Surface Laptop Go
The Surface Laptop Go is a portable computer introduced by Microsoft in October 2020. Marketed as a more affordable alternative to the brand's existing laptops, it is part of the company's Surface line of personal computing devices.[1]
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Developer | Microsoft |
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Product family | Microsoft Surface |
Type | Laptop |
Generation | First |
Release date | 1 October 2020 |
Introductory price | USD 550 to 1100 |
Operating system | Windows 10 S (upgradeable to Windows 11) |
CPU | Intel Core i5-1035G1 |
Memory | 16 GB or 8 GB or 4 GB RAM |
Storage | eMMC: 64 GB SSD: 128 GB, 256 GB |
Removable storage | none |
Display | 12.4 inch Touchscreen PixelSense Display 1536 x 1024, (148 ppi) 3:2 Aspect Ratio |
Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics |
Sound | Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Audio, 3.5 mm headphone jack, Dual far-field Studio Mics |
Input | Built in: touchscreen, ambient light sensor, keyboard, touchpad, fingerprint reader Sold Separately: mouse, stylus pen |
Camera | 720p HD camera |
Touchpad | Built-in |
Connectivity | WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5, USB 3 |
Online services | Microsoft Store, OneDrive |
Dimensions | 278.18 mm x 205.67 mm x 15.69 mm (10.95 in x 8.10 in x 0.62 in) |
Mass | 1,110 grams (2.45 lb) |
Successor | Surface Laptop Go 2 |
Related | Surface Laptop SE |
Website | www.surface.com |
Microsoft Surface models |
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The laptop was announced alongside updated Surface Pro X models and several Surface accessories on 1 October 2020. Retail availability began on 13 October 2020.[2]
Configuration
Surface Laptop Go Configuration Options[3][4] | |||||||
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Price Tier in USD | CPU | GPU | RAM | Internal Storage | Color | Fingerprint | |
Consumer | Business | ||||||
$550 | Intel Core i5-1035G1 | Intel UHD Graphics | 4 GB | 64 GB eMMC | P | No | |
$700 | $800 | 8 GB | 128 GB NVMe SSD | P B S | Yes | ||
$900 | $1,000 | 256 GB NVMe SSD | P B S | ||||
$1,100 | 16 GB |
Platinum Ice Blue Sandstone
Features
- 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 Processor (6 M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz clock rate).
- Intel UHD Graphics GPU.
- Preinstalled Operating system: Windows 10 Home in S mode
- 12.4-inch PixelSense 1536 x 1024 (148 ppi) display with a 3:2 aspect ratio
- Claims to provide "more than 10 hours of battery life".
- Metal finish
- Full size keyboard, with 1.3 mm of travel
- Fingerprint Power Button with One Touch sign-in through Windows Hello (select models only)[5]
- Discrete hardware TPM (commercial models only)[6]
Hardware
The Surface Laptop Go is a new addition to Microsoft's "Surface" lineup, with a claimed 13-hour battery life (when running Windows 10 S). The laptop is available in Platinum, Ice Blue and Sandstone colors.[7]
It has a 12.4-inch "PixelSense" Display at 1536 × 1024 using a 3:2 aspect ratio with 10-point touch but without Surface Pen support unlike prior Surface devices.[8][9]
The Surface Laptop Go uses a tenth-generation Intel Core i5 processor with Intel UHD Graphics. The base model of the device has 4 GB RAM and 64 GB eMMC storage.[10]
The device has 1 USB-C and 1 USB-A port, alongside a headphone jack and a Surface Connect port for charging. The laptop also has Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.[11]
Select models have a fingerprint power button with Windows Hello.
Software
Surface Laptop Go models ship with a pre-installed 64-bit version of Windows 10 Home in S Mode and a 30-day trial of Microsoft Office 365. Users may install software only from the Windows Store. Users can opt out of the S Mode of the OS and upgrade to the Home edition for free or Pro edition for a fee and be able to install apps from outside the Windows Store. Business models come pre-installed with Windows 10 Pro.[12][13]
References
- Gibbs, Samuel (1 October 2020). "Microsoft launches cheaper Surface Laptop Go". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- "Introducing Surface Laptop Go, new updates to Surface Pro X and new accessories". Microsoft Blog. 1 October 2020.
- Microsoft Surface Laptop tech specs
- Commercial Microsoft Surface Laptop tech specs
- "Surface Laptop Go: Our Lightest Business Laptop". Surface for Business. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Surface Laptop Go: Our Lightest Business Laptop". Surface for Business. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Microsoft's new $549 Surface Laptop Go aims to compete with Chromebooks". The Verge. 1 October 2020.
- "Surface Pen". Microsoft Store. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- "Microsoft Surface Laptop Go – Technical Speficications – Microsoft Surface". www.microsoft.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- "New Surface Laptop to be called the Surface Laptop Go; 12.45-inch PixelSense Display, up to 13 hours of battery life and Windows 10 in S mode for US$699.99 laptop". Notebook Check. 1 October 2020.
- "Surface Laptop Go could be Microsoft's newest laptop — and it may launch this week". LaptopMag. 1 October 2020.
- "Microsoft Surface Laptop Go – Technical Speficications – Microsoft Surface". www.microsoft.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Surface Laptop Go: Our Lightest Business Laptop". Surface for Business. Retrieved 1 October 2020.