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Tse Hong Ling
October 15, 2020 at 11:46 pm
i hate the fact it still charges with Microsoft Surface Connect connector and not USB-C
Dave M.
October 16, 2020 at 12:38 am
No doubt why Apple sell several times more iPads than Microsoft surfaces
Shenila BonBon
October 16, 2020 at 1:16 am
Hi, I just got mine today. I noticed in the past when I’ve worked on surface laptops there is an audible click noise and a strong magnetic hold when you plug in the charger. However my Go laptop, the magnetic hold feels weak and I find myself having to push the charger up a little for it to actually charge and if the cable tilts downward ever so slightly, it stops charging.
Considering its a cheaper build than the regular surface laptops, is this a problem you’ve had? Or should I go exchange my laptop?
schnozer
October 16, 2020 at 1:20 am
Return it before It’s too late, I suggest saving for a better laptop, that laptop will be so slow in about a year.
Raahim Hadi
October 16, 2020 at 2:07 am
Ffs return this crap, get a lenovo laptop with a ryzen 5 4600u or smthn
jaspal singh
October 16, 2020 at 5:36 am
There’s a new laptop coming out HP Spectre x360 14 inch display with 11th generation processor. Maybe out next month. I’m getting that.
Kucing Item
October 16, 2020 at 2:08 am
I thought this could beat my iPad Pro. No thank you
Joseph Chew
October 16, 2020 at 2:13 am
Take the $900 model of the Surface Laptop Go;
For an extra $270 (MSRP) you get a 13.5″ Surface Laptop 3 which has:
1. Larger Higher PPI screen (140 vs 201ppi) (biggie – Cannot believe the GO is sub FHD)
2. A better IRIS PLUS graphics card (Super bigggie)
3. Keyboard backlighting (Super biggie)
4. Windows Hello Face camera (a biggie)
5. Surface Pen support (not a biggie)
6. Aluminum all round (not a biggie)
7. A glass trackpad (vs plastic)
I cannot believe that the GO is crippled in so many ways just for a $270 difference in price. You must want portability real bad to buy the GO. I was okay with most of the omissions above until I found out that it had no backlit keyboard….that was a real shocker from Microsoft. Just FYI I own a Surface Book 2 15″ i7, 16GB, 512GB so I am a surface supporter. But this backlit keys thing…….super deal breaker.
JP M
October 16, 2020 at 3:08 am
My 4 year old phone has more ram and storage this this garbage
Jack Kuncze
October 16, 2020 at 3:18 am
Lol I paid 550 last year for a 2015 MacBook pro 16gb, 256 gb and is great running boot camp
Balista B
October 16, 2020 at 4:11 am
That’s an ancient processor for $550
Neil M
October 16, 2020 at 5:44 am
Santa Claus arrived early
Agnibho Sarkar
October 16, 2020 at 7:07 am
Cool. Surface laptop with razer wallpaper in video.
Jon Donnelly
October 16, 2020 at 7:14 am
The 64 emmc variant should not exist. Not fit for purpose. The price premium for 256 variant is a rip off and really great laptops exist at that price. I’m afraid lots of people are going to buy the cheap one not really knowing much about IT and that is unforgivable nvme cannot be upgraded making this a throwaway device that won’t last.
Erjon Cota
October 16, 2020 at 7:33 am
At 500$ I got 1 tb storage 8gb ram with free slots for upgrade and 2gb v ram and it’s much faster than this😐🤔
Ashley Marie
October 16, 2020 at 2:54 pm
Which laptop?
Erjon Cota
October 16, 2020 at 3:15 pm
@Ashley Marie Asus Vivobook Max x541uv , it has good performance but the screen has faded colors and wifi/bluetooth card is cheap and didn’t lasted long for me
Aditya Sengupta
October 16, 2020 at 8:16 am
Why dont they have user upgradeable RAM and SSD? Such a dumb move
Fallout legacy 67
October 16, 2020 at 8:51 am
To much focus on cosmetics and material choice. I rather it be all plastic but the base model is 256gb of storage and 6gb of ram. Build quality means nothing for a budget laptop so ideally money shouldn’t be spent on that aspect. That’s like making a lamborghini body but giving it a V6 with 16inch tires… looks good but has no real reason to. I would kind of understand if it was apple doing this since everyone knows what a macbook is. Very few people even know microsoft sells their own branded laptops.
Banana
October 16, 2020 at 10:16 am
4GB RAM is DOA
QWERTY Warrior
October 16, 2020 at 10:39 am
Is the Ram and SSD is upgradeable?
Ashley Marie
October 16, 2020 at 2:53 pm
Nope
Aarav Goenka
October 16, 2020 at 10:56 am
they market this as a $550 laptop, but when you actually bump up the specs so it is a ACTUAL USABLE LAPTOP, it get to $900, in which you can get a far supirior laptop with a bigger screen.
Heart Fist
October 16, 2020 at 12:11 pm
It would make way more sense if they bring the tier down and get rid of the 4GB model.
$549 for 8GB RAM 128GB SSD
$649 for 8GB RAM 256GB SSD
$899 for 16GB RAM 256GB SSD
*Or maybe keep the storage configuration and switch the eMMC with proper SSD.
4GB make sense for Chromebooks but never on Windows 10. I honestly don’t see any point of buying 4GB Windows machine if you just need to do Chromebook stuffs. They own Windows 10 so they don’t need to pay for licensing for it. Why still put a premium on “budget” product?
Fred Bradmen
October 16, 2020 at 12:24 pm
The screen specs are horrible for 2020
Brinta
October 16, 2020 at 1:25 pm
2020 is a bad year for bearded men.
Temesgen Deresse
October 16, 2020 at 1:56 pm
Perfect 👌🏼 review ❤️❤️ genuine informative👍
D Salvatore
October 16, 2020 at 4:21 pm
The title should be: worst laptop you can buy for 550usd.
J Bali
October 17, 2020 at 7:43 am
It actually is pretty great for students, not for gaymers
Emad Ahmed
October 17, 2020 at 11:16 am
@J Bali Nah, 4GB RAM is good for nobody. Even as a student, you’re doing research, you got several tabs and documents open and maybe another desktop on the side for your entertainment stuff. Your system will be bogged down.
J Bali
October 17, 2020 at 12:04 pm
@Emad Ahmed homie talking about the base model?
Harish Sukhwani
October 16, 2020 at 7:57 pm
Can it be connected with an external monitor (1920×1080)?
Matthew Griffin
October 16, 2020 at 10:50 pm
$100 difference? Might as well buy a Surface Laptop 3 base model
FubarMike
October 16, 2020 at 11:53 pm
Hands down the most well polished turd of 2020. I’m assuming you can’t upgrade anything on it yourself like RAM or SSD?
Am King
October 17, 2020 at 12:26 am
Everybody is doing the same review on $699 set & it’s boring to watch all the repeat review. Where’s the review comparison for all 3 model in gaming & productivity softwares?
Seth
October 17, 2020 at 2:12 am
The Surface brand deserves to fail selling these asinine hardware specs. These “go” variants are going straight into the trash after couple years of use
Brian Jennings
October 17, 2020 at 3:27 am
If they offered 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD and touch with at the cheapest price point they’d sell a lot of these.
Yet Another Person
October 17, 2020 at 3:35 am
I have the 8GB/256GB version, and coming from a 2017 MacBook Pro 13, I can definitely say I like it quite a bit.
cobanlife
October 17, 2020 at 3:49 am
Im looking for a Commodore 64 with dual floppy drives; I heard its the in thing.
Kongolox
October 17, 2020 at 4:14 am
It looks generic at first glance…
Sam Ibnezer
October 17, 2020 at 5:35 am
That’s a perfect review….💝
ShooterRSB
October 17, 2020 at 6:22 am
Thank you for wearing a face mask.
Ajay Nedle
October 17, 2020 at 6:30 am
Netbook Reunion Tour
Gitarth Sonowal
October 17, 2020 at 6:37 am
Why dont they use ryzen 4000
Muzzamil Nadeem
October 17, 2020 at 7:36 am
At 550, you’d be very stupid if you prefer looks over specs
Jimmy L
October 17, 2020 at 8:56 am
Get a second hand precision workstation laptop why bother with these?
Humberto Soria
October 17, 2020 at 9:11 am
The best laptop is the lg gram 17,is lightweight and good battery 🔋 life
Michael Farber Brodsky
October 17, 2020 at 11:49 am
A whole different price range.
Parthy
October 17, 2020 at 9:26 am
Windows s for 900$
intasam4 intasam
October 17, 2020 at 9:57 am
Microsoft forever
Michael Farber Brodsky
October 17, 2020 at 11:49 am
I want to install Linux on this.
Timid Bookworm
October 17, 2020 at 1:11 pm
Can’t wait to try several distros on base model Surface Laptop Go
Chase Z.
October 17, 2020 at 2:00 pm
4Gb? Even chinese phones are doing better
Denis Kudlik
October 17, 2020 at 3:32 pm
that $550 model is borderline scam
Juan Álvarez
October 17, 2020 at 4:04 pm
For that price, I prefer getting an iPad for 299 and then buy a separate keyboard for 149. It’s good but I don’t like the Microsoft App Store
Safir Aksel
October 17, 2020 at 5:11 pm
I ain’t buying any Intel. Such a robbery.
Steve C.
October 18, 2020 at 4:43 am
What? Still using proprietary Surface charger?
ἰδιώτης
October 18, 2020 at 8:14 am
That’s a funny video… For 500$ you can get much more powerful Ryzen notebook with 8Gb of RAM and 256Gb SSD.
Jim Kirk
October 19, 2020 at 2:25 am
(눈_ლ) me trying to run Windows on 4GB. That said, it is a cute little guy, and a pretty good deal at the 799 [̲̅$̲̅(̲̅ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°̲̅)̲̅$̲̅] configuration. -credits: mojis courtesy of Fuji Kaomoji from the MS Store
Andrew Lim
October 19, 2020 at 2:52 am
Surface pro is great but these specs are terrible. If your not a gamer nor need windows specific software then go for a chromebook and you’ll get more value for your dollar. If you are a gamer or require windows for serious software then the surface go is not for you anyway.