Microsoft - Surface Go - 10" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB Storage - Silver

Okay here’s my review. I don’t review much on Best Buy but do sometimes on Amazon. I preordered Surface Go on the BB site mainly because I was going to use the free $50 BB gift card with the purchase towards a Go keyboard. To start off with I pretty much have all of the Surface family devices the studio, pro 4, and Book but I find myself using the Go the most because I move around a lot and all of the other devices are much too inconvenient. The Surface Book detached is actually lighter but the battery life for the tablet portion is not enough. I bought a Stream Deck Mini and have all of my macros programmed and this combo is a beast and fits my needs perfectly. The battery life is great too. I get about 7 hours but I can also charge through the USB C. I can’t review the 64gb version but my 128gb version with 8gb RAM fits my needs perfectly. The premium keyboard came out to $80 with $50 off. I use a surface pen from my other device. Over all, this is my dream device. Small, powerful, and the keyboard doesn’t feel cramped. I don’t like Windows S (sorry Microsoft) but I was able to remove it using the free Microsoft removal on their Store. I feel that the device is crippled with Windows S, so make sure to remove it you plan to install other applications not found on their App Store. Great job on the GO! I hope you keep innovating!

This is my first Surface purchase, and I must say that I am extremely pleased with this tablet. Bought it with a type cover and pen, plus an Office 365 subscription, which definitely will help if you get the model with less storage. The 8GB RAM with 128GB SSD model is more than sufficient for my needs. It even can go the extra mile with fuill virtualization support(Hyper-V), which I was very skeptical about before purchasing. Brought it home, turned of Windows S mode, upgraded Windows 10 home to pro, and this tablet is able to run any virtual machine(I've tried Android 8.1 x64, Ubuntu, a few others..) I have thrown at it. The SSD transfers data to and from the USB-C port super fast. I didn't know the Pentium series CPU was still being manufactured, nor would I have thought that it would be any sort of mobile performance contender, but the Intel®Pentium® Gold Processor 4415Y that this model is equipped with definitely surpassed my expectations(I usually stay working on a workstation with x2 Xeon CPUs with no fewer than 12 cores each, for a total of 48 cores, with HT of course). Great screen quality, decent resolution, touchscreen is super responsive. Excellent battery life. Decent camera quality. DEFINITELY recommend this tablet to anyone who is looking to try out a MS Surface product, or even looking for a laptop/tablet replacement.

Bought this one to pull files from our network for our daily meetings. Connected it to an 82” TV. Awesome response!

I purchased this Surface Go computer / tablet about 2 years ago, (2018). It was a great little product until recently. If it sits idle for about 30-40 minutes the screen becomes all blotchy or pixelated, thus rendering it useless. The only way to get it to turn off is by pressing the power button for about 10 seconds. Sometimes it takes a couple of hours before the screen goes back to normal. It was a great device but now it is useless. It is unfortunate that it only lasted 2 years. Best Nuy wanted to charge me $400.00 to have the factory look at it. Sorry, no way. I would be interested in getting feedback from Microsoft about their defective product.

So I purchased the Surface Go day one. Everything started off well but about a week after use, problems started. I have been back and forth with what should be tech support to fix my issue with Office on my device. For some reason I cannot activate my Office 365 on my device. Every time I try I continue to get error code 0x43. So I call tech support and I get passed around by 1. people who read a script and knew nothing about Microsoft products 2. None of the support personnel could barely speak English wish was very frustrating 3. My mouse I pre-ordered to my local store has yet to arrive and I have seen it in other stores 4. My problem is still not resolved. So at this point as much as I want to keep the device, which is perfect for OneNote, I plan to return my complete purchase. Customer service is key and at this point Microsoft has failed in this area.

It gets so hot it feels as if it will catch on fire! Other than that it was great but a bit smaller then the surface 2

I have been eyeing the Surface series of tablets for some time now. I have a largely Apple ecosystem and admit after switching to Apple after being a longtime Windows user a few years ago, I have some biases against Windows machines, though I admit the Surface series and their great reviews intrigued me. This experience has proven that MS has vastly improved and has produced an impressive series of devices with Apple-esque qualities in many ways. This Surface Go competes against the iPads in many ways in terms of size, weight and portability, but has the added benefit of providing a full Windows PC experience, whereas the iPad cannot replicate that of a Mac to the same degree. Pairing the Surface Go with the Microsoft portable keyboard cover is a must if you want a tablet that can provide a full laptop experience. It's an extra hundred bucks as of this writing but is an absolutely stellar performer and worth the cost. I have a iPad Pro 10.5" and can compare it in several areas for reference. Things I like about the Go (mine is the 128 GB/8GB RAM version): 1. Small, portable and easy to carry. Thicker than an iPad but about the same weight, and the Microsoft keyboard you can (and should) buy separately is vastly superior to the iPad's, it includes an excellent trackpad, and fits the surface better and is flatter when folded - and provides a true laptop experience that an iPad cannot match. 2. Very snappy performance. I almost got the more expensive & larger Surface Pro 6 because of performance concerns, but this Go with the Pentium processor has shown absolutely no deficiencies. Apps like Excel and Word, Edge, etc open quickly with no lag or delay. 3. Gorgeous screen. I have read some people actually had an issue with 1800 x 1200 resolution, but seriously - remember, this is a 10" screen and the clarity and sharpness are stunning, as good as any Retina screen. On full brightness it's beautiful, but I have to admit on half brightness, it's not as bright as an iPad on half brightness. 4. Stand is integrated into the Surface Go's body. At first I was put off by this, but it's really a better design. It makes the Surface slightly thicker than an iPad, but the compatible keyboard is much larger and more functional than an iPad's since the iPad uses its keyboard as a stand, also. 5. Micro-SD card slot in back behind the stand, so it's completely covered when the Surface is used as a tablet with the stand folded. Easy way to add cheap storage since Micro-SD cars are very cheap right now. You cannot add storage to any iPad. 6. Touchscreen is extremely responsive and has just the right amount of sensitivity. Microsoft combines the traditional Windows interface with tiles so you can click them to open up apps. 7. Flexibility - this thing functions well as a tablet, while you're laying in bed and surfing or watching a movie, and a full-bore laptop if you buy the keyboard designed for it, which I strongly recommend. The keyboard clasps to the Go magnetically and is powered by it. It's also backlit and has a full keyboard just like a standard laptop, and an outstanding integrated touchpad, which an iPad cannot offer. This means you can set this up on a desk and use it as a complete laptop, which makes using apps like Excel, Word and Powerpoint seamless and far less awkward than they are on an iPad. For a traveling tablet that can double as a work computer, this is a far better choice. The iPad is superior in terms of OS ergonomics and snappiness, as well as battery life, as a tablet, but cannot double as a full-bore PC the way the Surface can. Things I am not crazy about: 1. I bought a stylus with this, and pairing was difficult and took several tries. It appears to work but still does not show up as a device in Bluetooth devices. 2. Battery life is mediocre at best. I charged this and my iPad to 100%, and the Surface dropped to 90% overnight with the screen off while the iPad dropped half as much to 95%. The iPad claims 10 hours of use and I cannot see this Surface getting more than 5 or 6 on a good day, with light use and a fairly dim screen. Maybe MS can release a firmware update to improve things, but this is definitely this device's Achilles heel. 3. The Surface ships in S mode and works well in it. I am aware you can migrate the device out of S-mode into standard Windows mode. However, I am reluctant to shift it out of S-mode as it's a one-way move and makes the Surface less secure and worsens battery life, but S mode means you can only use Microsoft-approved apps from the app store, and those apps seem to be really limited. That means no Chrome, no iCloud access, no app for my bank, very few home automation apps, etc. that are all freely available in Apple's "walled garden" for its iPad. Apple allows OneDrive access while MS does not return the favor with iCloud. iTunes, fortunately, is available. Very disappointing and this removes a star from an otherwise excellent device.

To say I am impressed with the Surface Go is a complete understatement. Let me tell you why... I have been looking for a Windows PC to conduct my business on for a long time now. I use a desktop at my office and I purchased a Google Pixelbook (which is amazing by the way) with the hopes that I could convert my Microsoft office functions into gsuite. That didn't work out for me and my productivity away from work was not as high because of it. So I have been looking and looking for a laptop to travel with and plug into my monitor at home with at an affordable price and I couldn't find anything. So I waited until reviews of the Surface Go came out. I decided to take a leap of faith and purchase the high end model for $550 and boy was I glad that I did. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to type on the keyboard (I have medium sized hands) and let me say the typing experience is immaculate. I type just as well on the smaller chick-let keys as I do a full sized keyboard. Another one of my fears was using an Intel Pentium Processor (which I haven't used since Intel created Core processors years ago) and I am floored at how good the processor is. I can run endless tabs, spreadsheets, etc and project onto my monitor with no delay. To put in terms of how good the Pentium processor is let me tell you... The Pentium Processor on the Go is 33% faster then the Surface Pro 3 Core I5 4th generation. Better yet, the Surface Go Pentium Processor is 20% faster then the SP3 Core I7 processor. It really goes to show how far Intel has come in just three years. This computer is absolutely perfect for business as a travel companion or at home laptop (or docked with a monitor and keyboard). I am very impressed and I highly recommend this brilliant product by Microsoft.