Microsoft Reveals $599 Surface Laptop Go 2 Launching June 7

The facts leaked yesterday, but now Microsoft manufactured it official—pre-orders are now open for the $599 Floor Notebook Go 2.

If you liked the 2020 Surface area Laptop Go, then you can be delighted to listen to the second-era model is a lot more of the identical with a performance, battery, and base storage enhance.

The Go 2 employs an 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 with Iris Xe Graphics, 4/8GB of LPDDR4x RAM, and a 128/256GB SSD dependent on the design picked out. You could bear in mind the initially-gen foundation product delivered with a 64GB eMMC travel, which Microsoft has luckily dropped as section of this update.

The display screen stays a 12.4-inch PixelSense Display with a 3:2 element ratio, 1,536-by-1,024 resolution, and capabilities 10-point multi-touch. Connectivity contains a USB-C port, USB-A port, 3.5mm headphone jack, Surface area Hook up port, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5.1. The webcam is nevertheless 720p, but Microsoft suggests it has been enhanced and complemented with twin Studio Mics. The keyboard keys evidently have 30% much more travel than a MacBook Air, and the trackpad is a generous sizing thinking about how modest this laptop is.

Battery existence is claimed to be 13.5 hours, which contemplating we bought in excess of 11 several hours on the first-gen model, could finish up staying precise if you take into account the extra efficient processor upgrade. The 39W electrical power provide incorporated with the notebook can realize an 80% recharge in just over an hour.

As you would count on, the Go 2 ships with Windows 11 Household installed, but you’ll also obtain the Microsoft 365 apps and the Xbox Application preinstalled. Microsoft involves a single-month trials for Microsoft 365 Relatives ($99.99/yr) and Xbox Recreation Move Final ($14.99/month). The inclusion of Xbox Sport Pass is strange seeing as Microsoft now has a Computer system Activity Move available.

The best of the Go 2 casing is aluminum, when the foundation is an aluminum and polycarbonate composite resin made up of glass fiber and 30% put up-purchaser recycled material.

As rumored, there are now 4 colour possibilities, with a new Sage choice signing up for Ice Blue, Platinum, and Sandstone. Microsoft also created it probable for the battery and SSD to be changed by a specialist (which means Microsoft or a Microsoft Licensed Service Company). House owners can substitute the AB Go over (display), C-Cover (keyset and trackpad), feet, and Surflink cable themselves, with areas possibly provided by means of iFixit.

The Floor Laptop Go 2 is obtainable to pre-order these days either immediate from Microsoft(Opens in a new window) or through Best Buy(Opens in a new window), with the base design beginning at $599. Orders will ship on June 7, assuming there’s more than enough inventory offered to cope with demand. A company edition of the Go 2 is also currently being offered, with Microsoft supplying a record of licensed resellers(Opens in a new window) for industrial buyers.