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Take $400 off a Surface Laptop 15 with Snapdragon
There are new Surface Laptop models to choose from. They’re…not great. They’re not bad, but for their diminished size and capacity, they really should be cheaper. Today you can get a better deal on a bigger, roomier 15-inch Surface Laptop from 2024, with a long-lasting Snapdragon processor. Amazon has it for $899.99, a cool $400 off the retail price. This Surface Laptop has 16GB of memory, which is good — that’s as low as I’d go for any modern device running Windows 11. It also has 256GB of storage, which is…not as good. It’s bad, in fact, for a $900 laptop regardless of discount. Fortunately you can replace it with a more roomy SSD with just a little elbow grease. That is to say, you can use elbow grease to change out the storage, you cannot use elbow grease as storage. My editor says I need to be specific. The more impressive parts of this deal are the very nice Surface fit-and-finish, the big, beautiful touchscreen, and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor. That Arm-based setup means this laptop isn’t very good for gaming, but it handles everything else really well, especially battery life. With that ultra-efficient chip, this Windows laptop can finally compete (and sometimes even best) Apple’s Arm-based Macbooks. The 15-inch Surface Laptop doesn’t see a lot of discounts on the base model, they’re usually reserved for the much more expensive configurations. So if you’ve been waiting for a deal, here it is — you can use those savings to get a replacement SSD, like this one. If this deal doesn’t tickle your fancy, try PCWorld’s picks for the best laptops around. Get a 15-inch Surface Laptop for $900View Deal

No law schools changing their curriculum, despite removal of tikanga requirement
Parliament disallowed a regulation requiring tikanga to be taught as part of compulsory subjects at law school. But no law schools are changing their ways to reflect it.

Meet ‘Spicy’, the refugee detained on notorious Manus Island starting anew in NZ
Helal Uddin’s confinement by Australia was just the beginning of his adventures in search of safety.

New Plymouth council to undertake safety audit of new cycleway
A safety audit has been ordered for a controversial cycleway that has divided opinions in New Plymouth, with a view to identify improvements that can be made to the design.

Why the Chiefs don’t have to win, and the Blues can’t afford to lose
The luxury the Chiefs have earned for the playoffs is something the Blues don’t need to calculate when last year’s finalists meet in Hamilton.

Hurricanes adopt must-win mindset ahead of playoff they may not have to win
All you need to know as the Hurricanes take on a familiar foe in the last of three Super Rugby qualifying finals.

‘Going with my gut’: Kosta Barbarouses on Phoenix exit, World Cup dream
Kosta Barbarouses missed out on the All Whites’ World Cup squad in 2010. As he eyes a place in next year’s one, he’s on the move at the club level.

Why McLaren doesn’t play the NZ national anthem in Formula 1
When Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris stand on the podium in first place, it is God Save the King that plays, rather than God Defend New Zealand. With the founder being a New Zealander, why is this the case?

‘I still get starstruck by her’: Why Kayla Johnson couldn’t say no to a top level netball comeback
When the call came, the only way Kayla Johnson could have said no was if she’d been asked to play centre.

Warriors to swim with the Sharks as life without Mitch Barnett begins
Desperate to defend their top four position, the Warriors tackle Addin Fonua-Blake and the Sharks without influential leader Mitch Barnett.

Drivers despair as yet more roadworks start on key Wellington highway
Safety improvements have been under way for six years on SH58 in Wellington. The next stage is due to take another 20 months, with more planned.

Thief pilfers hundreds of dollars of food for homeless
The theft of frozen meat has left the founder of a grassroots charity organisation angry, at a time when the coffers have run dry.

Inglewood player nears fulltime after 50 years
After packing down the Inglewood scrum for more than half a century, Gavin Midgley thinks it might be time to hang up the boots.