JUNE 2020 PCWorld 13Battery life should remain pleasantly massive:
up to 15.5 hours for the 13.5-inch device, and
up to 17.5 hours for the 15-inch device, about
the same as before. Unlike the Surface Laptop
3 (go.pcworld.com/slt3), key travel remains
at 1.55mm for the keyboard, making it one of
the best in the industry. Unfortunately,
though, the ports remain static, too: a pair of
USB-A, one USB-C (with power delivery) and
a full-size SD slot.
We’ve published the full
Surface Book 3 specs in a separate
story (go.pcworld.com/b3sp).
SURFACE GO 2
Microsoft’s follow-up to the
original Surface Go (go.pcworld.
com/srgo) squeezes a slightly
larger, higher-resolution 10.5-inch
screen inside the same ultralight
Windows tablet hardware. The
key to the upgraded Surface Go 2, though, is
probably the processor: an 8th-gen Intel Core
m3 chip improves the overall performance by
a whopping 64 percent, according to
Microsoft.
The Surface Go 2 is priced beginning at
$399, and will ship May 12 in versions for
consumers and for businesses. Unfortunately,
consumers will be stuck with Windows 10 S,The Surface
Book 3 should
be able to
accommodate
multiple 4K
monitors with
ease.The Surface Go 2,
shown here, will
be sold without
the accompanying
Signature Type Cover
and Surface Pen.