Hi there, looking to get some help deciding on a 2 in 1 laptop for school. I have a budget of roughly $2000 and have narrowed it down to the Thinkpad X390 Yoga, or the Surface Book. The specs on the Thinkpad are:
i7-8565U quad-core processor
16GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM
512GB Solid State Drive M.2 PCIe-NVMe
Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620
50 Whr battery
a full-size HDMI port (Surface doesn't have)
and the specs on the Surface are
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U quad-core processor
8GB 1866Mhz LPDDR3
256GB SSD
up to 17 hr battery (couldn't find Whr but it's comparable)
both are roughly equal in price as the Thinkpad is on sale, ($1800 CDN) but my main concern isn't with the storage or ram as I have a desktop at home, but with the ability to take effective notes. The Surface has a very good interface to handle writing and drawing with the pen, and is easy to switch to typing when needed. I haven't been able to find any source other than some sketchy reviews about the Thinkpad, and I've heard other manufacturers have had problems with your hand touching the screen and messing with your writing. Any guidance on which one I should go for would be appreciated, or if you want to tell me I'm an idiot for spending this much and there are cheaper options for what I need out there then that's great too. Just to reiterate, I'm looking for a 2 in 1 with a decent amount of performance, that is able to smoothly handle lots of notetaking and typing on a daily basis. Thanks!