Surface Laptop Go review: Microsoft delivers a decent budget PC

The Surface Laptop Go is the Microsoft’s second try at an affordable Surface, and it hits the mark better than the Surface Go tablet did. It’s still a study in compromise, with strategic cuts to keep the price competitive with Chromebooks, but they’re mostly smart decisions—even a sub-1080p display and Windows 10 in S Mode didn’t turn us off. Although the Surface Laptop Go lacks the easy expansion of some competing laptops, it’s otherwise a solid budget offering.

Still, be picky in what you consider buying. We wouldn’t recommend the Surface Laptop Go’s minimum $549 configuration, but the middle $699 option (which we didn’t test) seems like the best bang for the buck. At $899, the 12.5-inch Surface Laptop Go review unit we tested bobs up to the very top of the “budget” category, though it shows off this new product at its best. 

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