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Hi guys, I'm looking at getting an X1 Carbon laptop but having some trouble deciding what to do. My two options are as follows eBay Open Box X1 Carbon with an i7-8650u - $1300 New Lenovo X1 Carbon with an i7-10510u - $1700 They both have equal specs otherwise, same RAM, SSD, etc. I'm wondering if the 10th generation is worth the $400 cost to upgrade? Someone pointed out in the /r/SuggestALaptop discord that the 8th gen has vPro whereas the 10th doesn't (but I honestly do not know the difference). I will be using this laptop with Linux, learning web development and Android development later on.

Hello guys, I previously owned a Surface Pro 7 but did not end up liking it and returned it a few months ago. I am now torn between a few options. Here's my use case: Very beginner, learning Android development (Android Studio eventually, but first beginning a book on Kotlin itself, using IntelliJ IDEA) Typical web browsing, office use Potentially light photo creation (drawing, extremely basic Inkscape use, but not required) I am considering the following options: Surface Book 2 (i7, 16GB, 512GB) Surface Laptop 3 (i7, 16GB, 512GB) Wait for Surface Book 3 I've been without a laptop for a month already (waiting for Dell to get their stuff together with a separate return...) and would really like to get something. I know there are rumors of a SB3 coming soon, but I'm wondering if I will notice a performance difference for my use case? I know one major thing is supposedly better GPUs but my understanding is that won't affect programming. Assuming they do 10th generation Intel chips, will I notice a SIGNIFICANT difference? I mean, the SB2 claims 15+ hours, which is ridiculous in and of itself, and I know 10th generation chips main claim is to be better at battery life than the ones in the SB2 - but if I get 10 hours of life, I'm happy so I don’t value that difference too much. I really WANT a tablet, but I could live without it potentially, especially if I end up getting the Surface Duo (very likely).