Is The Surface Go A Real Computer?

The Microsoft Surface Go is the most portable device in the Surface lineup. So is the Surface Go the way to go or should you just step up to the Surface Pro 6 instead?
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[@unboxtherapy]

Surface Go, Pro or iPad?

[@GNETADWORLD]

Hi

[@REZY_]

Unbox Therapy ipad

[@anything5056]

hello

[@TEXAS_TeamVALOR21]

Yooooo whats good lou

[@toddanthny123]

Surface go

[@ksiddiqui8]

Surface is a computer in tablet form and ipad is an iPhone in a tablet form... Edit: holy fk! 1.1k likes!!! And yeah, credit for this comment goes to Jerry. (Sorry, I forgot where I had heard it. It was the first thing to pop in my mind when he talked about using the iPad as a replacement for a laptop.. There is just too much info in the Internet, can't remember everything, and who said them 😅 )

[@mrdoktor911]

That's true

[@bensilver28]

Surface is a computer replacement iPad is a computer accessory. Ether way both are badass

[@aliabi1410]

@@bensilver28 you misses the point, iPads are shit if you have this kind of perspective :D how can you compare that useless phone to a computer

[@bensilver28]

Mulm von Seibtingen iPads are not computers, they are an accessory for a computer. I’m saying it CANNOT replace a computer, it’s only a cool accessory. I’m not comparing because there is nothing similar between a surface and an iPad.

[@AhmedHamdy2121]

True 😂 😂

[@lolsddz]

To anybody is annoyed by the rather "large" bezels, think about it - when you're holding it in tablet mode, you need surface area for your fingers to hold onto without accidentally pressing on the screen. If this had a razor thin bezel, holding it as a tablet would be quite the annoyance.

[@Placebo6]

@@kadygrant I totally agree with you guys. But, I am looking to get the most powerful 10" laptop (for flights and long drives or camping/boating). I don't need the device as a tablet. I need full windows and most power possible for the size. (as long as it's not apple though). Would you recommend something else instead? For me the bezel is a waste of space. Thanks...

[@Placebo6]

@@kadygrant Well, currently i am running on asus zenbook 12" fully loaded (7500u). It's great but i would get smaller with a small performance sacrifice if i could. Also, would benefit more from a better video card than cpu power. (i.e. newer gpu but weaker cpu like i3-8100u with uhd620). If anyone is familiar please let me know (company will pay up to 2700$).

[@erikandersen5790]

LolsDdz also there needs to be a place for the keyboard to magnet to when it’s slanted

[@bland9876]

I swear to God if I get a hold of whoever at Samsung. It was a good idea to make the curved screen you can bet your entire net worth I'm going to jail

[@DwightMangual]

"Surface?" Illuminati confirmed

[@TheDeelunatic]

"a Bluetooth speaker or even the headphone jack, since it at least still has that" shots fired.

[@mailokirmes4350]

as long as it can do Netflix, youtube and powerpoint it's my thing😂

[@newplayer1082]

An android phone can still do all 3 tho.

[@newplayer1082]

@@abdillin My phone has a 6.3" display it seems fine for anime and for learning new stuff. At least I don't have to sell a kidney.

[@anirudhpuranik5222]

Even your phone can do it. Why buy a windows machine?

[@newplayer1082]

@@anirudhpuranik5222 So he watch 4 hentai videos at the same time. Android phone can't do that.

[@newplayer1082]

@@abdillin So you can do multitasking just PC. Nice. No wonder why they cost a gaming PC.

[@TheKacer16]

Studying computer science, and I gotta say. This thing rocks! Basic tasks work out of the box. I'm able to run and edit minor Eclipse projects and additionally with those 8 gigs of ram, I can smoothly run an headless linux distro without any problem at all! It's obviously not a monster, but for these kinda things, it just works fine!

[@unsatisfiedlol4270]

I'd recommend trying out VSCode with the Java extensions (language + debugger) over Eclipse if you haven't already.

[@viettienle4992]

Can it run visual studio good ? I was going to buy this for my code works too

[@unsatisfiedlol4270]

@@viettienle4992 The full IDE Visual Studio? Probably not well, but it can definitely run VSCode, which is arguably all you need these days. I don't have a Surface Go (I have a Surface Book Gen 1), but I use VSCode for ARM Assembly, C/C++, C#, Java, Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript.

[@fallinginthed33p]

@@unsatisfiedlol4270 VSCode works fine even on the cheapest model. I can run basic server daemons under WSL without virtualization overhead . VirtualBox VMs also run well. It's one heck of a machine for the price and tiny form factor.

[@viettienle4992]

@@unsatisfiedlol4270 The surface book 1 was a powerhouse. My fiends also have that and it run VS very smooth, but it was kind too oversized and weight to carry with. But the sf go was a little bit underpower, i think. I am really unsure it can run vs studio ?

[@edwardwang5817]

Who comes here after surface go 2 released😃

[@ibingeyt6077]

Lol Me bro...

[@abtinmashoufi137]

Me 😁😁

[@mcknabeesolutions4772]

You and me

[@MrDarknight92]

coz finnaly we can afford surface go 1

[@charon116]

surface go 1 is more worth it

[@WycliffStudios]

Surface Go: Runs full desktop OS, can connect to Flash drives, SSD/ Hard disk, can download music and video without restrictions, no need to carry around a laptop everywhere with the Go to work with it, great keyboard which is much better than the iPad keyboard, the camera is better than Macbook pro. iPad: a bigger iPhone.

[@Solaxe]

Ipad pro is one of the best drawing tablets on the market but hey keep being a moron

[@anonguy6453]

@@Solaxe so the iPad is for people who REALLY like doodling and the surface lineup is for people who actually want a good computer. Gotcha.

[@illumanarwhals3543]

@@anonguy6453 "doodling" ??? iPad line are very viable for those who work in the digital art business. Youd know that if you didn't brush off the info and call it just "doodling"

[@anonguy6453]

@@illumanarwhals3543 It was a joke my dude. I know Apple products are decent for some actual professionals (still overpriced and under developed imo).

[@SRNAR8]

both are good okay!

[@heavybox]

The surface Go is portable and good at software Kinda go for this for easy work and everywhere working

[@31kiw]

Extraordinary! Really like the USB-C charging. The Surface Connect port brought down my much loved SP3. Perfect device but it won’t charge because one pin in the charging port won’t recognise the charge plug. Such an Achilles heel.

[@nfsking2005]

the speaker test literally sounds the exact same on every product he reviews LMAO

[@andychang6935]

I just think u have to take his word for it as we are not hearing it in person where u can tell a slight difference

[@teganhaley16]

Use mine for uni and it's perfect! So easy to carry around and it's small enough that I'm not taking up room when typing in my lectures. Love it!

[@vcjsjzjjs7404]

That's the reason I want to buy this! How is your experience after a year?

[@wavy5702]

5:40 this thing is not a mitochondria

[@fugluru1714]

Oh yeah yeah

[@maryangelinereyes8140]

Oh yeahhh 😂😂

[@naveen5126]

Student jokes...... Gotta love em

[@asifurrahmanchowdhury2114]

Finally a Bio reference except for exams

[@Mayu1505]

@@asifurrahmanchowdhury2114 that's the only thing students remember from school universally

[@judeusitutud]

Finally! Looking forward to the Pro 6 review, especially since I just purchased that. Hopefully, Lew will also review the pen...

[@VincenzoNardelli]

This is an example of a very humble project in concept and almost perfect in execution

[@walkingskin2920]

It’s a mix of both. It’s not particularly good at either but it works at both

[@HengHuiMei]

I guess it's a real computer and not just... on the surface

[@mrdoublea99]

No. Just....no... :D

[@jetardeshna3449]

Yikers

[@GORDY_]

I see what you did there.

[@NomadicYT_]

There's the door.

[@megabassist427]

YEAHHHHHH!!!!

[@deu8894]

Surface Go at 399 dollars is very compelling for a standard computing experience in a compact package

[@zombithd9680]

​@@spritsfal5088 No it can't thats the point. You can have Windows 10 on it. I am a Student who needs Qt (A programming software) a lot. I can do it with the Go, because it runs Windows. I can't do it with a Chromebook. Thats why I got a Surface Go as 2nd Computer for taking notes in Class with the Surface pencil and use Qt, which I can't use on a Chromebook. This is why i diden't get a iPad Pro eather it's not a front to Chromebooks, I like them, but they can't run all the software I need.

[@diegoflores8626]

@@zombithd9680 from the student perspective with training notes, how did you like the surface go? I'm thinking of going paperless in college next year and just didn't want to break the bank. I'd use this as my main note taking method. What do you think? Thanks

[@zombithd9680]

@@diegoflores8626 I wouldn't go for the Go as Main, because it's just not powerful enough and too small. If you have a Desctop PC at home or something else, you can consider it, but I wouldn't go for it as main.

[@diegoflores8626]

@@zombithd9680 so a nice laptop/pc+ surface go combo could be ideal?

[@zombithd9680]

@@diegoflores8626 Yea, that's the best way to go I think

[@lightriver7860]

I had a Surface 3 (the smallest one before Surface go), and I absolutely loved it. I mostly used it as a laptop and it was amazingly portable. I could go to class with just a notebook sized computer, and if I needed some paper document they can fit in the same folder. And when I have to do intensive assignments I use the computers in my university's computer cluster or library, also because they have a bigger screen that no laptops can compare to. I now use the Surface laptop because the screen is much bigger and still super light weight, also because I found out that I hardly ever use tablet mode so I did not need that.

[@empire21xiii88]

I honestly take all your review into consideration when I’m shopping and I don’t have any problems with my devices cause of your reviews soooo thank you!!! And be chill bro

[@gregsimpson2426]

Going into college next year and think this will be a good, affordable upgrade to my old bulky hp laptop

[@varp_climbing]

Surface Go is more than two times cheaper than iPad Pro.... no comparison

[@msjsss1102]

U just made a comparison

[@oHeihei]

The iPad is $329. The Surface Go is $399. iPad is cheaper. Can't compare it to the iPad Pro. And even then, the Surface Pro and iPad Pro start at the same price, so price is just about dead even for both versions.

[@xmark1440]

And iPad Pro is probably twice as fast in terms of CPU, GPU, and twice as good of a screen with its 120 hz refresh rate.

[@ironicallymysterious]

@@oHeihei You're probably talking about the iPad Mini 4 or the iPad 9.7 but we're talking about the 2018 iPad Pro which is almost $1,000 dollars and it could be a $1,000.

[@suhasbhiremath1467]

Compare this with iPad 2018 (6th gen), not with iPad pro 2018. If you want to compare anything with iPad pro 2018 then compare it with surface pro.

[@alainpheactiveclubs2787]

Nice clean studio for this type of Unboxing and straight to the point of what the average user wants to know about. Nice video

[@gillientertainment9584]

This is the best unboxing channel on KZbin. I saw all unboxings on this channel all types of electronic and I don't even own this things I watch it because of this amazing man in front of that camera. Nice job big love ❤️

[@AliYassinToma]

Its way more usefull than the ipad pro .. why? It has windows on it .. so university and school work is much better and easier

[@enmass90]

That would be the case if the Go had more power. Windows absolutely sucks on lower end hardware.

[@robertp457]

enmass90 but it’s $400

[@Ignacio.Romero]

What's the advantage of Windows over iOS if it's too slow to run any PC program?

[@AliYassinToma]

@@Ignacio.Romero it ISNT its enough ... for office... photoshop... and im sure u can get away with staad ...

[@AliYassinToma]

@@enmass90 it has enough power so it is the case

[@joshuasalem5022]

Surface Go: Runs full Windows - computer iPad Pro: Runs iOS - not a computer

[@TheDeathmail]

Umm... yes, it's a computer... but it can't fully replace a desktop... but for video watching, reading, and all the apps it can use... it's a very good computer... but it's also too limited in other areas...

[@oHeihei]

They're all computers lmfao. Your phone is a computer.

[@radsimp5710]

by definition, both are computers but I get what you're coming from

[@YYDS-HD]

en~~~~

[@ironicallymysterious]

@@TheDeathmail It's an iPad Pro where you can buy the keyboard and all the accessories separately. It's no where near a computer. Just a tablet.

[@S.A.M.Gabriel]

As ALWAYS, an EXCELLENT review👍😀 You are 1 of THE BEST reviewers! I appreciate the fact that you're not excessively wordy! You are VERY CLEAR, CONCISE & to the point.👍 I really APPRECIATE what you do, how you do it & who you are! You're a good template for reviewers to a simulate! 👍😀

[@thetrickisirarelyrespond5945]

Dude, just watching this and occurred to me that you would do great voiceover work for a Disney movie etc

[@trenchkid479]

Play this is 1.25 speed, it still sounds normal😂

[@zainehhatamleh6760]

WOAH

[@Link_t.]

Woahh

[@waleedmuhammad7393]

Just did, u're right

[@kuroyukikazekanade7557]

It felt more natural to me. Wtf?

[@brandonnguyen1844]

@@kuroyukikazekanade7557 sameee

[@IansLifeInChina]

I love Microsoft they really nailed it on win 10 I use a windows to edit my KZbin videos I just love Microsoft I use a acer e series from 2012 still working smoothly might upgrade in 2019

[@toystorysid]

Finally, a Surface Pro 6 video. I finally broke and bought one Black Friday and was unsure of my decision because I hadn't seen a reputable review. Don't let me down!!!

[@aaronpimentel7173]

I got a surface pro for school about 6 months ago and it's honestly the greatest. Then i got a surface pen and the experience just got so much better. PDF files are your best friend.

[@jacobnathanielzpayag3885]

The Surface Go is neat. Imean, a full desktop OS, an x86 CPU, you can't go wrong with it.

[@soggy0289]

Anyone else upset he didn't film taking the plastic film screen protector off at the beginning what has this channel become if you skip that >:(

[@obama6593]

Jakob Jerman just shut up

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Yeah.. "popping the cherry" on new gadgets is such a rush... Remember when Howard and Raj did it on Raj's new iPhone on BBT? ;-P

[@waikikiwalt4537]

Maybe the plastic was covering the speakers hence the poor audio 🤔

[@damillroan8855]

I’ve been waiting for this review for a little time now and thanks to this video my opinion on this device has changed

[@money4561]

2:12 Click!! I love this!!

[@MidnightBloomDev]

Windows + doesn't fold _where is the competition_

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

My 10.5-inch 2-in-1 running Windows 10 that I bought new for $130 on sale at Walmart works just fine for me... Note: FOR ME (email, web surf, youTube and movie watching, Skype calls, document creating, picture/video recording, 3D Photogrammetry recording for later download/processing)... If the FIRST question any computer retail salesperson asks is NOT "What do you plan on using it for?" (bad grammar aside)... WALK AWAY...

[@msjsss1102]

That's also where ur head is

[@PatchworkRose567]

The surface go would be good for those who want to get into surface pcs but can't afford the $1,000+ price tag since it is about half the price

[@explodingevo]

I have a surface pro and still want this because of how small it is.

[@madelinelovell8028]

I’m asking for a Microsoft Surface Go for Christmas, so this video is very helpful! Thanks!

[@Luetzow1]

I love my Surface Go. A pro is too large for my day to day work (I am travelling to customers all day). I have a Laptop for stationary work. The little go does everything I need to do and is super portable. I have always been a Surface fan and I love it.

[@danieltorres1105]

just, got my surface go. i just love it, its nice operating system.

[@mast127]

Can charge via usb c?

[@maivo7568]

How weight of both the tablet and keyboard sir?

[@vcjsjzjjs7404]

How is your experience by now?

[@nielslauridsen2323]

I guess you can call this: A Commuter Computer

[@bonzai0331]

Watched this video on my Surface Go. I have the keyboard, pen and mouse. Don't really need the mouse as the trackpad is great. Typing is excellent on this. I use OneNote as a journal/note-taking. It's good as for KZbin / MS Teams conferencing / Zoom conferencing. Might not be powerful for learning advanced programming but I got a simple python editor downloaded no problem. Oh and, no Procreate but I have iphone so I draw on there. Awesome for productivity as there are not a lot of apps lol.

[@volvoguyV70R]

I think you nailed it with the comment about this device being better for typing, and the iPad being better for general video consumption. (netflix, hulu, etc) The thing that I hate about iPad is no mouse functionality. That's a real deal breaker for me. Maybe I'll try this. $100 off right now at Costco, and with a keyboard. Only downside to the Costco bundle is 4GB of RAM.

[@antoniovalencia1714]

Just got mine from Costco and let me tell you, it is amazing! I didn't take my computer out of S mode as all the apps that I need are in the Windows Store.

[@abhishekdas2352]

Windows 10 is a far better operating system than iOS.

[@LiquidDreamy]

@Th3FarSide iOS only operating on phones? what about the iPad?

[@MinkVeenstra]

it is what you like. I like IOS more

[@400fps]

i'm sorry but that made no sense. They are not the same that's like saying car tires are better than bike tires and then walking off. And on top of that you came back and edit it

[@thadream_13_10]

1) iOS is for mobile devices and this is more of a laptop than a phone or tablet 2) iOS is for comfortability Windows is for accessibility 😉

[@jetardeshna3449]

Btw I use Arch. Sorry 😂

[@tibora13]

1:53 i can live with this

[@itsronneyf]

Great video, thanks for sharing it with us!

[@deepindigoblue6]

Thank you was waiting for this video.

[@MoeAbdull]

Waiting for the Surface Pro 6 review

[@savaje615]

Why did you not take the powerhouse Surface Pro 6 if you are going to compare it to the IPad Pro??? I'm disappointed Lew.

[@christiancabrera8926]

Price dawg

[@menkSen]

He will test Thema Pro soon.

[@akatigerally4919]

@@christiancabrera8926 They are in the same 1200 price range what are you talking about?

[@akatigerally4919]

@@christiancabrera8926 The surface go is around 600-800. Why would he want the same surface pro specs? That would make it literally another surface pro. It's called surface go for a reason.

[@AliYassinToma]

@@akatigerally4919 surface go starts at 399 ... the ipad pro starts at 799 or 899 idk

[@brandandampf3642]

I got a surface go, I've been using it for java script/html programming it's been a fun experience. Also, LEONARDO Drawing app is the absolute best purchase if you are a microsoft surface artist :)

[@davidvandewater1402]

Great design and very useful to work on. Surface devices are top notch. I love the Go.

[@thanto575]

So refreshing to see a sub 600 dollar product like this

[@MahmoudOsama6]

Surface Better cuz of Can Open Any Program , can use it instead of Laptop but Materials of Surface Pro not too much good unfortunately, it's heat too much and sometimes he freezes for seconds ,,

[@spencerrugg7704]

I really like the surface line. I just think they always feel really solid from a hardware standpoint. I prefer the big surface book 15 inch but that just for my own use. I think they have a good chance of replacing a laptop since they run a full desktop OS.

[@qwertiee]

I just love these kinds of devices... Its as if someone took a whole computer and tried to turn it into the size of a phone... But then they noticed that its only 2018, so they stopped at this size

[@myghtibeanz]

If anyone's looking for the song at 4:41 it's Jesse James - Chi

[@damithpathirana7458]

thank u

[@sharulhafiz6312]

thanks

[@TheMoodms]

no one cares

[@shiriajin]

Thank you

[@pasagin1613]

I'm planning to buy one.. Thumbs up for YES! 👍

[@shadow.s.8401]

Don’t

[@briandavenport8971]

You’ll regret it

[@NevilleHayfield]

Another 😎 Video. Keep testing those Gadgets for us Lou. Big love from the UK 👍😉😎

[@CoreParadox]

The Surface Go (8gb) is great for me to have for my nerdy life, for light web developing, remote gaming with parsec, using my powerful desktop remotely, light gaming with steam games, emulators, etc. using it as an auxiliary screen at my desk, or taking work notes with the pen/keyboard it's a super great investment.

[@nuckerball1259]

Core Paradox It's better than a celeron netbook, but Microsoft shot themselves in the foot when they decided not to give the surface to the core m3 processor it deserves. It's just barely powerful enough for a good Windows experience.

[@ScriptyVijay]

Microsoft Go ♥️

[@makaveli559m]

The Surface 3 with the Atom cpu and 2GB of RAM was the least powerful made.

[@CF542]

I love the GO. It's a perfect companion device that you can take anywhere and use for multiple tasks. Battery life is average at best, but it charges over USB C which is a great alternate.

[@THOMAZRINCO2011]

Hi, this is Thomaz. I bought the 8RAM and 128SSD version and the red Alcantara keyboard for use at work. I´m a doctor and use to work in 2 or 3 clinics every day. For my use - Word, Excel, Email, PDF, Internet Banking, show some pictures.....IT´S ALL THAT I NEED in a very-very portable device. Battery life is about 7-8 hours and charges very fast even with my cell phone charger. It performs almost like my main device (Acer Aspire F15 - i5 - 8RAM notebook). Typing is excellent. Screen is MUCH better than my main device. Sound is great considering the size of the device. And is very ellegant on every table that you place it, calling for others eyes - everybody wants to take a peek.... As a travel device - excellent. I recomend it ! I decided to buy it after seeing your review of it. Thank you for you nice show.

[@WycliffStudios]

Watching this on a Surface Go. iPad can never be used as a stand alone computer. Surface Go has a full operating system and a file browser.

[@fadzblumer]

how's the battery life? any good?

[@ahmedbhaa]

How is it so far? Planning to get one soon

[@hereb4theend]

Can it run Photoshop? How's it like for typing codes and working with PowerPoint?

[@WycliffStudios]

@@fadzblumer Around 6 hours. You can always carry a power brick as it has a USB C port

[@WycliffStudios]

@@ahmedbhaa I love it. I stopped carrying my heavy laptop. I just carry this wherever I go.

[@miteshmahajan663]

Great laptop great display

[@aditya.tanniru]

Awesome Video Lew.

[@CyberAngel360]

Hey Lou, Surface Go, is great, I have been using it a lot for the past 2 months and I can tell I do a lot in it. I have my Workstation Laptop but as you mentioned, the form factor is simply the best. And it is powerful enough to do many of my main and simple tasks. Also, the USB-C port supports PD, I always use a 45W PD Charger and it takes 1 hour or less to fully charge from 10% to 100%. I simply love it.

[@jobimonono904]

In my opinion the surface books are the closest things to laptops more than the iPad pro and the pixel book. Because it's runs windows and can run actually school/work programs and it looks like micorosoft have been doing longer and have been working longer on the surface books and it looks more built device. my opinion tho

[@Samirxkhan]

You're comment is kinda confusing because you're comparing the Surface Book which is the most powerful laptop in the world with an iPad Pro. What? 😂 • Surface Books are comparable to MacBook Pros • Surface Laptops are compared to MacBook Air • Surface Pro is comparable to iPad Pro • Surface Go is comparable to iPad Air

[@tobycrawford5656]

You have mentioned IPAD more than the actual review of the surface go 😂

[@Meekox]

I like the go. Especially at my work, I get my work done twice as fast since i travel almost everyday and it is much quicker than laptops. That being said, the bezels are huge which id be happy to pay a hundred more to get away

[@aaaaaaaar8n]

Watching this video on my base model Surface Go. Love it! Good compromise for a tablet that can also do most things a laptop can do (just a bit slower). Full windows experience, and who doesn't love that keyboard 😍

[@mzzaidi]

Hi how is it going? thinking of buying the 8Gb

[@mzzaidi]

@Christiano Delgado thanks, I ended up getting Ipad air but regret it now as I didn't know chrome extensions don't work on it

[@dionnaly7186]

I don’t know what to do, I want to buy a portable/foldable laptop under $500 for school

[@alondra7356]

Dionna ly same! Did you end up buying it ?

[@looneyburgmusic]

The entire Surface line is fantastic. I use a Surface Pro 6 as my main computer at home,with a Surface Go for when I'm out and about. Both have done everything I've thrown at them with zero complaint. I attached an external SSD to the kickstand of both to expand the storage, programs run just as well from either location with no lag. Sure the CPU in the Surface Go is not the best on the market for portable tablet computers, but it's hardly the worse, and the price is more than reasonable for what the Go can do . The only reay complaint I've had is the screen on both the Pro and the Go can act as mirrors no matter what is on the display, that can cause some visibility issues outdoors in natural sunlight. Besides that, the haters can go hate someplace else - the Surface Pro and Surface Go are total keepers until the day they die.

[@biggerweld174]

I’m a student who uses photoshop, illustrator, animate, and atom frequently. This will easily suit your needs, and is perfect for taking to areas that would be difficult to bring a large laptop too. The availability of not having to use a dumbed down program like procreate or iMovie when away from a desktop is totally worth it.

[@alexanderecheveste1681]

This is my first time seeing this KZbinr and I got in love in the videos thanks for showing me how good and what's in the box BTW I'm a 8th grade and I'm looking for small computers and cool phones also I sub

[@Yxngak]

sub to me plz

[@titaniumwaffle4304]

I have an iPad Pro 12.9 gen 2 and my friend have the surface pro 4 and I have used it for some light game development love the surface devices but I will continue to use my iPad pro and a full laptop (gigabyte aero 15x) for my heavy lifting on the go

[@roronoazoro7316]

8gigs of ram for mails

[@allisondoak9425]

Honestly I was messing around with my raspberry pi yesterday and I think that it could actually provide for 70% of what I do on a computer and it’s a project board

[@SRNAR8]

lol they are fun machines though to play around on

[@rogerthat24]

I'd get this for my daughter in a couple of years when she needs a computer for school.

[@bigpapa9303]

Lol watching this on my surface go

[@abhikbhaduri7252]

Use this as a daily driver...

[@davidvandewater1402]

By the way, great show, thank you. I'm a great Microsoft enthousiast.

[@lencarter1460]

Good review. Thx

[@olly]

I was thinking of getting this for college, should I?

[@sophearithsaing6941]

i'm using it in college for about a year now...totally recommended if you don't run anything too heavy. I even able to use Adobe XD and edit term project video with Animotica too.

[@kenmak4672]

Surface go is fine, but for college, maybe u want a surface pro 4/5/6. It has a larger screen, better cpu and gpu

[@AarushP]

I would get an laptop did!

[@kenmak4672]

@Christiano Delgado but the price😅I just can't afford it. I rather use the money to buy a laptop for productivity and a surface go for note taking

[@mastrolegend9277]

@Christiano Delgado Macs have the worst user interface in the world in my personal opinion, I have the Surface Pro 6 and it is a beast, as an art student who had the iPad Pro, I am glad I made the switch, works for my lectures and seminars and is great for photoshop etc.

[@pavan6753]

Why not do a 2 week no laptop Surface Pro only challenge? Better computing than iPad pro or surface Go.

[@impccblds0rdr]

I have this and love it. I love the portability. It does the job I need for it to do, spreadsheets, email, photo editing in photoshop (i dont do intensive graphic designs fyi), it doesnt lag. I disabled program at start ups. Im a regular user. I love my Go. Have the 8gb/128gb. All good. Cant wait for the next iteration

[@qtpr8675]

I've always wanted a laptop of my own but never got to cuz I don't have enough money. So until i have enough money to get my own laptop i will be sharing laptop with my brother. Seeing this kind of videos makes me wanna work really hard for my future.

[@plzsubtome4010]

Laptop + tablet = laplet?

[@elevateyourmoodx100]

Well, taplap would be weird.

[@13owa3]

Tabtop sounds better

[@ramstein74]

plz sub to me Tablop!!

[@blossom-of4hm]

😂😂😂

[@stipebabic1697]

Why buy tablets when you have this.

[@xmark1440]

Boneless Man because Microsoft doesn’t make its devices a good tablet. It’s a nice portable, touch screen laptop, but it’s trash in the tablet world.

[@2fliege]

@@xmark1440 I would use Android to consume prime video, netflix, ebooks, websites.

[@stipebabic1697]

@@xmark1440 why is trash in tablet world?

[@patk1242]

@@stipebabic1697 my 4 year old tablet has more power and battery and cheaper. Its a good tiny laptop on the go for some emailing and light browsing, but if you only use it at home, it gets destroyed by laptops and tablets in the same price range.

[@xx-thesami64-xx-pelaamista13]

Yea Exactly

[@chanunnaki]

haven't used a windows product in nearly two decades, but this looks amazing. that kick stand makes all the difference in the world to me.

[@Elchepo1]

I have this computer and honestly this exided by far my expectations. It is very portable, it weight nothing, and it is very fast because of its ssd. And actually you can play games in this little machine. Just set the settings to the minimum and the game will run smoothly roughly 25 to 60 fps depending on the game.

[@vimcraft_]

Might this work for editing video, and Animation drawing?

[@CODsizK]

i wouldn't recommend it. yeah you can edit videos but it will lag hard under heavy work its more for light touch-ups in photoshop. as for drawing, there's a noticeable input lag in comparison to the ipad. this is really a student tablet. taking notes and watching multimedia for which it is perfect especially at this price point but you NEED the keyboard. its basically useless without it. hope it helps

[@vimcraft_]

@@CODsizK thanks for your time and advice..or tip

[@vigd6298]

iPad pro is a joke. Apple claim its can replace your computer. But in fact you cant running desktop apps on iPad. Even you cant connect to external HDD.

[@reubenumana5448]

Yeah, "think different" lol

[@2fliege]

You can not connect a Mouse on a Ipad . Apple is in a dreamworld.

[@adampindelski2359]

Its not supposed to run macos apps. You have different workflows for ipad.

[@ilhamfitrinurilhuda3915]

iPad is more to play tab than working tab, so many games and surprisingly have vector graphics like Flash. (I wondering this since long time btw) For work, it more suits to artists than non-artists as drawing on this tablet is really good and there just basic apps like Office to suits the work.

[@MattiaFormichetti]

True, it almost doesn't make sense to buy, if someone gifts it to me I'll re- sell it!

[@DeDREWS1F]

watching on my pc while digital painting on my surface pro 3, great device. Sister just got ipad2 with pencil, also great for drawing.

[@colossalfreeze5538]

the teachers at my school use this to do reports when they check in on lessons to see how teachers do their job etc and it works really well

[@PieStudios]

More of a computer than the iPad and Google Pixel Slate.

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[@MedSou]

Good review,thank you 👍👍👍👍

[@777Edub]

Finally a surface product, I am still using my surface pro 4 and loving it!