Microsoft hasn't changed the keyboard, trackpad, screen, or chassis at all, opting merely to replace the internals. USB-A, USB Type-C, Surface Connect, 3.5 mm headphoneġ0.95×8.12×0.62 inches (278.2×206.2×15.7 mm)ħ20p webcam, power button-mounted fingerprint reader in 8GB modelsĮxternally, the Surface Laptop Go 2 is indistinguishable from the original. AdvertisementĪndrew Cunningham Specs at a glance: Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2ġ2.4-inch 1536×1024 touchscreen (148 PPI) Microsoft gets most of the important things right here, and there's no laptop in this price range that doesn't come with some kind of trade-off.Įspecially if you can find it on sale-and the old Laptop Go was discounted regularly by Microsoft, Best Buy, and others that sold it-the Laptop Go 2 is a no-fuss budget laptop that's worth considering if you can live with its flaws. But as frustrating as some of them are, the fact remains that the Laptop Go 2 is a cute, lightweight, competent laptop that's a pleasure to use.

None of these problems should be glossed over or ignored. A 128GB SSD that will feel cramped for many people, and a 256GB option that (1) isn't all that much bigger and (2) adds another $100 to the price.

A touchscreen that is neither particularly high-resolution nor very colorful. This is still closer to 'budget' than 'high-end' as ultrabooks go, but the list of omissions, shortcomings, and odd decisions does get harder to overlook as you spend more money. Seriously, don't buy it, and don't try to talk yourself into it just to save money.īehave as though the actual starting price is $700, the amount it costs to get the configuration with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The first and most important is that the base model, the one that gives it its attractive $600 starting price, comes with only 4GB of non-upgradeable RAM and should be ignored by pretty much everybody.

Anyone who buys a Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 should go into it fully aware of the laptop's shortcomings.

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