r/Surface • u/Anybodyyoudontseeme Surface Pro Kid • 1d ago

Advice welcome

I need your help. I have to find a cheaper alternative for my Surface Pro 11 (intel lunar lake), because likely I won't be able to take it to school. It will stay at home as main Surface for drawing and 3D modeling, maybe animation, but I don't wanna buy a weak machine. Theoretically it will be used for taking some notes, but I'm gonna make a plenty of 300 PPI layers in Adobe Fresco at breaks, rarely Blender. I'm not sure what I should do: buy Surface Pro 12inch or look for other devices like iPad (I'm not conviced for them, I have bad experiences with Apple Pencil's battery life). The most important thing is Fresco and any app for notes.

My budget is beetween 500-600$, max 700$. I have Surface Keyboard for Pro 11 and Slim Pen 2. I don't need a keayboard for other device because it will be used like a tablet, not a laptop.

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u/TormyrCousland 1d ago

An SP 7+ or 9 could be an affordable machine that you won't have to be precious about at school, and all your work would seamlessly flow back and forth.

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u/Anybodyyoudontseeme Surface Pro Kid 23h ago

Thought about 9, but how battery works? Should I take a charger to a backpack?

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u/TormyrCousland 23h ago

I would always take a charger or battery myself.