Is the Surface Go Worth it for Students? - A Student's Perspective

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When the Surface Go launched, many tech journalists and influencers recommended the device as a good option for students, especially considering the affordable price tag starting at $399. Seeing that almost none of these people are actually students, I decided to try it out for myself at my university. Is it actually worth it? Find out in the video.
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[@molahi5779]

Love how you filmed this in school! Also, love how you reviewed real-world experience, instead of specs and benchmarks. So much more interesting!

[@hoyoungwon]

Thanks for watching ❤️

[@RobWatkins]

Excellent review aimed toward it's intended market. I liked your talking points. I'm really surprised the battery life isn't more robust. I love the 10 inch form factor and portability. I have a Asus Chromebook Flip that is similar in size and I love it. I may gaet one of these for the Office Suite (thrown in for free) and I miss Microsoft once in a while. Excellent job Ho Young Won!

[@drifter4training]

u forgot to mention that you can also use a power bank to charge the surface go tablet through the type c port when finding a power outlet is inconvenient

[@alexanderv176]

Only if the powerbank enough powerful, not any. But it's a heavy plus because many people have some power bank on the go anyway.

[@drifter4training]

@@alexanderv176 campus facilities maybe fine when finding a power outlet but when it comes to a cafe or other places which is outside of campus it maybe inconvenient or may vary on the availability of power outlets

[@drifter4training]

@@alexanderv176 update: power bank enquiry.. the zendure supertank, alster plus and hyper juice power Bank have enough power to charge a MacBook Pro but slowly not at full speed.. Google these for more information

[@PSIGOD]

Thanks for clearing this up actually. I have one of the best banks you can get and I was curious about that

[@WycliffStudios]

I own a Surface Go and I use the same Power brick that I use for my phone to recharge my Surface. You don't need a huge power brick to charge the Surface Go. It gets charged by average power bricks with atleast 10,000 mAh capacity.

[@davidbarahona5550]

Finally a well done surface go video! I just got it and I’m about to finish my first college class and I love it. Ready for falll

[@sofeaezura2127]

david B is 4gb enough?

[@MirkwoodCrow]

@@sofeaezura2127 I would recommend a 8gb version because it has a SSD, so it seems to be smoother and faster

[@SamSmolko]

Thank you for taking the time. Watched other reviews and just needed to know for student use. Sold.

[@DouglasMcLaurin]

Nice and accurate video. I've been using the Surface Go as a Tour Guide (always on the Go!) and it is certainly my best unit when on the go...stopped dragging my heavy HP laptop and battery life has not been bad for my usage.

[@EvrenLife]

1:02 1+1=田

[@alissa0715]

@Alex let's try that again. "1+1=" *_equals_* "田"

[@Lemonbread123]

That symbol at the end I think is Chinese

[@erict3982]

It's a chinese word 田 (tián). You can see the "1+1=" in the word's structure. "1+1" joined together and the "=" like encaging the "1+1". This is a primary school riddle.

[@section13mediabranch34]

@@erict3982 we are not former chinese primary school students.

[@duckyipad]

1+1+田=3

[@mrankin2825]

A power bank to the rescue👏 since it charges pretty fast.

[@marcelwannieck]

I've had this device for over half a year now and for me it's almost perfect. I mainly use it for taking notes during lectures and writing essays when I'm not at home. At home, I have my desktop that can do the heavy lifting but the surface is also great as a second screen for textbooks and similar things. And the size is just right.

[@devilscreed3561]

How big is it the screen size i mean. Do you run out of writing space quickly?

[@nottheone1357]

I'm looking at getting one for work because of the note taking ability. I would rather write notes down than type them out and this would help organize my notes also. Good review!!

[@WycliffStudios]

I also bought the Surface Go for that and it is awesome. The Surface Pro was just too big to be carried around all day and didn't come with a USB-C so you can't recharge it with a power brick.

[@colonelh.s.l.3834]

@@WycliffStudios Quick question (since you bought the surface go). In order to take notes, can you use your fingers to write down things or do you need to purchase the Surface Pen?

[@WycliffStudios]

Mr.PitVIPER HC Fingers can be used but you’re missing out on a lot if you don’t buy the Surface Pen

[@colonelh.s.l.3834]

@@WycliffStudios oh ok! Because I was in Costco yesterday and it said in the demo that I need to write equations and stuff with the surface pen

[@AngshumanDas13x]

One note works pretty well for that. I use it to take notes in college on the surface go

[@richarddcrossley]

Great review (on both videos) and saved me doing a rubbish one highlighting why students should buy the Go! It’s the perfect secondary laptop if you get the pen as nice size for taking notes in lectures or meetings (I’m a PhD student so the latter in my case). This also then negates the issues around the small class desks and kickstand as much better to use OneNote and pen in a lecture anyway. I love other devices but this is much cheaper then other options that provide a full os you need to use proper office and referencing tools (Mendeley in my case) AND pen support.

[@Nahiiko]

I have one and love it! Light compact and perfect for my school use.

[@sophiemoran9867]

I am going into middle school and am thinking about getting one for school purposes, do you recomend it?

[@Surfing566]

@@sophiemoran9867 I want to know too

[@blossom.ch4]

Another thing to note: you can use a robust USB-C charger with high voltage delivery to charge this. I have a nice Anker battery that has PD (Power Delivery) and it works out well when I'm on the go.

[@nic_ccc3366]

Very good review. I have the Surface Pro from last year and I'm completely sold on the Surface line. Played with one of these in store and really enjoyed its cute form factor. Pity the battery life can't quite last the whole day, maybe the next gen it can and I will downsize.

[@MsNurkay]

Nikka M yeah i wish the battery can last longer.

[@ccjh0806]

I'm basically just waiting for them to release a Surface Go 2

[@nic_ccc3366]

@@ccjh0806 Me too, just need at least 8 hrs battery life, thinner bezels and the matte black colour a la the Surface Pro 6.

[@MsNurkay]

Nikka M and available in i5 instead of the pentium gold 😂

[@nigel8499]

@@ccjh0806 me too! Any ideas when 2nd generation will launch?

[@WycliffStudios]

I use the Surface Go for note taking, emails, presentations, emails, social media and web browsing at work. I just use the same Power brick I use for my phone to recharge my Surface on the go.

[@rimadharne4940]

I want it for the same purpose. Which model do you have? And do you use any app to convert handwritten notes to typed ones? Thanks.

[@WycliffStudios]

ironshark123 yes you can

[@WycliffStudios]

Rima Dharne Never buy the entry model. Get the 8gb RAM, 128Gb version

[@rimadharne4940]

@@WycliffStudios I thought you had the entry model. And were quite happy with that. I am a teacher, and this will be my secondary work device. I already have a laptop.

[@WycliffStudios]

Rima Dharne Even as a secondary device you would be better off with the 8GB RAM version

[@jbloodwo]

Really good review. I just started an online masters in Cyber security and have been looking for somthing a bit better for coffee shop studying than my thinkpad x131. And I keep looking at this system.

[@xinyiqian5945]

I think I’m going to get the surface go, I’m an engineering student and I already have a surface book 2 but it’s too heavy to bring around to school. I think you’re advice of having it as a secondary device is a good idea!

[@MrAmansa12345]

I love this review because I use the base model as a secondary device to surface book and its perfect. I use it to write and type notes in onenote and casually do other web browsing and to look up stuff quick. You actually reviewed based on targeted audiences and I like that because many reviewers criticize it for not being optimal for video editing or gaming

[@loolee6336]

MacBook is so yesterday Grammy has one. I am Surface all the way

[@lucamagnani5243]

Im pretty sure you wont read this, nor anyone else, but if you do and you use a surface go the battery is only 3500 mAh and you can charge thru usb c so taking a usb a to c cable and a 6000mAh battery might help you a lot.

[@kaylitaaa2090]

I recommend buying your keyboard cover and pen from Best Buy! At my location in Nevada they will price match both of them! So I saved lots of money there !

[@anthonycbrown1952]

Own a Surface Pro but this is the ultimate in portability. Carry a 20 mAh 45 watt USB-C power bank and have zero concerns about keeping my Surface Go, IPhone and Watch charged for a 24 hour period. Zero Charge Anxiety

[@fallinginthed33p]

A USB Power Delivery power bank is needed to charge the Go properly over USB-C. The original charger does 24 W charging, actually 16 W with the machine running. I use a cheap Quickcharge-capable powerbank but I only get 4-5 W charging with the Go sleeping and just 2 W with it on. Don't do this. Better get something like a RAVPower 26800 that does at least 18 W over USB PD.

[@anthonycbrown1952]

@@fallinginthed33p I went with 45 watts USB-C PD because recharges are super fast and USB-C will only charge the Go as fast as it can be safely charged (no risk of damage). The thought of losing or having a $1,000 IPad stolen from me is too much to bear. The $399 Surface Go checks all the boxes for a portable lightweight windows solution.

[@Luumus]

Honestly if you can afford the bump in price and you still want the note taking features plus the portability and the nice battery life but with a better overall performance then I would recommend the Surface Pro 6. I'm buying it this week for my master's and I'm incredibly excited to finally go full digital on my note taking/studying. No more carrying around 7kg+ of binder+notes+books+laptop. Hype!! :D

[@hoyoungwon]

Awesome!! Hope you enjoy it!

[@Dragemesteren]

What a great review! Actual use in real life is the way to test things! Thank you wery much! i am now sure that the Go will do it for my daughter´s needs!

[@AFTstorm]

A used 12 inch 2015/2016 macbook goes for around 500-600 where I live, also not a bad option for students. I can even work on sketch and run phpstorm and webstorm at the same time. Tho if you really want a windows tablet, then sure, go for the Surface Go.

[@EannaWithAFada]

I have a case for mine and that improves the balance a lot and protects it

[@ektakathuria3463]

I think rather go for iPad Air it’s cheaper, better battery, more performance, can also game if you ever have desire to and will last for minimum 5 years easily

[@Robotkiller14]

Thank you very much for this video.

[@rommysoeli]

He use my favorite background for opera as desktop background.

[@neilsesl]

can you share the link for the background?

[@godwin4935]

Thanks dude, Nice video👌

[@dany19991]

it has been said before , but you can charge the surface go with a power bank.

[@travistravis7190]

great review, some really good points you brought up

[@gyananchan4256]

yoooo is that a left handed bench?

[@miat789]

Here is what I need : i am a college student who wants to use onenote for class. Take notes and record lectures, be able to import PowerPoint slides and annotate them, have palm rejection , and be able to take handwritten notes. This seems like it would work for that but when you add up the keyboard and stylus price it adds up to almost 600. There has to be something cheaper and just as good for me needs , right ? Any ideas ? Does the s mode one note have all the features ? Could you do a review with the stylus? Also fantastic review. You got a new subscriber.

[@IAmJe]

I love the mouse and the form factor. I have been enjoying the flexibility of the GO as well as the portability and connecting it to an external monitor has been a joy it is perfect thus far 8gb/128gb

[@technogeekshoaib]

The new Lenovo and Samsung Chromebooks are a better purchase at $630 since they look good as well as deliver power. Unless you require a Windows/OS X specific app, One should absolutely consider Chromebooks

[@kolapallibhargavram9231]

Nicely done!!

[@nickslens]

Nice review! Fantastic.

[@funnyfacts2151]

put a book on your lap then the surface go

[@darkinside2203]

windows slows with time are there tips to help with that?, what softwares that hold up through out the years at least 5-7 thanks

[@elektron2kim666]

There is some pocket style in the Surface Go which is interesting to me. The iPad Mini became my "Go and touch screen" device so far.

I've got 2 20k powerbank so I'd be able to use this laptop very efficiently :D

[@hrisikeshbhattacharya5467]

lol you psychopath xD

[@TheSyrianBird]

thank you for your practical review , I'm planning to get the 4 GB version of the surface go and I wonder how it will handle one note and office 360 in general ,I want to know if there is gonna be any lag issues with the base model comparing with the ssd faster storage ,double ram version?

[@hoyoungwon]

For those use cases, you really don't have to worry about lag. You'll start seeing performance issues when working with multiple browser tabs or more demanding software.

[@JacksonWalter735]

I think this is an excellent device. However, there are often deals for the newest base Surface Pro with the typecover for $600-629. I've seen the 2017 Surface Pro model go for $499 (potentially cheaper as time goes by) with the type cover bundle as well. Unless there is a great deal for the Surface Go with the type cover, you're not getting a type cover, or you can't wait for the Surface Pro deal, I think a Surface Pro is worth the upgrade. You future proof your device and it's at a comparable price if you were planning on getting a Surface Go with the typecover at retail price.

[@wcarlosw]

I have used windows all my life and they DO NOT slow down over time. You just need to do maintenance which you could set up to do while you sleep.

[@coalbach3996]

@ZefraMaster is the maintenance enabled by defalt? I would like to try it out.

[@happygamer-pz7eo]

This was so helpful, Thank you!!

[@hoyoungwon]

♥️

[@vcamnowguy]

Ho Young Won are you in s mode?

[@saidh3251]

It's $420 for the 128gb version + type cover now.

[@hugh_dancy]

Omg where

[@TooManyBoats1]

Dude where answer us on ebay its still 500

[@slipknot4ever146]

At mediamarkt in Germany its currently the 128gb Version + Cover + Office 2019 for 503€ I dont know if it helps you, but maybe 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@erinsilva3796]

great review very descriptive!!

[@787ndorkycat3]

I’d recommend the surface go for high schoolers rather college students

[@dylanweise4802]

It's powerful enough for both.. I did a whole diploma of business course on my surface go no problems at all.

[@stutikansal-graphicdesigne5688]

Can anyone please help me in deciding which tablet should I buy 1. Samsung galaxy tab S4 2. Galaxy tab A 3. Galaxy tab S5e 4. Apple ipad pro 12.9 5.new apple ipad mini 6. New apple ipad air 7. Microssoft surface go 8. New Surface pro 6 The tablet should have keyboard and pen with it. It should have expandable memory. It should have enough memory for video editing and photo editing softwares, for taking pictures , for daily use, for watching videos and movies, for listening music, for reading books, on which tablets can i work for more than 10 hours on multiple programs without worrying about tablet getting hanged and with which tablet i can work with external hard disk and pen drives and can be easily carried with us anywhere on any trip .

[@Rumeel12708]

Wooo thinking about picking the m3 go2, while I save up for an xps17 😍

[@elliesfingersatthebottomof5887]

I am stuck between getting a aurface go or a tab s4 for uni. Which one would you recommend? Nice vid!

[@mairaalejandramorenocastil9312]

I have a Windows Laptop and a Tab S4 as a secondary computing machine. I don't have any experience using the surface line but in my opinion your choosing will depend on what kind of software you must use for make the job done. If your workflow depends almost entirely of full desktop programs, then the surface is the best way to go. But if you're like me and you can solve part of your work with Android apps, want to take lots of notes and also want to have the best of both words in one device (besides Android, you can run Linux on Dex), then go for the Tab S4.

[@Dragoninja]

When the Surf Go 2 comes out can u revpew it? Rumor has it that the Surf Go 2 will have an M3 dual processor that costs around $650. Should be compatible with the current Keyboard & Surf Pen. If u r a new user the keyboard & Surf Pen accessory will cost u another %230.

[@hoyoungwon]

Already pre-ordered ☺️

[@aryakareem9411]

Can we use endnote x7 or x8 in this surface go? I need a citation manager for my work.

[@NileshR12]

That 10" screen looks a bit cramped. If it was a 10.2 or 10.5" screen in that body with slimmer bezels it would look much better a more modern design

[@UNVIRUSLETALE]

For the price with keyboard and pen I'd rather get any other 2 in 1 with pen support

[@jasonvoorhees8899]

Can Surface *pro* be a main device for students then ?

[@evan.5967]

Yes

[@jasonvoorhees8899]

@@evan.5967 Speaking from experience ?

[@evan.5967]

@@jasonvoorhees8899 It has a good size and has reasonable power to run softwares

[@charlescox2247]

i bought a surface GO because i have a giant hp omen which was just two big and heavy so i bought this and got a 1 tb micro sd card it is amazing i never use my hp omen i am thinking of getting rid of it i also can use the surface on my monitor which is great for doing homework

[@aelaan12]

Is there any reason you would not just take off the keyboard when in small spaces? You can easily balance it on small spaces. Also you can also charge from a power pack using USB-C if you need more time. I have used the 4Gb device and I can strongly advise to go to the 8Gb version for students. For keyboard I would also like to mention that the screen is too close to the numeric and function keys and I kept hitting the touch screen :-) After about a month on the device I noticed that the trackpad is too small as you mentioned. But the price (especially the deals with Cyber Monday and Black Friday were awesome to introduce it. It would be nice if they could put an M3 or M5 in this unit and find some space for a larger battery. Overall I liked it and used it basically everywhere. The screen is crisp and setting it to 125% instead of the standard 150% was perfect for me. This unit would be the bomb with an M3 8th gen, 8Gb RAM and 128Gb storage in that form factor, but.... now we are treading into its bigger brother's territory and that is the unit I ended up with... Surface Pro 5 with 256Gb storage and 8G ram and all the goodies... The models are still available although they push the SP6 hard but one just needs to ask. They almost sold me a SP6 with 8Gb and 128 storage but it would not have type cover and pen. Oh and Best Buy does have open box items now and of course the first weeks in January. Be on the hunt!!

[@jbloodwo]

Ahh no keyboard.. OneNote and blockform note taking.

[@MyNameIsTKJoker]

What about the heating problem? It has been a persisting problem since the first Surface.

[@trungtran4940]

Should I buy this on 2023 for 70$, only device, no peripheral though.

[@Aj-fd4ne]

Well my student laptop cost a total of $200(inr~15,000) with accessory like mouse and 128gb ssd micro card (as it have only 24 Gb storage ) . I work extremely good and for note taking , watching KZbin/ PDF or making slide for project and it is best for me as it is 1.3 kg (2.89 pound approx) , plus it 2 gb ram is enough for me.

[@basingh5255]

@Ajay Sharma Which laptop you bought?

[@kiriny6389]

just ordered one... do y'all find it hard to stare at the small screen for ages?? kinda having second thoughts yikes

[@muaaz6124]

How you finding it?

[@rcambero1140]

Well the power supply it's always a pain in the ass; even the best laptops start to run out of battery at sometime not very far in its usage life sooner than it was planner or expected. So I don't think it has to be a reason not to buy it. By the way, very nice review!

[@AyubGhelle-m3x]

im getting that laptop im exited

[@md.mehedihasanshovon5095]

you tell the truth thanks a lot

[@sleepingbagmanstudios489]

Trust me when I leave for college I’m going to half to pay for my own laptop

[@ramonruizgiono3873]

This is a good video even now on August 2020!, almost 2 years after this video was done!....yet its description for the "Surface Go" back then available could still even be a good description even today for the "Surface Go 2" today! the one model that replaces that other one and which is now on the Market today! ....almost still the same product although with a different name on it (now number 2) but still with the 64 GB hard disk, the 4 GB Pentium Processor and even the $399 US price tag!,...some products take a very long time to have at least some good changes, and this is one of them, may be it's because of marketing reasons, but as you already said in this video: this could well be a good basic PC or even a good second PC for a student, but if you need more storage or more power then you should better buy some other PC on the Market.

[@ccjh0806]

Seeing MacBooks in classrooms is so boring and bland nowadays. It's nothing special at all

[@hrisikeshbhattacharya5467]

Steve Jobs wanted to make computers and stuff cool because back then it was all nerd stuff. But he changed that and made computers cool and easy to use. So now if you own a MacBook or iPhone it’s nothing special. You’re just a sheep following others. But can’t complain, most apple devices work flawlessly.

[@yuvaraj80]

Great review. Would help if you also reviewed the usage of Surface pen for annotating a web page. I tried but I didn't find the icon to annotate

[@JorgeMendez-os4xi]

Would this be a good laptop for me to get while earning my MBA? I start this fall.

[@evan.5967]

My friend took MBA and recommends Surface Pro 7 due to its modest power and size.

[@ototurmanidze5578]

why i see that even that works better than lenovo ideapad duet 3?

[@drawncrib6717]

how in Australia it 500 for 4gb rame 128gb or 800 8g of rame 128gb

[@evan.5967]

Its called exchange rates? 😹 U dumb?

[@LilAlex4hunnid]

Im sold i want it now

[@fallinginthed33p]

The battery is too darn small. I only get 6 hours at medium brightness with WiFi and Bluetooth on, running Office and Firefox. A 35 Wh battery could have given this thing 10 hour battery life which is competitive with the iPad. Instead we have a tiny 26 Wh unit that barely lasts a working day. At least the original charger is fast and there's backup charging over USB-C.

[@jarule8065]

Do you recommend Surface Go 2? It is coming out tomorrow....... The base model $399 looks a bit better (marginally better cpu, screen size etc)....

[@rita-vc1en]

after so many reviews about surface go, I think that surface go has a very nice product's idea, but it needs a little bit more time to improve it selfs.

[@Sebbodeejay]

nice vid! where can i get that fox wallpaper?

[@agustintasky9205]

Goodbye Toby!

[@danhamilton1801]

I get that you need bezels to hold the tablet but they don’t need to be that big.

[@leandromarco7031]

Microsoft surface go or macbook air 2017?

[@zaidshah4535]

The best option if you cant afford a surface pro, then there is no reason to go for this unless youre a soviet soldier in 1944 and need to make excel spreadsheets in an SU-85 tank

[@DominicGreen432]

Zaid Shah 😂😂😂😂

[@ferramosn1721]

Should i use it for middle school

[@sensonpan7994]

Pentium 4415Y @1.6Ghz without turbo boost is ..... well, bad. Considering the total price of getting surface go+ type cover+surface pen, I feels like just get a surface laptop 1st Gen or something like xps13 instead

[@liemingefendy6839]

where can I get the wallpaper in surface go review?

[@flyfutureacademy5797]

can i use external hard drive with this device? and how?

[@clydeceniza2521]

Yes through having a dongle that is compatible with your external hard drive. I have used it with 1 terabyte external harddrive

[@joycechu5911]

If any of yall is majoring in programming, get the surface laptop 1 or 2, or get surface pro 5 or above. this one is too weak for that

[@midnight3458]

Was gonna ask about this, thanks for clarifying before me even needing to comment!

[@joycechu5911]

@@midnight3458 i have the surface 1 rn and tbh it's ok. Good for average programming tasks, but it can get slow at times when having multiple programs running. But still good. . This surface will be able to hold most coding projects. But when you get a real job def gonna need a stronger machine for big projects. However u dont need to spend > 1000$ to get a strong machine. U may find used Macbooks at local shops ($700) that have processor i7, 8gb ram, and 500gb ssd that run like a rocket.

[@midnight3458]

@@joycechu5911 I was planning on getting the sp7 because I liked it but I'll look into other surface pros too, thank you!

[@joycechu5911]

@@midnight3458 nice pick. the sp7 will definitely be a good experience

[@midnight3458]

@@joycechu5911 I'm a bit iffy on it though cause I have a laptop so I don't really find the need in getting the sp7. But I feel like I'd keep the sp7 for outdoor use and keep my laptop at home, especially cause it's not exactly light enough for me to carry around.

[@simonewolf1747]

Do you think it is worth purchasing a Suface go additional to a Laptop (I already have one)? I am thinking About it because I like the idea of the Stylus and because it is a lot smaller than my Laptop which is too big for lectures (I will try out the Laptop tomorrow I am not even sure if it fits on the "desk" lol)

[@thanapongs.375]

Penguin Gold when compare with core i3 , is the difference much?

[@nuckerball1259]

Surface Go 2 better have a larger screen and a core m3 for the same price

[@robofishy4827]

I don't think that is needed really... Those big bezels helps you avoid accidently touching the screen when holding it like a tablet. I think everything is fine except the lack of thunderbolt or just more io, the surface go keyboard cover not being included with the devices price and they have to get rid of the emmc model

[@nuckerball1259]

I like bezels but they are excessively thick, like thicker than the easily holdable surface pro.

[@jbloodwo]

NiceHarmen I don’t know. Microsoft would say no need for thunderbolt with the surface doc connector.

[@humblehomie8902]

If you're willing to pay +$600 for a tablet, you should have enough cash to buy a surface pro 😅. You could also get another sleek laptop for $600 that's more powerful, but you might not get the touchscreen/pen. Also, a 5-hour battery usage will be pretty meh for a fulltime student (Have fun finding those plugs). Overall it's a good review of the tablet... I was going to recommended the Acer swift 3 i5 6th laptop, but the price went up 😂

[@jermainec2462]

Or get a hp envy laptop for 600$ ... Or used one as well

[@basingh5255]

@@jermainec2462 Or get HP DA 0325Tu

[@blazingjaws4091]

What laptop should I get with a budget of $600 for highschool?

[@SaruwatariMasahiro]

You realize u can charge it with a power brick with usb power?????

[@IamtheKingsman]

My 4 year old Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 w/4G LTE connectivity outperforms this in virtually every way. I use this with my S Pen to take notes for classes, create presentations, do research, prepare papers, edit photos and PDFs, didn't need to rely on Wi-Fi, etc.. Is steady on my knees, on a small table top, or anywhere else. Works extremely well with an attached Bluetooth keyboard, or as I use it, with a virtual keyboard using Swype. I type approximately 80-100wpm this way, and get approximately 11 hours per charge so that I'm not searching for a charging port to get through the day in a classroom.

[@joseurrutia1877]

I’m going to college soon and was wondering if you would recommend this ?

[@evan.5967]

No upgrade to surface pro, go is too small

[@voli293]

I love how smoll it is

[@canadiangamerX3]

Lol 1 + 1 = Window

[@rishabh1399]

I was going for Remarkable digital paper notebook but it can't be shipped in my country so do you have any alternatives for that??

[@khankhattak.]

get the flex 14 in 1 3500u one

[@abeerturky9625]

Is it good for coding (net beans) and so??

[@gytisdramblewolfskis8521]

should be decent as long as you use all the shortcuts to minimize everything. On vs it's quite easy to hide, show all tabs, Don't think net beans is as good though. I mean if you have netbeans file explorer, error tab, top bars, all open at once, you will probably see like 10 lines of text on surface pro. Not at all desirable. Add a second screen when home and it's a versatile computer for sure. Though I only consider it for it's pen capabilities - want to have notes all on the cloud and with benefit of using delete/color/undo functions, that are not available on paper. Otherwise a minimal laptop is much better, I have asus vivobok S and it's great both 14 and 15.6 inch versions, and on the bigger one you can add ram, memory easily.