The Surface Laptop 13‑inch was overpriced at launch — here’s why it suddenly feels like a smart buy

Well, that time has finally come. For Black Friday, popular retailers such as Best Buy and Amazon now have the Surface Laptop 13-inch with 256GB storage on sale for just $549.

At $350 off its regular price tag, the Surface Laptop 13-inch suddenly makes a lot more sense.

When the Surface Laptop 13-inch first launched earlier this year, I called it great in our review, but only if you consider it in a vacuum. That was because at its launch price of $899, it was just too expensive to recommend over…