Back-To-School Isn’t Just For The Kids!
With all the focus on the kids for back-to-school season, I’d like to remind you that us adults need some back-to-school love too! We need equipment that can handle school year tasks such as making PTA flyers, photo editing, meal planning, life scheduling, doing kids homework for them and more!
That’s where Microsoft Canada comes in! Their lineup of back-to-school products is second to none doubly important if you have children in high school or heading off to college/university this fall! Have a look below at just a few of the amazing back-to-school picks from Microsoft Canada. Each of the devices is touch capable and includes Windows Ink on Windows 10, allowing students to take advantage of intelligent sticky notes, screen sketches and smart editing!
Surface Pro
The Surface Pro gives students the best-in-class laptop, plus the versatility of a studio and tablet. When class is finished, students can pop off the keyboard and use it for catching up on shows or connecting with friends.
• Weighs as little as 1.69 pounds and its 12.3-inch PixelSense display has stunning resolution on a brilliant touchscreen
• Combines the 7th Generation Intel Core m3, i5 and i7 processors and up to 16GB of memory
• Handles your most demanding creative tasks with up to 13.5 hours of battery life
Price: $1,049.00
Surface Pro Type Cover
The Surface Pro Type Cover gives students the full-laptop experience with slightly spread-out keys for fast and fluid typing, a two-button trackpad built for precision control, and back lighting for continued working after the lights go out.
• Change your tablet to a laptop in a snap with this extremely thin, light, and stable keyboard optimized for lap use when you’re tired of working at your desk
• Made from premium material that are sturdy yet soft to the touch and is ultra-quiet while typing furiously in class
• Choose from black, blue, bright blue, red, and teal so you can really personalize your Surface device and express your unique style
Price: $129.99
Surface Laptop
The Surface Laptop compliments students’ personal style with a blend of texture, subtle details and clean lines. Notetaking has never been so easy with the luxurious Alcantara covered keyboard – inspired by fabrics found in high-end Italian auto brands – offering an exceptionally comfortable typing experience for those three-hour lectures.
• Enjoy more space for your ideas with the 13.5-inch PixelSense edge-to-edge touchscreen display
• At 2.76 pounds, the device is lightweight but packed with Dolby Audio Premium sound and 14.5 hours of battery life
Price: $1299.00
HP Pavilion x360
For the student that wants an all-in-one device, the HP Pavilion X360 is a convertible PC that can be used four ways – as a laptop, stand, tent, and tablet – thanks to its unique 360-degree hinge.
• A 15.6” full HD touchscreen allows students to zoom, flick, or tap their way through all work and play needs
• Saving content year after year is a breeze with its massive 1TB hard drive and 8GB of memory
• Features an SD card reader, 3 USB ports, HDMI output and running the latest Windows 10 operating system
Price: $999.00
HP ENVY x360
Students can go full tilt with this super-flexible and supremely stylish HP Envy X360. It delivers laptop productivity, tablet convenience and everything in between on a 360-degree rotating display that flips to the perfect view every time. Performance is solid and smooth with a 6th generation Intel Core i7 processor and 256GB SSD
• An razor-sharp 15.6-inch full HD touchscreen pairs up with nearly 9 hours of battery life to keep going all day in class and into the night at home. Multi-format SD card reader, 3 USB ports and an HDMI output
Price: $1,199.00
HP Spectre x360
The HP Spectre X360 redefines what is expected from technology. This 8-million-pixel ultra-thin convertible PC allows students to accomplish more than ever before.
• Indulge your creative side by viewing and editing high resolution photos on a 4K display, or sketch and draw with your active pen and Windows Ink
• 16 hours of battery life and HP Fast Charge means uninterrupted all-day performance with a lightning-fast Intel Core i7 processor
• Quad HP speakers, HP Audio Boost, and custom tuning by Bang & Olufsen experts makes entertainment after class come to life with sound you can feel
Price: $1,199.99
Surface Mouse
Stand out in class (for all the right reasons) with rapid clicks and silent scrolling with this precision-tuned ultra-quiet Mouse. Sculpted for your hand and designed for a simple work space, Surface Mouse is the perfect partner to your Surface and Keyboard.
• Premium precision pointing and clicking for scalable performance across the screen of any Surface and external monitor
• A clutter-free and reliable experience that works from up to 50 feet away
• Metal scroll wheel that feels solid under your finger while the body fits perfectly in your hand
Price: $64.99
Surface Pen
Surface Pen lets you create without limits. It’s precision ink, rubber eraser, and tilt for shading means greater sensitive and virtually no lag between documenting your thoughts onto your device.
• A natural writing and drawing tool that writes like pen on paper allowing you to rest your hand on the screen of your Surface device just as you would with a sketchbook
• Sketch, shade and paint with artistic precision and finer control with 4,096 pressure points that respond to the lightest touch
• Available in four colors – platinum, black, burgundy, and cobalt blue
Price: $129.99
As you can see, Microsoft Canada has something for everyone in your family to help them get ready for back-to-school! I’ll be getting my hands on a brand new Microsoft Surface Pro soon to help me with all the back-to-school blogging and photo/video editing I’ll be doing this Fall!
Well, are you ready for back-to-school? Which item on this amazing list is the one you would get the most out of? I can’t wait to hear from you!
Also, I hope your kids have a great first week back at school and an amazing year!
Disclosure: I was compensated for my participation in this program.
That battery life is amazing on the Spectre x360! Would love to give that a spin for back to school season!
I can’t stress enough how important battery life is to me. It’s nice to know when you are away at a conference or event that you don;t have to have it plugged in all day long just to use it.
I need something on the go that I can edit videos on. You just gave me an idea, get it under the guise it’s for the kids back to school…AND THEN NEVER LET THEM USE IT! hahahaha.
I hear you on battery, no one wants a battery to run out of juice while out somewhere.
Hah, that’s how I manage to purchase anything for myself! I always come up with the ways in which it will benefit the “kids” and then go from there.
It would be awesome to have something lightweight that I can edit photos and do my Dad-Blogging on. Although I’d be happy with a super simple Chromebook to get some work done while having a quiet coffee when I’m out of the office.
I’ve enjoyed the lightweight aspect while working in my local coffee shops. I tried the bulky laptops and they were a huge hassle on those little tables.
My wife is a teacher, and we are in the market for a new laptop. Something she can use in her class/ I can use at home afterwards. Your post is very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks, Mike! I can definitely see where a new Surface would help a teacher out. I have no idea how they keep track of everything!
For me I would love the HP Spectre x360 to draw with a pen to do sketches and edit photo’s , this would be fantastic!
I agree, having the ability to draw on the screen with the pen sounds amazing!
Put me down for a Surface Pro. And I will take the 13.5 hours of battery life. I’m on a laptop that has a battery life of about 10 minutes. Yep, no longer really a laptop if it only works plugged in. lol
Haha, mine has about 15 minutes of battery life right now so I totally feel your pain!
I like the surface laptop to get me ready for BTS.
Me too!
I really like the HP Envy x360 and it delivers laptop productivity, tablet convenience and everything in between on a 360-degree It another word for AWESOME!!
I personally have an HP Pavilion X360 that can handle what I’m doing, at the moment. The surface pro with an i7 processor and 16G of ram would be my dream machine.
It does sound like a dream, doesn’t it?
This is awesome! Ipinned it:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/332984966191040423