Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 7 Just Dropped to a New $950 Low

With fall tech refreshes underway, a new laptop might be on your upgrade list. With so many options and price points, it’s hard to know what’s really worth investing in. One laptop our reviewers have been consistently impressed with is the Microsoft Surface laptop. In fact, it’s our pick for best overall Windows laptop.

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Right now, Best Buy has the 13.8-inch Surface Laptop 7 on sale for $950 — a $250 discount off its $1,200 list price. This model includes the Snapdragon X Plus processor, 16GB of memory and 512GB of SSD storage. It’s one of the lowest prices we’ve seen on this configuration. The 15-inch Surface is also discounted to $1,150, a $350 savings. Upgrade to a model with more memory and you can save even more, up to $500.

Best Buy has a trade-in program that allows you to bring in an old device for more savings. The exact amount will depend on what you are trading in, but there’s potential to save hundreds of dollars.

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This laptop has a lot to offer. In his review of the Microsoft Surface laptop, Senior Editor Matt Elliott found the 13.8-inch version to be «beautiful, durable and compact.» In our big roundup of best Windows laptops, our testers found the battery life exceptional: «The Surface Laptop 7 ran for nearly 20 hours in testing — that’s the longest runtime of any 13- or 14-inch laptop we’ve ever reviewed — including the M4 MacBook Air.»

Both laptops on sale are the seventh edition, which is the latest model, and have a haptic touchpad and a touchscreen. At the $950 price, the 13.8 model has Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB of memory and 512GB of SSD storage. You can upgrade to Snapdragon Elite for $1,050, which is a $350 discount.

If you want the 15-inch, it automatically comes with Snapdragon X Elite. For $1,150 you get 512GB of storage. If you want to upgrade to 1TB of storage for this model, you can save $500, bringing that price down to $1,200.

Regardless of the exact configuration you opt for, they’re all at great prices. These are some of the best Surface Laptop deals we’ve seen this year. If you’re not sure if this is the right laptop for you, check out some of our other laptop deals.

Why this deal matters

Even at the full price, our reviewers sing the praises of this Windows laptop, calling it a rival of the MacBook Air. Picking one up for $250 less just sweetens the deal. If you’re in the market for a Windows laptop that will last for years, this is your best bet.