Especially seeing as how the Surface Laptop Go is missing an infrared camera required for Windows Hello facial recognition. The fingerprint scanner is a welcome security addition. Also in the nifty design department is the fingerprint scanner tucked underneath the power button. And it’s just large enough to not be annoying in the long-term. It’s a larger device than the 10.5-inch Surface Go tablet, and with the addition of a built-in keyboard comes a few nifty upgrades.įirstly, the glass trackpad feels really luxurious to use. It’ll run you a princely $420, but bundles in all the I/O you could want.
Thanks to the proprietary port on the right-hand side you can expand your port experience. Those looking for a little more port love can use the Surface Dock. You get a small selection of ports with the Surface Laptop Go: including one USB-C port, one USB-A port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The Surface Laptop Go takes the familiar and excellent look and feel of the Surface Laptop 3 and simplifies it. Microsoft knows when it’s onto a winner, and so do I. In terms of design, power and price, it’s meant to sit in the Surface lineup above the 10.5-inch Surface Go tablet, and below the 13-inch Surface Laptop. Meanwhile the top spec features 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The lowest spec features 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage the mid-spec features 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It comes in three specs, all featuring the same 12.4-inch touchscreen and an Intel Core i5 processor.
Let’s stop for a sec and think about how that price doesn’t exactly make sense for buyers Down Under. The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go is a new entry-level, ultraportable that starts at $999 AUD / $549 USD.
It’s more of a laptop for the student who needs a reliable essay-writer. This one is less of a productivity workhorse. But you can see where Microsoft cut the corners on the Surface Laptop Go to make it cheaper.īetween an average screen, a slightly-cramped keyboard and 4GB of RAM on the entry-level model make it difficult to like. That’s why we’ve tempered our expectations where the Surface Laptop Go is concerned. Got a question for the author? Head to the comments, or email the author at Surface Laptop Go review: our takeĪ sub-$1000 laptop is never going to set the world on fire. Luke has reviewed just about every Surface that has been released, right back to the Surface 1 (remember that awesome hinge?!) Luke Hopewell is a gadget veteran of over 10 years. Should you buy it, or can you find better value elsewhere? The Surface Laptop Go is the newest and cheapest in the Surface Laptop range.
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