

That’s all the same on the Surface G o2, just in a smaller form factor. Then you flip back the built-in kickstand, adjust it to your liking, and you have a traditional laptop setup ready to go. That’s why it’s almost a necessity to attach a Type Cover (aka trackpad and keyboard cover) to it. By default, it’s a tablet, but Windows isn’t all that good as just a touch interface. It feels substantial, but also isn’t one that’s going to weigh you down. You still get healthy bezels around the display and an aluminum build. Microsoft has kept a similar design language for the Surface since its original launch in 2012. Here’s what you need to know about the Surface Go 2, gleaned from a week of testing it out. (The good news for anyone upgrading from the original Go is that the Type Cover for the previous generation will also fit here.) Add another $129.99 for the Type Cover, which is pretty much a necessity. We’ve been testing the Surface Go 2 with an 8th-Gen Core m3 processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and LTE support. The fix? Well, you can spend a bit to upgrade to a more powerful processor and additional RAM, but that means costs quickly escalating. Honestly, that’s likely fine for very rudimentary tasks and a workload that’s heavy on web browsing - but nothing much heavier than that. That base model is powered by an Intel Pentium Processor with just 4GB of RAM.

But the phrase “you get what you pay for” is always evident with computers - and unfortunately, the Surface Go 2 does not escape that. The Surface Go 2, a pint-sized Windows 10 device, is the most affordable Surface, starting at $399.99.

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