If you stick with Windows 10 S Mode, where you're limited to the lightweight apps from the Microsoft Store, you won't have many issues with it. It also has a proprietary charging port as well.Īs for performance, the Surface Go 2 was never going to blow us away, but with the version we had it was a competent day-to-day device. As we've demonstrated, you can find better alternatives to the Surface Go 2, especially if you're willing to spend a couple of hundred dollars more.There's not a huge amount of ports, but the selection is decent enough, with a USB-C port that can also charge the unit. Though the Surface Go 2 improves on its predecessor (at least on paper), it's hard to recommend. While it's always good to save money whenever possible, it's equally as important to make informed decisions. There's a reason why the best Chromebooks are so popular. But based on what we now know that doesn't seem to be the case, which is disappointing.īudget-friendly laptops have their place. We hoped that the Surface Go 2 would offer meaningful upgrades. Its performance was decent enough for basic multitasking but its short battery life, sub-full HD display and less-than-stellar camera left us feeling underwhelmed. We thought the 2020 Surface Laptop Go was a solid if unremarkable budget laptop, one that did a good job of looking and feeling like a premium laptop. This is one of the best 13-inch laptops you can buy, which means that for just $100 more than the new 2022 decked-out Surface Laptop Go 2, you can get a Microsoft Surface Laptop with bigger, better screen, the same CPU, more storage and perhaps better battery life (though we'll have to wait until we put a Laptop Go 2 through our battery test to find out!) We hoped for more Incidentally, the 13.5-inch model of last year's Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 is currently discounted down to $900 at Best Buy (opens in new tab). Microsoft's own 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 from last year has the same chips as this year's Surface Laptop Go 2, and even at $100 more than a kitted-out Go 20 it's better value for your money.
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