Surface Go review: Bringing the fun back to Windows

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[@fracturedude]

I came for the review and stayed for the gun show! Keep up those work outs Rubino!

[@davidgreen000]

We really appreciate the metric equivalences in your commentary. Thank you.

[@WindowsCentral]

We learned the hard way in the past 😅

[@zjd5087]

5% of comments about the device 95% about Dan

[@tuxdinosaur1672]

xD

[@gyozakeynsianism]

The ability to use a regular mobile battery pack was amazing for the Surface 3. Glad to see they kept that.

[@billschannel1116]

You tell us Microsoft didn't cut any corners (1:16) after literally describing how the corners have been cut! (1:06)

[@billschannel1116]

That gave me a chuckle, great review, your always my goto surface review site.

[@WindowsCentral]

That's my brain being tired ;)

[@billschannel1116]

It was awesome, I love that kind of stuff. It really did put a smile on my face! Great job on the review I wish you could review everything for me.

[@bravestbullfighter]

The most useful Surface Go review so far on KZbin. Looking forward to the base model comparison especially eMMC performance and usability of 64GB complemented by micro SD storage.

[@swekiwi4517]

Bravest Bullfighter seems 3 tabs on chrome is laggy

[@swekiwi4517]

Now have my own Surface Go and I can say that Chrome is laggy as sheit compared to Edge. Trying to convert over to Edge. Using the 8 GB ram edition.

[@levikendrick3455]

you prolly dont give a shit but does someone know of a way to get back into an instagram account..? I somehow lost my password. I love any tips you can offer me

[@vincenzodavian5039]

@Levi Kendrick Instablaster :)

[@levikendrick3455]

@Vincenzo Davian i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im in the hacking process now. Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

[@muttley1956]

Great review. My poor old iPad is reaching the end of its life and I WAS torn between a replacement and the Surface Go. Having wrestled for years with iOS issues and restrictions and now having seen your review, it will be the Surface Go for me. Thanks for taking the time to create a balanced and very informative review.

[@RichardRatner.1972]

Dan looks pumped! Forget the Surface... Lol kInd regards Richard U.K

[@AbdulmunemAljundi]

Excellent early & complete review...thumbs up bro

[@D_Roadtrip_Productions]

I just found you recently and watched most of your videos over the past week. Keep it going!

[@WycliffStudios]

Watching this on my Surface Go

[@tdrawup]

1:34 man you looking good

[@kelvinj279]

Those arms

[@shubham-pawar]

Hey dan great review of the surface go I really like how you cover all aspects of the device and all your reviews are clean, simple and up to the point. I was really waiting for a real competitor for the ipad pro. I wanted a tablet for web browsing and media consumption but also didn't want to only be limited to a mobile os, now with the surface go it checks all the right boxes with having power of full fledged windows.

[@KingdomFTX]

What brand of satchel in 1:37?

[@davidflores8139]

Just bought one of these for my daughter who's going into high school. Honestly, I may spring for the LTE version for myself when it hits the stores. Been very impressed by the unit.

[@enricojohnoliveros5448]

Would love to use this for Lightroom batch processing of raw files. Can it handle those? Also some light Photoshop editing of portraits. Given the color accurate screen, this seems very attractive to a hobbyist photographer. Will do some programming as well and hoping a fine backup for my heavy corporate laptop since we already switched to virtual desktop so specs won't matter very much. Any thoughts?

[@Videos_By_Tre]

Great Review!!! Very Detailed! Keep up the excellent work!

[@justincphilip]

OMG they really exceeded my expectations for this! This review sold me, and testing the demo in the Store today, it is AWERSOME, especially for the price point. I was worried about this because of my experience with Surface 3, but since I love my SP4 and everything released after that, they REALLY did a stunning job on this. Great job @surface team :)

[@chavalit94]

most comprehensive and detailed review. awesome review daniel

[@VenoStuff]

Finally a great informative review on KZbin, thanks! Those arms man 💪💪

[@usafballer79]

Seems like they need a 128GB/Plat Type Cover deal for 599 max. $50 too expensive in my opinion. I just got the Surface Pro Type Cover bundle for 799. That's only $120 more for a system twice as powerful and with a larger screen. Good to hear it's a great product though! That locked 1.6GHz chip probably has a lot of benefits. Can you show videos of how it handles Win10 build 1803 task view? My Surface chugs when I use taskview command.

[@camelemoji2918]

Eric P do you mean the animation? The animation is pretty awful on high dpi screens. I experience a glitch in the animation on my Surface Laptop, when I click on the task view button

[@kngchen9890]

Eric P I bought my surface pro 2017 yesterday. I searched for updates and it only gets windows 10 1709. I don't know if microsoft did something to not let people get the 1803 update anymore until they fix the issues

[@bradhaines3142]

Kangyang Chen it might be on a system to system basis, my aero 15x has no problems with 1803

[@kngchen9890]

A very simple tip to know if your device is have problems with 1803 is to check your SSD model. Intel and Microsoft said that 1803 is unstable on Intel 600p and pro6000p

[@Mark-xw5yt]

Only 100$? More. Even less with a student discount

[@muralidharareddy6292]

Could u compare surface go with Samsung Galaxy tab s4 which comes with a stylus included in the box as it's priced almost the same if u consider the price of surface go + pen .

[@kinesonc]

The large bezel is actually a good thing! Its supposed to b that way because we want to hold it without accidently pressing anything on the touch screen

[@munirasghar1673]

Detailed, no questions left. Thx for sharing this video bro

[@LjutaPtica]

Thanks for comprehensive review. One question - can you launch Adobe Lightroom and Illustrator on the Surface Go? If yes, how usable are they? I know the screen is super small, but in terms of performance is there any lag or freezing?

[@EleMenTfiNi]

Is that Wi-Fi chip capable of 802.11ax and is it a 2x2? EDIT: Looked at the written and it's the Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4A, so it's ac@867 Mbps peak but is 2x2.

[@omnihairless6081]

The resolution is impressive. Hoping for USB slot in the future. Overall the Go is a great product for its price. The drawback is of course memory. Excellent review, Rubino The magnetic stylus of course is also extravagant. Bezel being big is a good touch. 🌝

[@klnguyen279]

Is 10 inch on this tablet too small for a hybrid laptop? I work mainly on Word, Powerpoint, Web and some light Entertainment. Sometime I did some drawings, too.

[@airslash98]

Can I realistically use this without the typecover? I've been considering getting a surface for the pen and note taking, so I wouldn't be doing much typing anyways. And I would be using this as a secondary device paired with my laptop, so all typing could be done on there

[@WindowsCentral]

You can, but type cover also protects the display

[@ishaanthewonderboy]

Yo what's the wallpaper is it default with the surface? Does anyone have a link to it?

[@And_Rec]

Johnny Doe following

[@traceys8960]

It's a downloadable image from Shutterstock - www.istockphoto.com/gb/vector/paper-travel-illustration-sun-cloud-hill-mountain-bird-gm900969292-248570597

[@NoProb4Rob]

From here: www.thespruce.com/use-wallpaper-in-your-bathroom-1976139

[@Dr_WhiteWalker]

Tracey S Cheater.

[@davidsimons5764]

I think it’s Kelly ripa in a swimsuit

[@vgm006]

Thank you for comparing with Surface 3. I sold my Surface 3 on ebay to upgrade to this Go.

[@bobbysmichael]

I'm thinking this will be a great device for my work flow which consists of outlook, excel, word, project and bluebeam. The name "go" is so fitting as that's exactly how I plan on using it, something that is just always in my bag for use when I'm out of the main office away from my desktop. Can't wait to put it to the test when it arrives to see if it'll replace my ultrabook.

[@jwpninja2109]

I’m thinking about getting the Surface go but as my main laptop. Which version shall I get? Also which colour keyboard 👀

[@RameezRazaRiaz99]

I know this is a off topic question but can I charge the Xps 13 with macbook pro charger?

[@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184]

I Love this Windows Tablet 💝💗💖

[@scrabble111]

damnnnn daniel.. nice musc- .. i mean review! Thinking about getting this since it fits around a budget for a student. hehe

[@pamela7633]

I have a surface pro too but for quick use I just love this one . I agree with you, I want to carry it everywhere. So easy.

[@mazyoda_]

As an apple watch wearing, iPhone xs max owning apple sheep.. I LOVE MY SURFACE GO!!! Seriously, have owned a bunch of tablets before this, but this takes the cake (8gb mem / 128gb storage)

[@pazeja1665]

What is the max size storage can we use for the extra microSd?

[@robocopvn]

can we use a normal type cover in the surface pro. In this case we can have a bigger keyboard :D

[@devilpeanut12]

How well will the 8gb of ram version work with light programming for small project and uni work?

[@MarcioJonas09]

My my, Daniel is super ripped... 😮

[@Anderson_Hwang]

14:13 "25 by the end of August 2017 " 2017 :p

[@VictorDeMeira]

Hwang Anderson, time travel!

[@printsolution3036]

Due to projector error

[@samK1XT]

Can surface go used for programming? How well it run visual studio and android studio?

[@DavidZMH]

I saw one review where the left speaker was louder than the right...did you encounter that?

[@osoalex]

Dammit Daniel, showing off some gains there!

[@RenatoFontes]

please compare it with the 64gb and 128gb/4gb costco version :) It would be great to see how much difference performance is between versions

[@kimxxx58]

How did you get your display background to get Blank the apps annoy me

[@BatBellyAviation]

I can’t decide which color to get? Silver or Blue?

[@WycliffStudios]

Where can I find this wallpaper?

[@muhammadfateh]

Where to get the satchel featured at 5:44?

[@dr.stevenpennym.d.3241]

Finally, and honest review. I just ordered the Microsoft surface go 2.

[@shuyi3699]

Hi ! I've seen comments on how it sucks or it is amazing or don't buy it at all .... And I'm really confused . I really like the design but for the base model ... It's $618 in Singapore and for the 8GB RAM one ... It's $828 ( both including the keyboard and the mouse ) could someone help me out ?

[@9hundred67]

This is an excellent review, with very useful information. Straight to the point and covered all the points very well.

[@riotz370]

I just ordered this surface go 8gb 128 gb ver. I will use it as my secondary PC for entertainment and basic typing.

[@DarkSoul6484]

Would my surface pro pen work with the surface Go ?

[@kiyoko335]

The camera quality is amazing! Wow

[@vigd6298]

Surface line up have the best cam in tablet and laptop world. Even pricey macbook have terrible cam

[@MakeshiftGamer]

Can it connects to a external hard drives?

[@aziztukubaev1693]

Can u try Photoshop and comment on the performance pls?

[@Susana249]

Same on my old surface3 maybe I will buy a surface pro 4 but shure I will buy it in the future

[@ExultantTJ]

Now that is how one should make a review. Perfect video. Almost. (it is 2018, you said 2017 I think. ) And damn you look good. And I just realised, a lot of people have said that. XD

[@honantong]

is the ppi good evnough for reading?

[@Yad_HG]

I have a Surface 3 with typecover and pen. Would I be able to retrofit / use them since they are almost the same size? I’d imagine the pro covers are simply too big.

[@mrankin2825]

no

[@u2byoupleb170]

This video has a lot more information than a lot of other reviews are so thank you deffinatly swaying me to buy the surface go

[@MFHRaptor]

2:39 What's that app/program he's using to draw with a virtual ruler?

[@DesertRidgeline]

What messenger bag are you using?

[@ComputersHowtos]

Thanks for the early and great review. I am getting one as well. One question though. Will a Surface Pro 2 Alcantara keyboard possibly fith this? I still have SP2 lying around so maybe It can fit.

[@WindowsCentral]

No, only Go keyboards work with it.

[@kimcuongcap5643]

I think not possibly bcus they made a difference hook

[@honantong]

can anyone do a review of reading pdf on surface go? or post a link?

[@yashsinha5]

I want to buy it for my mom who is a Professor. She needs it mostly for working on documents and presentations. Would it be a good buy for her? I was thinking to go with the 8gb ram version. TIA!

[@michelpreuss]

Does the Surface Go work properly without the keyboard? Thanks in advance!

[@mohdismail5151]

Does surface go keyboard can be used for surface 3?

[@WycliffStudios]

Where do I find the wallpaper?

[@TechOutsider]

Have you tried the Asus portable display on the USB c?

[@chrisalberti]

Is the Surface Go storage easily upgradable with an SD chip? 256GB or more? If so, how well does this chip storage work?

[@necrafilliajoke4]

How does this compare with the 10 inch Samsung Gakaxy book? By the time you add in the keyboard and pen the prices become quite close

[@Dave102693]

Chromeos is way better for basic use.

[@tommurt2222]

Is the base model worth buying

[@aarongordon4962]

How does the CPU compare to the one in the Macbook 12?

[@muchadoaboutnothing6196]

Where can we find the desktop wallpapers you use???

[@therealslimshady4494]

Can you show how the actual surface is supposed to be use like how’s the word, PowerPoint, and excel as well as the other Microsoft apps to work with

[@timai7]

Can you confirm which model is the Dell monitor ? Thanks

[@AWOL_ODST]

Any word on the release date for the LTE version? Wanna hold out for that one. Hope not to far away.

[@lionelestriga4272]

Now I can replace my Surface RT! :D

[@lionelestriga4272]

Antonio Lansang yeah is working well, but the software is dying... No more skype, the onedrive and the store as problems. The stereo mics are very good. Unfortunately the surface go as a mono mic.

[@NoProb4Rob]

Lionel Estriga sounds like it's going to be a downgrade then 😅

[@lionelestriga4272]

yes! 😅

[@ryanxgames5988]

Surface RT copy new surface go

[@dowmage2903]

Does the keyboard from the RT work on this surface?

[@AvshalomKor]

Very nice review, thanks ! One question - I only saw adapters from USB-C to Display ports for the surface go- do you know of any USB-C to HDMI that will do the same job ?

[@samiemoho7514]

Yeah, there is... check out Amazon

[@samiemoho7514]

Yeah there is... check out Amazon.com

[@grahamfield6173]

great review, ive just bought one and the more i use it the more i like it

[@michaelkeaton32]

Very tempting device. It would be interesting to see if I could use that as my main computer for school, but I just bought a Surface Book 2, so I might keep this. :)

[@Dave102693]

Chrome book for video editing and file management?

[@pradanakusuma]

Still waiting when the time comes where we can play triple A game like Monster Hunter, Overwatch, Destiny, of Battlefield, on a powerful 13 inch or 10.5 inch Surface device, boy that would be super convenient

[@harenk]

A very thorough review. Well done. Helped me make a purchasing decision.

[@ronvillamayor7231]

How did you connect your Dell LCD with the Go, is that converter cable a USB type-C to HDMI? I want to watch something on my giant TV.

[@WindowsCentral]

New Dell monitor that has a Type-C port for display.

[@johnzhao5194]

Thanks for this very nice review. Just a friendly suggestion that you might need to put more work on your shoulders.

[@blankets1453]

You said by the end of 2017. Great video!

[@davidneo3940]

I bought one recently (yes, Go² might be coming soon...but I got the 8gb version with keyboard and mouse for a really low price!) and after switching out from Windows S mode to normal and disabling some unnecessary bloaty stuff that comes with win 10....it feels very good. Working and casual pixel games and whatnot all works like a charm. So even this year you can buy it if you get it on a nice sale (Amazon prime day coming up)

[@LloydDX]

Random I know but, does anyone know where can i find that tshirt?

[@chrisking4208]

One of the few reviews that recognizes this wasn't designed as a power laptop.

[@thuyalin2006]

Anyone know about the bag he is rocking ? Seems nice ! Thanks ..

[@SandTguy]

Can You video edit on the Surface GO.Thanks.

[@marsbars4767]

Wow, I actually prefer this more than the bigger MacBooks or Surface Pro laptops just because of the portability and how easily you can move it around. I wish someday they could get the performance of high end laptops on such a small device like this one, it would make things way way easier or better yet, a top high end gaming PC to fit in a surface go sized device, that would just be a dream come true having everything I need on 1 place would be so so much more convenient and would overall make things WAY easier to manage. I know it's possible but it would probably take some time before they could start making it a reality.

[@Ornal64]

Is it still worth to get Surface Go in late 2019. There are some good deals on this device. My main concern is that we can see upgrade next year as Intel will stop manufacturing Pentium cpu used in this device next year. Still this device will do everything I need it to do so that's not a deal breaker. Any thoughts?

[@PinePizza]

Would like to know as well.. I have ordered it now but maybe I'll refund it once it arrives since I'm not sure about if this is a good choice with that weak processor and small screen size

[@Ornal64]

@@PinePizza My first impression in shop when I saw surface go was - Wow I wasn't expecting something like that. Form factor and quality - wow! It runs ms office especially excel without problem and that's what I'm after. General usage seemed very fluent. Can't say it's underpowered for what it was designed to be and that's a tablet that can replace laptop for basic things. When I'm gonna get mine I will test older games on it. For me windows tablets got much more sense than Android devices and IPad. Only thing that is missing is basic waterproof.

[@user-cj3wh1rm1m]

the reason that the Surface Pro 3 only has 256 pressure sensitivity levels is because of them using the N-trig technology instead of the Wacom found on the Surface Go

[@Glamrgrl104]

Surface go has wacom pen? Cool I didn't know. So between this and say an older thinkpad w wacom stylus say a thinkpad 460 what do you think is better for drawing?

[@iamax8307]

he pressed the Upgrade switch on him self and now hes buff.. Like daaaaamn I swear you could fit youself in a 4:8 frame but now you need a 16:9 ratio frame to fit your arms in.. WWWOah