The Surface Laptop Go is a

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introduced by

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in October 2020. The laptop was designed to be a more affordable option of Microsoft's

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lineup of

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devices. It was announced alongside updated

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models and several Surface accessories on 1 October 2020. Retail availability began on 13 October 2020.

Configuration

Features

* Processor: Comet Lake Intel Core i5 1035G1 (6M

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, up to 3.60 GHz

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). * Graphic: Integrated

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. * Preinstalled Operating system:

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( S mode) * Screen: 12.4-inch

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1536 x 1024 (148 ppi) display with a 3:2 aspect ratio * Full size

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* Select model comes with a fingerprint power button with one touch sign-in through

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* Commercial model comes with discrete hardware TPM

Hardware

The Surface Laptop Go was available in 3 colors: Platinum, Ice Blue and Sandstone. The screen features a 12.4-inch PixelSense Display at 1536 × 1024 in a 3:2 aspect ratio, with 10-point touchscreen and no support for the

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The Surface Laptop Go features a 10th-generation Comet Lake Intel Core i5 processor paired with integrated

. Port-wise, the Surface Go contains 1

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and 1

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port, alongside a

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and a Surface Connect port for charging, the laptop also has support for

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and

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Software

All Surface Laptop Go models comes pre-installed with

in S Mode and a 30-day

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. Business models come pre-installed with

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Timeline

References

External links

* {{Microsoft Go Computer-related introductions in 2020