Microsoft's Surface range of laptop/tablet hybrids has been improving in increments since the line debuted in 2012. While many punters predicted a new Surface Pro 5 to launch this year after a two year gap from the last model, Microsoft instead refreshed the series, naming its new device simply the Surface Pro.

On the outside the changes may not appear huge, but there is serious attention to detail in the design. The new model is billed with improved performance and claims of a 13.5-hour battery life, something fans have been clamouring for.

While its Surface Laptop is aimed firmly at students, Microsoft has geared the Surface Pro at professionals and those with deep pockets. The new model is £50 more expensive than the old Surface Pro 4 on launch, costing £799, and it will not throw in the Surface Pen, which on its own costs £99.