Surface Laptop Go 2
The Surface Laptop Go 2 is an upgrade to the Surface Laptop Go. It is a mid-range portable computer with adequate capabilities for everyday PC use that is part of the company's Surface line of personal computing devices. The newer 11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor and slightly enhanced 128 GB basic storage will be the laptop's key highlights. Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop Go 2 in a new Sage color on June 1, 2022.[1][2][3]
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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| Product family | Microsoft Surface |
| Type | Laptop |
| Generation | Second |
| Release date | 1 June 2022 |
| Availability | 2022 |
| Introductory price | USD 600 to 1100 |
| Operating system | Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-1135G7 |
| Memory | 16 GB, 8 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Storage | 256 GB or 128 GB SSD |
| Removable storage | none |
| Display | 12.4 inch Touchscreen PixelSense Display 1536 x 1024, 148 ppi 3:2 Aspect Ratio |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Sound | Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Audio, 3.5 mm headphone jack, Dual far-field Studio Mics |
| Input | Built in: touchscreen, ambient light sensor, keyboard, touchpad, fingerprint reader Sold Separately: mouse, stylus pen |
| Camera | 720p HD f2.0 camera |
| Touchpad | Built-in |
| Connectivity | WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, USB C, USB A |
| Online services | Microsoft Store, OneDrive |
| Dimensions | 278.2 mm x 206.2 mm x 15.7 mm (10.95 in x 8.12 in x 0.62 in) |
| Mass | 1,125 grams (2.480 lb) |
| Predecessor | Surface Laptop Go |
| Successor | Surface Laptop Go 3 |
| Website | www.surface.com |
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Configuration
| Surface Laptop Go Configuration Options[4] | |||||||
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| Price Tier in USD | CPU | GPU | RAM | Internal Storage | Color | Fingerprint | |
| Consumer | Business | ||||||
| $600 | $700 | Intel Core i5-1135G7 | Intel Iris Xe | 4 GB | 128 GB NVMe SSD | P | No |
| $700 | $800 | 8 GB | 128 GB NVMe SSD | P B S S | Yes | ||
| $800 | $900 | 256 GB NVMe SSD | P B S S | ||||
| $1,100 | 16 GB | P B S S | |||||
Sage Platinum Ice Blue Sandstone
Features
- 11th Generation Intel® Core™ 1135G7 Processor[2]
- Intel Iris Xe GPU.
- Preinstalled Operating system: Windows 11 Home
- 12.4-inch PixelSense 1536 x 1024 (148 ppi) display with a 3:2 aspect ratio
- Up to 13.5 hours battery life
- Metal finish
- Full size keyboard, with 1.3 mm of travel
- Fingerprint Power Button with One Touch sign-in through Windows Hello (select models only)
- New Sage color option
Hardware
The Surface Laptop Go 2 is an update to the Surface Laptop Go. Made with an aluminum top and a polycarbonate composite resin system with glass fiber and 30% postconsumer recycled content base. Claimed to have an improved battery life of up to 13.5 hours. A new Sage color is added to the device in addition to Platinum, Ice Blue and Sandstone colors.[2]
It still has a 12.4-inch "PixelSense" Display at 1536 × 1024 using a 3:2 aspect ratio with 10-point touch but without Surface Pen support.[5]
The Surface Laptop Go 2 uses an eleventh-generation Intel Core i5 processor with Intel Iris Xe Graphics. The base model of the device will now have a 4 GB RAM and 128 GB of storage, up from 64 GB of the previous model.[1]
The device has 1 USB-C and 1 USB-A port, alongside a headphone jack and a Surface Connect port for charging. The laptop also has Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.
Select models have a fingerprint power button with Windows Hello.
Software
Surface Laptop Go models ship with a pre-installed 64-bit version of Windows 11 Home and a 30-day trial of Microsoft Office 365. Business models come pre-installed with Windows 11 Pro.
References
- Porter, Jon (June 1, 2022). "Microsoft's compact Surface Laptop Go updated with 11th Gen Intel processor". The Verge.
- Kyriacou, Pete (June 1, 2022). "Introducing Surface Laptop Go 2". Windows Blogs.
- Novet, Jordan (June 1, 2022). "Microsoft revamps its budget Surface Laptop Go with more storage". CNBC.
- Microsoft Surface Laptop tech specs
- "Surface Laptop Go 2: Price, release date, and everything you need to know". XDA.
