The Surface Laptop 2, Microsoft’s 2018 flagship, is now available on its website from just £779 .
The baseline Intel Core i5 model, with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, is £200 off its original price, and the discounts only get steeper as you bump up the specs.
Many people will flock to the recently announced Surface Laptop 3 , but if you can live without a USB-C port and minor speed improvements, this could be a great option. Microsoft devices are typically well future-proofed, so you won’t have to worry about software updates for the next few major releases of Windows .
If you’re set on the new model, Microsoft offer a trade-in offer of up to £500 if you pre-order a Surface Laptop 3. If you prefer to go with Currys PC World , you’ll get the Spotify subscription and a £100 gift card.
You can browse through the price from other retailers using our price comparison tool below.
What’s good about this deal?
The Surface Laptop 2 remains one of the best laptops in its class. We thoroughly recommended it in our review , the 4.5 star rating putting it third in our best laptops chart at the time of writing.
It provides everything most people are looking for in a laptop and more, with top-of-the-line specs, compact design and premium finish. We also particularly enjoyed the black model they added to the colour options.
The Surface Laptop 2 was already competitively priced – with its current discount it represents one of the best value for money options on the market.
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Author: Anyron Copeman, Mobile Editor, Tech Advisor
Anyron is Mobile Editor at Tech Advisor, where he’s been a mainstay of the editorial team since 2019. In his current role, Anyron is responsible for all smartphone, tablet and mobile network coverage on the site. A BA Journalism graduate, he has experience with a wide range of consumer tech products and services, including smartphones, tablets, foldables, wearables and more.
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As one of the biggest tech companies in the world, Acer has a lot of products to announce each year.
At its next@Acer event in June , we saw additions to the Swift line, new Predator gaming hardware and a new convertible Chromebook. We also saw an ultra-rugged laptop in the form of the Enduro.
Less than four months later the company is back, with an event subtitled “Connected Together” set to take place today. Here’s how you can watch the virtual press conference live.
When and how can I watch the Acer live stream?
Acer’s next live stream will take place at 2pm UK time on 21 October 2020 . You can watch directly from this article by clicking the stream embedded above.
If you’d prefer, the stream will also be available on the Acer Facebook page .
What new products will Acer announce?
There are no concrete rumours on which products Acer will announce, and the “Connected Together” slogan alongside the event gives relatively little away.
However, the timing of the event suggests the company will unveil a lineup of products ready for the busy holiday season, which usually stretches from late November to January and beyond. Technology is a popular gift option, so Acer will want any new products to be on sale before festive shopping gets underway.
That would suggest we’ll see new consumer-focused devices, which may include laptops, Chromebooks and tablets. There may also be new additions to its Predator line of gaming hardware and ConceptD creator-focused devices.
Acer released updated versions of its Swift 5 and Swift 3 at IFA 2020, although the Swift 7 hasn’t been refreshed since last year. That makes it a likely candidate, as well as the affordable Swift 1.
The popular Aspire range was also left untouched at the June event, making it ripe for updates this October. In particular, we could see new versions of the Aspire 5 and Aspire 3 .
There may be further updates to Acer’s Chromebooks, although it’s more likely we’ll see a successor to the Chromebook Tab 10 that was launched in 2018.
It remains to be seen whether any new products will make their way into our best laptop , best gaming laptops or best Chromebook charts.
Author: Anyron Copeman, Mobile Editor, Tech Advisor
Anyron is Mobile Editor at Tech Advisor, where he’s been a mainstay of the editorial team since 2019. In his current role, Anyron is responsible for all smartphone, tablet and mobile network coverage on the site. A BA Journalism graduate, he has experience with a wide range of consumer tech products and services, including smartphones, tablets, foldables, wearables and more.
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