Green Mountain
I loved my 1st Gen Surface Laptop (i5 processor, 8gb ram, 128gb solid state) and I was pumped to try the 2nd gen with i7 processor and double the memory: Unfortunately, I found it disappointing. It seems to have less battery life, is more laggy, and definitely NOT any quicker. (I’m using it for business purposes with 3-5 programs @ a time: word, excel, adobe, chrome- > 5 tabs). The 2nd gen did not seem to out perform the 1st in anyway, thus not worth the additional cost. Also, it seemed more sensitive to hot and cold. Ultimately, I had to return because (the icing on the cake was that) in 3 weeks I was never able to get the 2nd gen to back up from my external hard drive- maybe I got a lemon. TL;DR 2nd gen is not worth the $, save it for the next unit with (hopefully) actual/material upgrades. Also be aware that SURFACE LAPTOPS WERE NOT MADE TO BE REPAIRED. Thus, if there is a problem outside the 1yr warranty- you can’t fix it. You’ll have to buy new or pray that Microsoft will side with you on the defects *cough, not likely*.