Microsoft launches Surface Go Tablet starting at $399
Well, that took less long than expected, it seems Microsoft quickly announced its Surface Go, a 10" Surface Tablet after the leak yesterday, a 4G version will be added later this year.
With a touch-sensitive screen, the Surface Pro has a 3: 2 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1800x1200 pixels. The whole device measures 245x175x8.3mm and weigh a little more than half a kilo. The tablet runs on an Intel Pentium 4415Y dual-core processor, with a base clock frequency of 1.6 GHz, a tdp of 6W and associated Intel HD Graphics 615.
You can choose 4 or 8GB lpddr3 RAM and SSD capacities of 64, 128 and 256GB. The storage is expandable via a micro SD card slot. At just 1.15 pounds and 8.3 mm thin, Surface Go packs portable performance into a 10” device. Starting at $399 MSRP, it represents a new entry point for the Surface family, while keeping the premium qualities that have come to define it.
Surface Go offers a stunning, custom-built high-resolution PixelSense Display that supports Surface Pen with 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity, low pen parallax, low latency, and precision for accurate note taking, drawing and computer-aided design. The custom calibrated 3:2 display is soft on your eyes while you’re working and vibrantly high-contrast when you want to watch videos, create art, or edit photos.
In portrait mode, the screen was designed to render the page to the scale of most school textbooks, and in landscape mode, it can render pages side by side as if you were holding a paperback book in hand. At the approximate size of a composition notebook, writing on the screen feels natural and intuitive.
Since my two youngest daughters have started using Surface Go, I see them watching movies, reading, and drawing on it every day. It’s the perfect device for them. And for me, whether I’m at home, in the office, or on a plane, putting my Surface Pen on the screen and letting my thoughts flow is a necessary step in my creative process. It’s how I work. It’s so easy to carry Surface Go with me so I can capture those moments, instantly. Surface Go is small and mighty, giving you the performance you need to be productive. A device powered by the 7th Generation Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4415Y, in a fanless design, offering up to nine hours of battery. Our team worked closely with Intel to optimize power, performance, and battery for the most critical tasks people perform every day.
Surface Go also has the ports you need, including Surface Connect for charging and docking; USB-C 3.1 for data, video, and charging; a headphone jack; and a MicroSD card reader for storage expansion. All designed to help you be more productive whether you’re studying in a library, working on a plane, or sharing your content in a boardroom on a 4K monitor.
Surface Go with Wi-Fi will be available for pre-order tomorrow, July 10 in select countries*, with products beginning to hit shelves on August 2. We’re also happy to share that an LTE model will be arriving later this year
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i have a acer switch 3 and i use by bluetooth logitech M557.
i must say this new surface looks almost like the same thing... (the way the stand works in particular)
Also i've seen someone use a HP hybrid tablet/laptop thing just like the switch 3 and this new surface...
in short microbucks jumped the bandwagon of this style of tablet/laptop hybrids where the tablet has a dedicated stand built in...
sidenote:
i can also state the my Acer Switch 3 is great for its specs once u optimise win 10 a bit... (by disabling and uninstalling a lot of useless stuff and changing power management options a lot)
it also streams steam @720P 60fps in a very stable manner with zero tangible lag... (even my M557 does not lag as far as i could notice stream/playing farcry 5)
1 downside to the acer switch 3: how do i get into the bios to look around...?
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Returning to the Surface roots maybe?
Didn't the original Surface start at this price point? $399?
In contrast to the original, the Surface Go doesn't seem to use a dumbed-down.version of an OS that will go unsupported 1.5-2 years from now.
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Nice personal touch there in the middle, about your daughters and the creative flow and all. It's surprising you can find time to personalize these press releases at all.