There’s a USB-A, USB-C, headphone jack and Surface Connect port for power. The good news is Microsoft didn’t cut ports. We won’t lie, though: Surface Laptop 3 definitely feels higher-end. And for a budget laptop, it looks really nice while inherently feeling like a part of the Surface family. The thickness of the Laptop Go doesn’t whittle down toward the front either. The Laptop Go is pretty light but weighs in heavier than the MacBook Air at 2.44 pounds. At $699, the Laptop Go still feels like a very sturdy design throughout. We fully believe it was a cost-cutting measure, and while it can sometimes feel a little cheap, it works with the Laptop Go. To us, it feels kind of rubbery, and while charging or performing high-performance tasks it does retain heat. The bottom is a soft resin-like material made from postconsumer material. If blue isn’t your speed, it also comes in platinum and sandstone as well. We’ve been testing the cool “Ice Blue” color, which provides a pop of brightness in an elegant way. The top case and keyboard case are both aluminum. Here’s a great thing about the Laptop Go: It’s technically a budget laptop, but it looks like a tried-and-true Surface device. You also get a fingerprint sensor in the same compact build.īut let’s dive deeper than the Surface (sorry, pun intended) and see what this budget laptop has to offer.Ī strong Surface build with a standard HD screen The option for many will be the $699.99 variant, as it features the same Intel Core i5 processor but with 8GB of RAM and 128GB solid-state drive (SSD).

It only has 4GB of RAM and just 64GB of eMMC storage - which means it’s a slow machine. We would, though, caution against buying the starting model. In the world of laptops, though, the Surface Laptop Go is an exciting development - a pretty well-specced laptop with a sleek design and a quality build for a starting price of just $549. Apple has the iPhone SE and iPhone 12 Mini, Samsung has the Galaxy S20 FE and Google has the Pixel 4a. Affordable yet powerful devices have been all the rage this year. The Surface Laptop Go is not just a new laptop from Microsoft, but an insight into the company’s approach to a broader tech trend: value, value, value. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account

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