Amazon and Microsoft are offering two can't-miss deals on the Surface Book 2

Amazon is currently offering the 15-inch Surface Book 2 with a Core i7 CPU for $1,789 That's $710 off the regular price of $2,499, which is the lowest price to date for this Windows 10 laptop By comparison, it is $410 less than Best Buy's sale price for the same configuration Meanwhile, the Microsoft Store is offering the base model for $999 That's $150 off and one of the lowest prices for the Surface Book 2

For a slightly more future-proof machine, we recommend the Amazon model It has a bright and vibrant 156" (3,240 x 2,160) PixelSense touchscreen, a Core i7-8650U CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, and a GTX 1060 GPU

Our sister site Laptop Mag's review of the Microsoft Surface Book 2 said they liked the 2-in-1's modern and unique detachable design and excellent stylus They were also impressed with the 12 hours and 9 minutes of battery life [The Surface Book 2 can switch between tablet, studio, and view modes when not in use as a laptop The optional Surface Pen (sold separately) has a pressure-sensing angle of 4,096 degrees with virtually no lag

In real-world testing, the Surface Book 2 with the Core i7-8650U CPU handled nearly everything we threw at it without a hitch, including opening 30 tabs in Google Chrome and streaming 1080p video on YouTube, drawing in the Windows Ink Workspace sketchpad, it didn't slow down

Simply put, the Surface Book 2 is a smart choice for creatives and those who want a versatile Windows 10 laptop for writing and drawing but don't want to pay full price