Microsoft Surface Pro 5 - Core i5, 8GB, 128GB SSD, Win10 (V. Good Refurbished) - £139.99 with code (UK Mainland) @ newandusedlaptops4u /ebay

Got one of these last time it was on offer and absolutely delighted with it.

In perfect condition and either it was almost unused OR it had had a new battery fitted.

Incredible value. (edited)

Anyone have a link to a compatible keyboard?

Mine arrived today with 2 huge deep scratches on the screen and touchscreen not working

Do these even get updates anymore ? (edited)

What’s the best OS to have with it, 10 or 10 pro?

Looking for a tablet for my son for a long plane journey, something with a large screen. Is this a bit OTT? Just wanted something to download his favourite shows and YT videos so he can watch them offline on the plane? Also silly question perhaps, is it touch screen?

Do these come with hdmi port to connect to screen?

Provided this comes with a decent battery, this is a pretty good deal. Anything beyond the SP4 and with 8GB will offer a good user experience for topical use cases outside of GPU intensive tasks

Received mine today and the physical condition is grade A rather B IMHO and even though I only paid for Windows 10 Home it arrived with Pro. My only slight concern is that running the following show's it's had 405 cycles but it's full charge capacity is only 33,830mWh compared to the 45,000 mWh it started with new

powercfg /batteryreport

I am going to try doing a manual battery calibration by running it down to 5% and hibernating before recharding back to 100% when not using it today to see if it isn't quite as bad as the initial 25% wear stated by the above. I will also test how much time doing general web stuff the battery lasts before before when running it down to 5% before deciding whether to keep it but overall it seems great for the cash and the £20 type cover from CEX is great condition too (edited)

Ordered mine on the 24th, arrived on the 27th.
I'd say it arrived in great condition can't see any scratches, any dents.
SSD is one from SKhynix 128gb.
Battery cycles around 180, still at 86% health, I've used everyday since delivery and only recharged it today, so will see now how long the battery actually lasts.
But overall really impressed with performance, I mean it takes around 2-3 seconds to boot, even my Lenovo Legion takes around 30-40 seconds.

Shame to hear some of you have problems with your units, hope you can get them replaced.

It even runs CS GO, low settings obviously, but I do get around 50-60fps on a 5vs5 match.

Thoughts on the stylus?

Will look to get the keyboard through CEX as recommended in one of the comments.

Does anyone know of a good stylus to get elsewhere or is it better to just get it through the same seller?

One thing worth checking is whether you were sent the correct power adapter; mine came with a Model 1625 which only supplies 80% of the power of the correct model 1800. It'll affect the charging rate, but I wonder if an under-powered supply might cause some inconsistent performance too, depending on the power profile configured in Windows.

List of power adapters here:

support.microsoft.com/en-…c01

Can these be flashed to android/chromeos?

Aren't these 6 years old now?

Noice, bought plus keyboard from other eBay seller mentioned above. Thanks OP!

Sellers blurb says "at least two hours battery life". But as item is eBay certified refurbished, it should be...

*"Minimum 80% battery life"*

If capacity of unit you receive does not match that 80% you could resolve under said programme.

And theres a one-year guarantee / warranty provided by seller.

Can these be used as second screen for a laptop?

Considering buying the 256GB version, Just wondering if it is worth adding the Keyboard & stylus, or buying seperately? it works out £56 more after the 20% discount to add both, just concerned there is not much detail on the stylus & Keyboard, has anyone found a decent stylus & Keyboard deals for this?

Ordered on 26th. Still no sign of dispatch so dropped them a message and they replied really quickly but said won't be dispatched until 9th . Just under 2 weeks from purchase. Wonder what's taking so long?

Ordered one of these last time - I got the 256gb version though. Battery life more than adequate, hard to compare to what it could do originally but it lasts a good 4-5 hours of streaming before needing a charge. I bought for occasional use and to use as a tablet for plane journeys and it fits the bill nicely. Included the keyboard and was of a good used quality. Also even though I paid for Win10 it came with Win10 Pro installed…

Would this work side loading apps to. quest 2 vr headset? As I think you need a pc

Hmmm very tempted! Is it worth getting the Keyboard also from this seller? The photos seem to highlight that the keyboard will have a few marks etc.

Essentially I was thinking to purchase as a travel computer for work. Would involve using Excel/Word as well as a Virtual Desktop etc. Anyone used it for this purpose and know whether it would be okay or just terribly slow lol.

Will this run adobe photoshop and illustrator?

How do you get office onto this please?

I wish I'd received an immaculate one rather than a slightly grubby one.

And I wish it that it had fewer than it's 751 battery cycles.

However - my goodness these things are sleek! Very nice feeling/looking bit of kit for the money.

Now... What to do with it...?!!

Any good suggestions for must-have apps/features/games to install on one of these things? So far I've just loaded it up with all of various my music and TV streaming service apps.

My overnight battery calibration seems to have reduced the capacity to 30,220mWh from the intial 33,830mWh it said it had so I'm going to see if it can use this full new total capacity rather than suddenly shutting down at 45% or so yesterday before deciding to keep it or not

What's the largest capacity someone has received and anyone else had theirs suddenly shut down on 40% or so?

Unfortunately got a unit with a Toshiba SSD. Read and write speeds are less than half that of the Samsung versions (1600+ MB/s reads). Is unbearably slow. Has a few white spots on the screen which is from damage I have read. Also a pretty big dent to side speaker metal. Will have to send back for a replacement or a refund. Which is a shame.

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Mine arrived today, cosmetically its in really good condition. Three very light scratches on the screen.

I ran the battery test and it's coming back at 77%. Obviously it should be 80+% according to Ebay.

Would you do anything about it?

Ordered on 25th still no sign of dispatched. This was for a birthday present can i just cancel if i dont get it by the 4th ? Will i just get my money back or will i have to contact ebay. (edited)

I went for the 256 option with keyboard. The screen is perfect but the sides and back are scratched a fair bit. I have a Samsung ssd with 49 days powered on time and over 1000 power ons. The keyboard is in great condition.

178 battery cycles and ~40,000 battery capacity. I am trying to run it down to see if if shuts off at 48% like others have at the moment.

Got mine yesterdsy afternoon, 256GB version, so just set it up, condition is very good, no marks on the screen and the case is very good, my £15 CEX Type Keyboard works well.

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I want it, but do I need it lol

Where will all these have come from, does anyone know?
How on earth does one company get their hands on 1000+ SP5 ??

206 sold in the last 24 hours
Limited quantity available / 932 sold

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Got mine today. The screen is excellent, and there are slight signs around usb but nothing not expected. Batt has less than 550 cycles and is and is showing 33k batt capacity. Done two full drains and battery is lasting over 3 hours, so perfect for £140 also upgrdaed to win11 straight away. 👌