The Lenovo IdeaPad Duet Chromebook is a great choice of you're looking for a good laptop for drawing but are on a budget. Read our full Surface Pro 9 review (opens in new tab) for more info. Like the Surface Pro 8, this new Surface Pro 9 runs Windows 11, which is excellent and speedy, and the screen offers an excellent drawing experience, even more satisfying than in the 8. The old keyboard and style will work with the Surface Pro 9 too, so there's no extra expense, unless you want your keyboard to match your new tablet. And the accessories, including the excellent keyboard, come in the same array of colours. The new model comes in four colours – the new Graphite, Sapphire, Forest and the original Platinum – and each one looks good. The Microsoft Surface Pro 9, even more so than its predecessor, the still-impressive Surface Pro 8, is a looker. But while Apple clearly believes the iPad Pro is a tablet first, Microsoft sees the Surface Pro as a laptop and tablet. The Microsoft Surface Pro 9 is the latest all-rounder that sets out to challenge the iPad Pro for the crown of the best high-end tablet.
If your needs are more specific, we also have a guide to the best 2-in-1 laptops for creatives, or for a different drawing experience, you can see our guide to the best drawing tablets. Some of the laptops below are also great for other purposes too, appearing in our picks of the best laptops for animation and the best laptops for graphic design.
You can see our guide to how we test laptops, PCs and workstations for more details on our testing and review process. The all-important responsiveness of the screens when using a stylus is a vital factor in the evaluation, as well as the battery life, to weigh up the pros and cons of each laptop.
We've used our methodical testing processes and relied on expert reviews to decide which machines come out on top. The laptops below span a range of price points, reflected in their different levels of power and features offering, but all of them are excellent options for creative purposes. Touchscreen technology is better than ever now, especially as improvements have been made to responsiveness to styluses, and it makes for a much more comfortable and less awkward experience than a graphics tablet by removing the need to align your stylus strokes with your canvas. Below, we've listed our top picks for digital artists, all of which have touchscreens that can be used with a stylus, so you won’t need a separate graphics tablet to see your work come to life.
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