Microsoft promises 13.5 hours, an increase of the 13 hours promised with the original Surface Laptop Go.

It'll get closer to three hours if you set it to best performance, and close to five hours at recommended power settings. I got around four hours, with a minimum of three hours and 10 minutes, and a maximum of four hours and 30 minutes. If nothing else, you should be able to see that there are some really significant performance gains gen-over-gen.įor battery life, it's about what I'd expect for something of this size.

Base: Aluminum and polycarbonate composite resin system with glass fiber and 30% post-consumer recycled content.

One Touch sign in with Fingerprint Power Button (excluding i5/4/128).

Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello sign-in.

Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Audio Premium.

It's also still got the same HD webcam, with some improvements to the ISP and such. The pixel density is still just 148ppi, with the screen resolution falling short of 1080p. However, it's still far from perfect, only fixing some of the shortcomings of the first-gen model. Indeed, the key word that I'd use to describe the Surface Laptop Go 2 is 'delightful'. Unlike the Surface Go, its tablet sibling, the Laptop Go 2 contains a proper Core i5, and that Core i5 has been upgraded to Intel's 11th-generation SKU, which includes powerful new Iris Xe graphics. If you're looking for a super-light Surface PC that won't break the bank and still feels premium, the Surface Laptop Go 2 is the way to go.

Should you buy the Surface Laptop Go 2?.

Performance: The Surface Laptop Go 2 is upgraded to Intel 11th-gen.

Keyboard: One of the best you'll get at this price point.

Display: The pixel density is still the lowest of any Surface.

Surface Laptop Go 2 pricing and availability.

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