How do I get the discount?
Products eligible for the academic discount have a special student price below the standard price. Click the nearby link to start the verification process. A Microsoft account is required. After the verification, the discount will automatically apply to any eligible products that you add to your cart.
Who is eligible?
Full- and part-time students, teachers, and parents purchasing on behalf of students and school employees save up to 10%. This includes secondary schools, universities, colleges, and technical schools.4 Schools and universities can also purchase software and devices at a special price. Call 0800 026 0061 or email MSDirectUK@Microsoft.com.
How do I verify my academic status?
Verify your academic status using one of the following options:
- School email account
- School account (if your school is part of the Shibboleth Internet verification system)
- International Student Identity Card
- Verification code
- Upload valid academic documentation
Surface for education
Education professionals and students love working with Surface devices. They’re intuitive to use and easy to manage, and provide instant access to familiar Office files and trusted educational apps wherever they are.
Surface Book. Built for performance.
Surface Book is built for extreme performance, giving you lightning fast access to programs, videos and music. Plus, it delivers rich images and gaming power with an optional discrete graphics card that can handle intense professional tasks.
Surface Pen
With the Surface Pen you can write, draw, ink, erase and highlight naturally. It has 1024 levels of sensitivity and there is no lag between the Pen tip and the line, giving you control and choice for serious artwork.
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Summary
- Our most powerful Surface Book
- Increased graphics performance with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 2GB GPU
- Increased speed for professional software like SolidWorks 3D CAD, AutoCAD, Revit, and Adobe Premiere Pro.
Screen size and weight
- 13.5" PixelSense Display
- Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (267 PPI)
- Aspect ratio: 3:2
- Touch: 10-point multi-touch
- 1,647g (3.63lbs)
Battery life
Up to 16 hours[1]
Ports
- Two full-size USB 3.0
- Full-size SD card reader
- Headset jack
- Mini DisplayPort
- Surface Connect
Summary
- Experience all the features of a Surface Pro 4
- Shoot video and edit in Premiere Pro with amazing fluidity and smoothness
- With a discrete GPU, run professional-grade software like Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD, or Visual Studio—without compromise
Screen size and weight
- 13.5" PixelSense Display
- Resolution: 3000 x 2000
- 1516g (3.34lbs)
Battery life
Up to 12 hours[2]
Ports
- Two full-size USB 3.0
- Ultra-high speed full-size SD card reader
- Headset jack
- Mini DisplayPort
- Surface Connect
Summary
- Run desktop software just like a laptop
- Stream music and movies
- Write and draw directly on your screen
- Organize and enhance photos
- Log in with facial recognition technology
- Make music with professional-grade apps
- 3D modeling with AutoCAD (i7 models only)
Screen size and weight
- 12.3" PixelSense Display
- Resolution: 2736 x 1824
- 766g (1.69lbs)
Battery life
Up to 9 hours[3]
Ports
- One full-size USB 3.0
- microSD card reader
- Headset jack
- Mini DisplayPort
- Surface Connect
- Coverport