Graham Sutherland / PolynomialJul 31, 2025

that cheap used Surface Pro 7 arrived. love it already. very impressive hybrid tablet, especially for the price.

it isn't the one from the picture on the listing, oddly. that one had a big scratch up the back. I guess it was just representative of the damage types for that category?

anyway, the defect that caused the seller to list this particular one as grade C (good) is a ~2mm pressure damage bright spot in the corner of the screen that literally isn't visible in normal use. otherwise mint.

Show threadGraham Sutherland / Polynomial

I tried quite hard to see the damage spot with various desktop application content and while watching a full screen video, but I can't see it at all.

it only seems to be visible when certain colours are shown under the spot, within a certain backlight brightness range, so I'm definitely not complaining.

Jul 31, 2025 at 4:43pmWeb
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialJul 31, 2025
the only thing I don't super like is the aftermarket keyboard being bluetooth and rechargeable rather than using the proper port on the bottom of the tablet, but I can always buy an official keyboard later if I find that it annoys me too much.
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialJul 31, 2025
I wasn't expecting the screen to be this good either. I could easily see this becoming my new standard way to reference datasheets while working on electronics at my bench.
Show threadjarkmanJul 31, 2025
@gsuberland That sounds very interesting. Do you have a link you can share?
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialJul 31, 2025
@jarkman it's just a used Surface Pro 7, you can find them all over eBay. I got the i7-1065 model with 16GB RAM.
Show threadjarkmanJul 31, 2025
@gsuberland Ta!
Show threadTheolodianJul 31, 2025
@gsuberland @jarkman ooh, great shout! Could be perfect for the kids to use for 6th form. 🤔
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialJul 31, 2025
@theolodian @jarkman yeah that sort of thing would be a solid use case.
Show threadDDRJul 31, 2025

@gsuberland Ooh nice. I got one of those new here back when it was the latest. Still use it as my daily laptop.

It definitely had some trouble, it was in the shop for something or other for about 2/3rds of the first year, but MS did eventually fix it by just giving me a new one. 😅

Show threadleftlinkJul 31, 2025
@gsuberland I can recommend the official type cover, only thing is the edges really like to dissolve, but button / touchpad wise its really nice! If you search for used ones, beware theres been a small change in the top row layout/ hotkeys section, I think after the Pro 4 or 5.
Show threadAllan ChowJul 31, 2025
@gsuberland you'll see it clearly if you hold the screen LIKE THIS!