84 TECH ADVISOR • OCTOBER 2019BUYING GUIDE
editing, CAD software, or higher end gaming. If the
answer is yes, then splashing out could save you time
and frustration. Doubling up to 16GB of RAM will also
help with 3D modelling, for example, though 8GB will
be enough for the likes of Adobe Photoshop.
As we touched upon earlier, the Core i5 model is
fine for most consumers looking to browse the Internet,
run office software and do some casual gaming –
especially now it’s quad-core. You just need to pick how
much storage is enough. It’s a shame Microsoft charges
an extra £270 to go from 128- to 256GB, though it
might be worth it in the long run, remembering that
Windows 10 takes up some of the storage.
When it comes to performance, Microsoft claims
that the Surface Laptop 2 is a whopping 85 percentPCMark 10