The keyboard also has a backlight, which can be set at three different levels using one of the F-keys.Įven the trackpad is alarmingly good. No-one should want to type out a 2000 words essay on a touchscreen. You get more travel here in a MacBook, more of the feedback that lets you type with confidence. The keyboard is just about stiff enough to make typing feel like that of a 'proper' laptop, and the keys themselves are excellent. In most, less compromised, situations the Surface Pro 7 works like a dream. If it goes over, it’ll take the screen, and possibly the in-tact status of the screen glass, with it. And if you have to work on a shallow table, make sure the kickstand doesn’t rest too near the edge. Still, having a 1mm-thick piece of aluminium resting on your knees doesn’t match the comfort of a normal laptop.

It’s a sturdy mechanism that can sit at any angle you like, from near enough straight up to almost flat. The metal kickstand also keeps the Pro 7 upright away from the keyboard. Magnets keep the keyboard locked onto the screen, and a second team of magnets let the keyboard sit at a slight upward angle.

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