledge workers, sales/field-to-office staff, consultants, and anyone who benefits from a pen + touchscreen. Don’t buy it as a generic office laptop replacement unless your users specifically need the tablet workflow.

Asus
ASUS BR1100C C41XA-3Y - 180-degree hinge design - Intel Celeron - N4500 / up to 2.8 GHz - Win 11 Pro Education - UHD Graphics - 4 GB RAM - 128 GB SSD eMMC - 11.6" 1366 x 768 (HD) - Gigabit Ethernet - Wi-Fi 6 - dark grey - with 1 year ASUS ZenCare

HP
HP EliteBook 8 G1i Notebook AI - AI PC - 174-degree hinge design - Intel Core Ultra 5 - 225U / up to 4.8 GHz - Win 11 Pro - Intel Graphics - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD NVMe - 16" IPS 1920 x 1200 - Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth - glacier silver - kbd: UK

HP
HP Pro x360 435 G10 Notebook - Flip design - AMD Ryzen 5 - 7530U / up to 4.5 GHz - Win 11 Pro - Radeon Graphics - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD NVMe, TLC - 13.3" IPS touchscreen 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) - Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth - pike silver aluminium - kbd: UK - with HP Wolf Pro Security Edition (1 year)

HP
HP EliteBook 6 G1i Notebook AI - AI PC - Intel Core Ultra 7 - 255U / up to 5.2 GHz - Win 11 Pro - Intel Graphics - 32 GB RAM - 1 TB SSD NVMe, TLC - 14" IPS touchscreen 1920 x 1200 - Gigabit Ethernet - Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth - pike silver aluminium - kbd: UK - with HP Wolf Pro Security Edition (1 year)