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All that sort of stuff feels pretty good, in part because you still get a fast SSD and RAM. We wrote this review on the Microsoft Surface Go 3, and did some online research (and mindless browsing) while testing. The real question here is whether it matters. You just get a slightly higher clock speed. It is only about half as powerful as the 11th Gen Core i3 processors used in normal budget laptops and, judging by the specs, it’s not even that much more powerful than the base Pentium model. But this one is a little different because of that sneaky “Y” on the end of the CPU name. Our usual advice for laptop buyers is that if you get an up-to-date Intel Core-series processor, you’re sorted.
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We’re using the higher-end version, with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. When you configure the Microsoft Surface Go 3 you have a choice of two processors, the Intel Pentium 6500Y and Intel Core i3 10100Y. The Microsoft Surface Go 3 gets new processors across the board, but they don’t really bring the kind of boost we were hoping for over the last generation Surface Go 2. We had hoped to see some more meaningful progress in another area, though: performance. But to ask for a design revolution this year is probably a bit much: let’s not forget the Microsoft Surface Go 3 is an entry-level hybrid. The Microsoft Surface Go 3 has fairly chunky borders compared to something like the Dell XPS 13. In the future we’d like to see Microsoft push this design even further by thinning out the screen borders, fitting a larger display into a similar surface area. But, like the keyboard, this is not included and costs £100: more ouch. You can also get a stylus that offers 4096 pressure sensitivity levels and tilt. For the screen geeks out there, it fulfils 99% of sRGB, 78% of DCI P3.įor a hybrid that starts at £369, that is not bad at all. The Microsoft Surface Go 3 doesn’t have ultra-wide gamut colour like an iPad Pro, but it does reach the silver standard by covering all the tones you need to avoid a weak, unsaturated look. You want this kind of brightness when working outdoors, and it’s the sort of power we see from top-end laptops that sell for £1000 or more.Ĭolour is satisfying as well. It’s brighter too, able to reach 400 nits according to our colorimeter test tool. While not as sharp as the 10.2-inch iPad, it is sharper per inch than almost all the “normal” laptops you might buy at around this price. The Microsoft Surface Go 3 has a 10.5-inch screen of 1920 by 1280 pixels, just like its predecessor. It’s a pane of textured glass, not the plastic used in plenty of laptops even at £700. Key action feels like that of a proper ultraportable laptop, the keys are backlit and the touchpad is great. Hybrids have to make compromises, Microsoft just shrinks them with a high-quality keyboard accessory. For that you want something like the Surface Go 2 Laptop. However, we still wouldn’t want to work on a Microsoft Surface Go 3 all day, every day. However, the actual key caps are of a normal size.Īfter 10 minutes we were able to tap away at more-or-less normal speed, with the normal amount of typos. The small scale of this hybrid demands that the keys are squished together a little. A standard laptop keyboard is around 20% wider than this one. How’s the actual typing experience? Surprisingly solid. We have the standard version, which feels more like a synthetic leather - it feels good too. This takes the “real” price of this hybrid from £570 to £670, or around £700 if you want the keyboard with a fancy Alcantara finish.
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These hook onto the bottom of the tablet using magnets, and a further series of magnets raises the top of the keyboard up by an inch for a more comfortably typing angle.Īs with every hybrid Surface, the Microsoft Surface Go 3 doesn’t include the keyboard.
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For the full experience you need one of Microsoft’s Type Covers.
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We don’t know why anyone would buy a Microsoft Surface Go 3 for the tablet alone, though. The tablet part weighs 540g according to our scales, around 10% more than a 10.2-inch iPad. Of course, it’s not quite as comfy as a classic laptop hinge if you work with the Microsoft Surface Go 3 on your knees, as that thin strip of metal is going to rest somewhere on your legs.