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The Surface Laptop Go is a portable computer introduced by Microsoft in October 2020. The laptop was designed to be a more affordable option of Microsoft’s Surface lineup of Personal computing devices.[1] It was announced alongside updated Surface Pro X models and several Surface accessories on 1 October 2020. Retail availability began on 13 October 2020.[2]
Hardware
The Surface Laptop Go was available in 3 colors: Platinum, Ice Blue and Sandstone.[3]
The screen features a 12.4-inch display at 1536 × 1024 in a 3:2 aspect ratio, with a 10-point touchscreen and no support for the Surface Pen.[4][5]
The Surface Laptop Go features a 10th-generation Ice Lake Intel Core i5 processor paired with integrated Intel UHD Graphics.
In terms of ports, the Surface Go contains 1 USB-C and 1 USB-A port, alongside a headphone jack and a Surface Connect port for charging. The laptop also has support for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.[6]
Software
All Surface Laptop Go models come preinstalled with Windows 10 Home in S Mode and a 30-day trial of Microsoft Office 365. Business models come preinstalled with Windows 10 Pro.[7][8]
Configuration
| Surface Laptop Go Configuration Options[9][10] | |||||||
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| Price Tier in USD | CPU | GPU | RAM | Internal Storage | Color | Fingerprint | |
| Consumer | Business | ||||||
| $550 | Intel Core i5-1035G1 | Intel UHD Graphics | 4 GB | 64 GB eMMC | P | No | |
| $700 | $800 | 8 GB | 128 GB NVMe SSD | P B S | Yes | ||
| $900 | $1,000 | 256 GB NVMe SSD | P B S | ||||
| $1,100 | 16 GB | ||||||
Platinum Ice Blue Sandstone
Timeline
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References
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