Surface Pro 2017

its def not cheap but it should do you just well for taking notes and such

if you want something portable you could also go for a macbook (the 12inch one) which is just as portable but has a better keyboard than the surface imo and about the same price (doesnt really matter if youre planning on refunding either of those lol)

I looked at the User service section. Not many people do refunds for UK

yeah UK has been just as good as the US for refunding but theyve stepped up big time security wise and for apple you need a police report now

i just assumed you were from the US like a big part of the users here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm also a cs major and personally for programming I never tried it bc I had everything set on my laptop already, but for note taking I'm in love with it. Tons of people at my uni use either the surface or a ipad pro to take notes, and while for these reasons it is an expensive investment still I would still 'purchase' again just for the ease and tools that you can use when taking notes opposed to pen and paper.

on the price of surface you can buy pretty good laptop with i7 and gtx video card

pretty sure u dont need an expensive computer for programming