Last night, Microsoft unveiled a new take on the 2-in-1 Surface laptop w/ the education-aimed Surface Go. You can consider this refreshed take on the older Surface 3 but w/ more modern specs/features for you to take advantage of.
The Surface Go offers a 10inch touchscreen display w/ 1800 x 1200 resolution + 216ppi, powered by a 1.6GHz fanless Intel Pentium Gold CPU, choice of 4GB RAM/64GB SSD or 8GB RAM/128GB SSD, a 5MP front-facing camera w/ Windows Hello support + 8MP rear-facing camera w/ auto-focus, Surface connector, headphone jack, USB-C (finally), dual front-facing speakers w/ Dolby Audio Premium, running Windows 10 Home in S-Mode w/ the option to switch to full Windows for free, and a 9-hour battery life.
Of course w/ a starting price point of $399 & this being Microsoft, don’t expect any accessories to come w/ it. The Go Type Cover will cost you $99, The Signature Alcantara Cover will cost you $129, the Surface Mobile Mouse will cost you $35, and the Surface Pen $99.
Pre-orders kick off today in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. pre-orders will kick off in coming weeks to other countries like Japan, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and in China with more markets to follow.
It will be available in Microsoft Stores the US on August 2nd. Who’s interested in picking this up for themselves or for a loved one in school?
