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Microsoft Surface Go 2 (1901) review

Microsoft Surface Go 2 (1901)

CHOICE Expert Rating

69%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good screen quality
  • Silent operation
  • microSD card slot
  • Very good screen luminance
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Rear camera looks washed out
  • Can be hard to rest in lap due to kickstand and loose keyboard
  • Short power cord

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 S

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
69%
Performance score
51%
Tablet use score
80%
Ease of use score
70%
Battery life score
61%
Display score
85%
Audio score
60%
Wi-Fi score
79%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
849
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1782
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
42
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:05
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:21
Expert tester comments
A very light and highly portable device that can be used as a tablet or as a laptop with the Signature Type Cover attached. Its performance isn't all that great due to it being based on a Pentium processor, but it's enough to allow for comfortable web browsing, video streaming, and communications, as long as you don't do everything at once. We like the keyboard, but it can feel a bit cramped and bouncy, and we found it was not comfortable to use while resting in a lap.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$879.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
10.5
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1280
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.7
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Storage capacity (GB)
128
Available user space (GB)
81.4
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
0.8
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.2
Size (mm, H x D x W)
14 x 180 x 243

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
0
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
3

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