PC World - USA (2020-11)

52 PCWorld NOVEMBER 2020

REVIEWS MICROSOFT SURFACE LAPTOP GO

Dimensions (inches): 10.95 x 8.10 x 0.62

inches

Weight: 2.45 pounds

Chassis: Aluminum, with plastic resin

Colors: Ice Blue, Sandstone, Platinum

Price: Beginning at $549 (Microsoft), $899

as tested (Amazon)

PRICES AND

CONFIGURATIONS

All Surface Laptop Go models began selling

October 13. Microsoft is offering overlapping

configurations of the Surface Laptop Go for

consumers, education, and business. The

Business models upgrade the OS to Windows

buying. We wouldn’t

recommend the Surface

Laptop Go’s minimum

$549 configuration, but

the middle $699 option

(which we didn’t test)

seems like the best bang

for the buck. At $899, the

12.5-inch Surface Laptop

Go review unit we tested

bobs up to the very top of

the “budget” category,

though it shows off this

new product at its best.

SPECS AND

FEATURES

Display: 12.45-inch

(1536x1024, 148 ppi, 330

nits rated) multitouch PixelSense display

(Microsoft says there is no pen support.)

Processor: Core i5-1035G1

Graphics: UHD Graphics

Memory: 4GB-8GB LPDDR4x (8GB as

tested)

Storage: 64GB eMMC, 128GB-256GB SSD

(256GB SSD as tested)

Ports: 1 USB-C, 1 USB-A, Surface Connect,

3.5mm audio jack

Camera: 720p f2.0 (user-facing)

Battery: 39.7Wh (design), 41Wh (full charge)

Wireless: WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0

Operating system: Windows 10 Home in S

Mode

This photo highlights how visually interesting the new Ice Blue finish is:

in the right light, the chassis can look either metallic or tend toward blue.