Microsoft Surface Laptop Go - 12.4 Touchscreen - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Platinum

No backlight? What a con job.

Best laptop I could have ever have gotten myself!

As a truck driver and part time nerd, I really like my gadgets. I was looking for a laptop that was easy to take with me in the truck for my various needs. I wanted something thin and light that would let me watch media, as well as edit some video, surf the net, and do some trading along the way. I was actually excited about the new MacBook Airs with the M1 processor and was seriously thinking of buying one when I saw this available and thought Id give it a shot.

I wasnt expecting much from this laptop, just needed something to get some work done. Its doing everything that I needed to do well. Only downside might be the small screen size, but I knew that going in

Ive been using mostly Dells for the last ten years and dont have much experience with Microsoft laptops, but I have a coworker with a Surface and raves about how great it is, especially the portability. So I ditched my Dell Latitude for work for a few months and tried out this Surface Go. Its cheaper than the Surface Pro, but lacks some of the cool features like the tablet mode and portability. But this is still an extremely portable laptop. Initially I was using a laptop bag for it until I realized how ridiculous that was given the size of the laptop, and traded out my bulky laptop bag for a sleek neoprene cover that the Go just slides in. Sometimes I dont even use that because the Go is so lightweight and slim. Even though the Go is thin and lightweight, it does not feel cheap and definitely feels like a sturdy laptop or tablet. I love how thi the bezel is around the monitor. It doesnt have too many peripheral ports, just one USB-A and one USB-C, a headphone jack, and the power connection. I use the USB-A for my mouse, which means there wasnt one available for a keyboard for when I work from home, so I ultimately ended up supplementing it with an external peripheral dock. The keyboard is excellent and much closer to a regular keyboard than a laptop keyboard, since it spreads out over the entire chassis. The trackpad is large, although I do prefer to use a mouse. The Go boots up super quickly. It has a decent processor and I have no delays in standard processing and productivity applications, even with multitasking. I even use it for some light gaming, although it certainly doesnt meet the system requirements of most of the newer games. Display is excellent and I love using it for travel to watch media on. The colors are bright and vivid, and it works great outdoors as well. This is definitely a great budget laptop if you dont need anything for heavy processing. I do find it gets a bit sluggish though when I have a bunch of Chrome tabs open.

This computer is really simple for just doing basic Safari search and very small gaming and video chat for schooling. I absolutely recommend this over a MacBook if someone is trying to keep high basic quality and cost effective very low. I will always prefer a MacBook but my brother fell in love with his laptop the 13 inch was perfect do not do the smallest version of those computer it is absolutely not worth the money. the medium and large model this computer is actually worth the money.

I absolutely adore this computer. It’s small but cute! The touch screen is a little iffy but the battery life and screen life are great. I love the color

Product was defective. Did not power on at all. There was also no bubble wrap or anything to cushion the device in the box. Now I have to go to UPS to return it. Seller did recommend to contact Microsoft. Microsoft told me to go through the Amazon return process, so I will proceed with that and rather buy the device at bestbuy next time. Will give a better review after I get my money back.

Cable does not fit in

My son got one of these for signing up for college summer classes early, and he liked his so much I bought one for myself. This model has worked perfectly for online schooling for my sons (one college, one middle school) as well as my own work from home and career advancement classes online. I’m still using a desktop when I’m home but this lets me continue my work and son’s schooling when traveling. My boys play less video-intensive games on it as well. I highly recommend this model.