Then there’s the fact that it’s just a nice-looking screen in general. The end result is that although it’s less suitable for working on two applications side-by-side, you can fit more page text or vertical spreadsheet cells onto this screen without needing to scroll down. It might seem to lack definition if you’re used to laptops with Quad HD screens and above, but frankly, we had no issues with its sharpness.Īs per usual with Surface Laptops, Microsoft has also chosen a 3:2 aspect ratio instead of the usual 16:9, which has the positive effect of making the display seem taller (despite losing a bit of width in the process). Why, then, is using this display so comfortable? For one thing, a lower resolution simply doesn’t look as fuzzy if the screen is smaller, and as such the Surface Laptop Go’s pixel density of 148ppi isn’t really noticeably worse than the 166ppi of a typical 1080p, 13.3in laptop screen. Microsoft Surface Laptop Go review: DisplayĪt 12.4in diagonally, the Surface Laptop Go’s touch-enabled screen is small even by lightweight laptop standards, and its 1,536x1,024 resolution isn’t even Full HD. Otherwise, the experience of hammering out paragraphs feels pleasantly close to that of any grown-up Surface Laptop, thanks also in part to the firm switch mechanism.Ĭredit is due to the trackpad too, which overcomes some cost-cutting - it’s made from plastic, not glass - to feel as smooth and responsive as anything else on the market. In any case, the only actual key we’d say is undersized is Backspace. and it’s only about a centimetre and a half narrower. In a recent briefing, Microsoft described the Surface Laptop Go as having a “full-sized” keyboard - which sounded fanciful given its compact 12.4in screen size and the inevitable chassis-shrinking that would result.įortunately, while the keyboard is very slightly compressed - and lacking any backlighting, which is a shame - it’s not going to take much adjustment to get comfortable with: we compared it to the 13.3in Huawei MateBook 13’s keyboard. Microsoft Surface Laptop Go review: Keyboard and trackpad That’s not to say they’re particularly good, as the upwards-firing drivers definitely lack bass, but their clarity is fine and you can crank up the volume without distortion.
The whole thing weighs a mere 1.1kg, and even its power brick is smaller than most, so you’ll have no trouble taking it out and about. Reasonably thin bezels also contribute to the Surface Laptop Go’s appealing lack of bulk.
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