Microsoft Surface Laptop Go review
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- 12.4-inches
- Windows
The Surface Laptop Go is Microsoft’s answer to the Google Pixelbook Go, offering a compact, lightweight laptop with some high-end features for a reasonable price. It’s far cheaper than its bigger Surface Laptop siblings, and it’s also smaller so could be ideal for those who want a laptop to carry around all day. Find out how it fared in our lab test.
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- What is it?
- What’s it like to use?
- What are the screen and sound like?
- How long does the battery last?
- Should I buy it?
Last checked by Which?
January 2021
First reviewed by Which?
November 2020
Released
January 2020
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