They don’t necessarily soar in test numbers, though you can still get plenty of things done, helped in part by Windows. However, performance is only nominally better.īoth of the processors used are barebones compared to the rest of the industry. The Core i3 is a minor bump up from last year’s Core m3. It features a 10th-gen Intel Core i3-10100Y and 8GB of RAM. There’s also a beefier model, which Microsoft sent over. The base model has been updated from an Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y to a Pentium Gold 65000Y with 4GB of RAM. The Surface Go 3 is available with two different dual-core chip configurations. I guess that’s the point of the “Go” moniker, so figure out how you’d take this tablet computer out on the road. Considering I work from home and I’d only ever take this with me to outside meetings, I’d want the keyboard to be able to type notes and get edits done on the go. In my few days with the Go 3, I found it too frustrating to use the Go 3 without either the pen or keyboard in tow. I wish I could speak to the stylus as a tool for digital art, but that’s entirely out of my realm - and anyway, the Go 3 doesn’t work with the new Surface Slim Pen 2 with haptic feedback. I tried handwriting recognition in tablet mode to avoid the floating on-screen keyboard, but I have messy faux-cursive penmanship that Windows sometimes struggled to identify. I like using the Surface Pen when doing mundane browsing tasks, whether moving folders around file directories or shuffling through the clearance items online at TJ Maxx. You can affix it to either side of the device with its built-in magnets, which are strong enough to hold the pen even as you toss the tablet down onto a bed and cushions. The Surface Go 3 also uses the standard Surface Pen as an alternative input method.
Accessories Make the GoĪdd flair to your notes with the Surface Pen. I had those turned off for testing purposes, but dimming the screen, turning off the hard drives in the background, and setting an automatic standby mode will help prolong use on this small computer. It has a host of battery-saving features thanks to Windows 11 that enable you to eke out more life on a charge. Even some beefier gaming laptops, which don’t usually have the best batteries, have outlasted the Go 3 in our labs.īut in terms of daily use, the Go 3 gets the job done. That’s two hours less than last year’s Surface Go 2 and about as much as the full-sized Framework laptop and Acer Aspire Vero. But the Surface Go 3 barely lasted 5 hours and 40 minutes in Gizmodo’s battery rundown test.
I used the Go 3 as a tablet device to read and surf throughout the day without charging it until I got into bed at night. Microsoft says the Surface Go 3 can last up to 11 hours of typical device usage, which only sort of mirrors my experience. The Surface Go 3 charges via a Surface Connect adaptor.
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