Processor Intel Core i5-1035G1
Screen 12.4-inch, 1536x1024
Memory 8GB
Storage 128GB
Battery life Up to 13 hours
OS Windows 10
Dimensions 278.2x205.7x15.7mm
Weight 1.11kg
From £549 microsoft.com
The Surface Laptop Go marks an attempt by Microsoft to offer a more affordable alternative to its line of premium products – and in this case those premium products are the Surface Laptop 3 and the Surface Book 3.
It’s a laptop aimed at school and college students, or indeed anyone who wants an inexpensive laptop that’s going to take care of the basics. Emailing, essay writing, web browsing, movie watching... the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go handles all this very well. What you’re not going to get here is any kind of serious performance for high-end video and image editing projects, or gaming. If you need a laptop that works at top speed for more demanding tasks, then you’re going to have to spend a little bit more money.
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