BizSchoolorBust wrote:
Hey everyone, I've been following laptops for months (talk about putting the cart before the horse). I'm in a unique situation in that I don't have a tablet and I'm looking for something that can be a 2-in-1 device. With that in mind, I've been looking at the Surface Pro 2 and the Dell Venue Pro 11. Both are about 1k with the 4th generation Intel chips (Haswell). As someone mentioned earlier, the biggest thing for business school is battery life and mobility. If anyone has specific questions or would like my input on a specific model, please PM me. Thanks.
I got the Surface Pro 2. Loving it so far. It's light, has great battery life, functions as a tablet when I want it to and a laptop when I'd rather be using those features. The type cover 2 is a really nice addition as well. It also takes seconds to boot up, something I wasn't used to (my older laptop is a Macbook).
Anyway, the Surface Pro 2 seems like it will be perfect. It does not come with Office, though, which kind of stinks. I think that most schools provide this at a discount to their students. It is kind of pricey but serves two functions and does both quite well.