Microsoft on Wednesday announced the Surface Laptop Go 2, an updated model that upgrades to 11 by swapping out a more rugged 11th-generation Intel Core processor and a full installation of Windows 11, in exchange for a higher initial value of $599. It is also more repairable.
Microsoft introduced the Surface Laptop Go in 2020, and the fundamental principle hasn’t replaced much; Diversity is Microsoft’s attempt to bring its Surface logo to a low-budget audience. Our Surface Laptop Go review found that it was sometimes successful, we begged to spend a little more to update the lower model. On paper, surface Laptop Go 2 looks more like the same.
This includes a demo solution: a key question mark with the first Surface Laptop Go. The first Surface Laptop Go caught the eye with its 12. 45-inch panel and 1526 × 1024 (148 PPI), which fell within the typical 1080p solution of maximum laptops. Surface Go 2, Microsoft specifies the screen in 12. 4 inches, but with the same 1525 × 1024 (148 PPI) as its predecessor. (You can check out our review above for some enlarged images of the screen, which we can’t complain about. )
What has changed, however, is that Microsoft has migrated to Intel’s 11th generation Core chips, especially the use of Core ifive-113fiveG7. While we don’t know how the Surface Laptop Go 2 will work, we noticed that Core ifive-113fiveG7 competes with high-value laptops. We expect the Surface Laptop Go 2 to compete directly with the Acer Aspire five. Our review of the Aspire five revealed the functionality of the Core ifive-113fiveG7 that falls squarely into “pretty good, but nothing special”. camp.
Microsoft also scaled back a 64GB garage option that was available on the Surface Laptop Go. Now get at least 128GB of garage, a “removable” option that can be upgraded through a qualified Microsoft repair store. Microsoft has also made the “C-Cover” (the keyboard and touchpad), the “AB Cover” (Microsoft-speaks for the screen), as well as the battery, the “foot” pads and the upgradeable DisplayLink cable, which helps to prolong the life of the device. Interestingly, all though, the battery is characterized as a “customer-upgradeable unit,” though Microsoft still recommends that you choose a “qualified technician” to upgrade it. The battery will need to be updated through Microsoft or a Microsoft Authorized Vendor.
Otherwise, the most important update for Surface Laptop Go 2 is its use of Windows 11 Home, available in the client edition of Surface Laptop Go 2, or Windows 11 Pro or Windows 10 Pro, included as a component of Surface Laptop. . Go 2 for business. Microsoft shipped Surface Laptop Go with Windows 10 in S mode, and Microsoft announced in September that it would also ship an edition of Windows 11 in S mode. However, in November, a certificate factor removed several main features of Windows 11 in S Mode, adding the Start menu. For some reason, locate a full edition of Windows 11 on surface Laptop Go 2, not the lite edition. (Microsoft representatives declined to comment further. )
The original Surface Laptop Go comes in the traditional Platinum, plus Ice Blue and Sandstone. Now there is also a Sage option, for those who prefer a greener alternative.
One of the most ingenious devices on the Surface Laptop Go hasn’t changed: the fingerprint reader built into the interior of Force Yetton. Of course, we’ve noticed similar approaches that start with Huawei and extend to laptops from Acer and others. it’s still a reliable and useful option for the Windows Hello power camera found on other Surface devices. Microsoft has also included the Surface connector. (The Surface Laptop Go allowed you to qualify via USB-C if you wanted. )
Here’s a brief rundown of the Surface Laptop Go 2 specs. We haven’t won the available pricing settings, but we recommend that you avoid configurations with four GB of RAM, if possible. price” to anything above $599. You can pre-order the Surface Laptop Go 2 today at Microsoft or BestBuy. com; orders will begin shipping on June 6.
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As editor-in-chief of PCWorld, Mark focuses, among other things, on Microsoft news and chip technology. In the past, he wrote for PCMag, BYTE, Slashdot, eWEEK and ReadWrite.
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