
Unlike the Surface Pro X or Surface Laptop 3, the SSD does not appear to be user-accessible, leaving upgrades out of the picture.
It’s a better deal than our review unit, given the $200(!) premium Microsoft charges for an additional 128GB worth of storage. The $699 Core i5/8GB RAM/128GB SSD (which we haven’t tested) appears to offer the most value of all the Surface Laptop Go configuration, especially when paired with Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage. While that $549 starting price is appealing, the basic Core i5/4GB RAM/64GB configuration should probably be passed over in favor of more powerful options. Core i5/8GB RAM/256GB SSD: $899 Consumer/Education, $999 Business.Core i5/8GB RAM/128GB SSD: $699 Consumer/Education, $799 Business.
Core i5/4GB RAM/64GB SSD: $549 Consumer/Education (Platinum only). Finally, Microsoft’s education channel offers an additional model not shown here. The Business models upgrade the OS to Windows 10 Pro and offer (in supported markets) a $100 warranty service that includes expedited device replacement. Microsoft is offering overlapping configurations of the Surface Laptop Go for consumers, education, and business. Surface Laptop Go: Prices and configurationsĪll Surface Laptop Go models being selling October 13. Price: Beginning at $549 (Microsoft) Remove non-product link, $899 as tested (Amazon). Operating system: Windows 10 Home in S Mode. Battery: 39.7Wh (design), 41Wh (full charge). Ports: 1 USB-C, 1 USB-A, Surface Connect, 3.5mm audio jack. Storage: 64GB eMMC, 128GB-256GB SSD (256GB SSD as tested). Memory: 4GB-8GB LPDDR4x (8GB as tested). Display: 12.45-inch (1536×1024, 148 ppi, 330 nits rated) multitouch PixelSense display (Microsoft says there is no pen support.). This photo highlights how visually interesting the new Ice Blue finish is: in the right light, the chassis can look either metallic or tend toward blue.