Surface Laptop Go Sandstone Review - Ultra Book with an Identity Crisis!

[@carolinegorhamsiegler2394]

lol, I am watching this on the Surface Laptop Go in Sandstone.

[@MatteaHenderson]

oh my gosh I love that lol

[@rahimamalik495]

Does it have usb issues

[@carolinegorhamsiegler2394]

@@rahimamalik495 For me, not really. The only thing that is annoying is that there is only one USB port, but it works fine for me.

[@rahimamalik495]

And the keyboard doesn't light up like a mac book air right? How's ur overall experience been?

[@carolinegorhamsiegler2394]

@@rahimamalik495 that is correct. My experience has been great! it has been a really good working computer, my only complaint is that it is quite small and can hurt my eyes at times. But, my sister got the same one and it doesn't bother her at all. So it is a matter of preference.

[@lrbzone12]

One of the most articulate reviews I've enjoyed! Great presentation, young sir! Thanks for sound reveal and stating nits of brightness-two imperatives for me.

[@SoulOfTech]

Thank you for watching I am happy that you found the review to be helpful 😊

[@carolinegorhamsiegler2394]

Actually as long as you get over 4GB, then you get the fingerprint scan in.

[@st4rsinurroom]

As an owner of this laptop I can say that its a very nice laptop its very lite and very small in my opinion I recommend getting the ice blue color!

[@ketsiaayeva3235]

Does it have touchscreen?

[@st4rsinurroom]

@@ketsiaayeva3235 Yes it does!

[@softiiyahtoldyoutosmile]

@@st4rsinurroom can you use a stylus pen with it?

[@ashwidha_]

I have the same one in sandstone and I really love it ngl. The colour is really pretty and it's lightweight. I'm craving the sage tho.

[@FtanmoOfEtheirys]

The reason for the proprietary charger is because the surface docking station uses that to output your video, usb, sound, ethernet, etc. Though, they could have done this with usb-c or even thunderbolt.

[@SoulOfTech]

Exactly TB4 would have served the same purpose

[@konradgotze7554]

It's got USB C charging. I feel like it is pretty slow, but the normal charger is slow too, so probably same speed. A real problem is the heat it produces while charging. Even when CPU isn't doing anything the fan kicks on as soon as you plug it to the wall

[@arabelaalkaff9948]

Underated review so far! Keep it going!

[@SoulOfTech]

Thank you for watching!

[@adinakhan8866]

Best part is the colour!!

[@MatteaHenderson]

The colour is to die for! I bought mine last month and I am obsessed!

[@tizzysmerdon2814]

I agree! I got the sandstone and it is gorgeous, my favorite part is they keyboard because most laptop keys are black, and it makes the laptop much lighter and prettier!

[@MatteaHenderson]

@@tizzysmerdon2814 totally agree!

[@MollyDunn731]

I’m getting mine soon and I’m really excited ! It’s so pretty !

[@Unknownuser0023]

@@MollyDunn731 did u get it yet? If so how is it!?

[@firdausbibrahim]

Correct me if I’m wrong. Power button also acts as fingerprint reader, at least for the 128GB model. The sandstone color is awesome, but the display and lack of backlit keyboard is a bummer. But, the power button does shines brightly right? Does this means software updates can be done to enable backlit keyboard? Hmm..

[@SoulOfTech]

Hi great inquiry, I remain corrected. The fingerprint scanner on my device was not working hence I assumed it was only available on the highest 256gb configuration, after a software re-store I can confirm the finger print scanner does exist on the 128gb variant, however I can confirm there is no backlit keyboard nor does that function exist on here. The power button only shines when pressed and is not actively lit. Thank you for watching and correcting my incorrect assumption, hope you enjoyed the video 😊

[@frankpham2635]

Thank you for the video! Would you recommend this laptop to use as a work laptop? I've been going back and forth between surface laptop go and surface laptop 3 haha

[@SoulOfTech]

Thank you for watching. Depends on the work type. If it is mostly limited to excel and web based applications for sure! For graphics or CPU intensive task you may want to consider the surface laptop.

[@SoulOfTech]

What do you think of the Surface Laptop Go? Would you consider this over a Chromebook? Correction: The 128gb and higher configurations have a finger print scanner. If you enjoy the content consider subscribing and helping me grow! Thanks for watching, enjoy!

[@MatteaHenderson]

Oh my gosh! Loved your unboxing and review! The way that you formated the review was super comprehensive, loving the shots and how easy it was to follow! I will always choose this over a Chromebook- I have been in loved with mine for the last month personally and professionally!

[@SoulOfTech]

@@MatteaHenderson I’m glad you found the review to be helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@MatteaHenderson]

@@SoulOfTech absolutely! Reviews are some of my favourites to watch

[@busrasuheyla]

Great video! What is the diffrence between the 128gb and 256gb except for more storage? Like what diffrence does more storage make except for the ebvious?

[@shystuffie]

the amount of ram you get differs as well.

[@itzjohny9852]

Hey, I am getting the 8GB ram 128GB SSD one. I am just going to use it for college stuff (word, ppt) and watching KZbin and Netflix. Do you recommend it?

[@catherine-zl2fz]

in other reviews ppl say its great for stuff you just mentioned. Just an overall really good laptop for students and normal people. Good luck

[@PrincessWebb]

Great video! So helpful! Is this laptop good for video editing? Video editing for youtube? And would 128gb be enough?

[@SoulOfTech]

Thanks for watching. I would not advise using the laptop for video editing unless it is really light editing. The processor is not designed for CPU intensive task such as those. You will need a more powerful and likely larger laptop to ensure it runs cool when editing. With that being said 128gb is ample storage if you plan on storing mostly documents and a few programs but if you will be storing lots of local files (eg; photos & videos) and install lots of programs than 128gb may be on the lesser side.

[@PrincessWebb]

Thank you! This is really helpful 🙏🏾

[@trueanglican]

Great video !! It really help clarify what I need for a new computer ! I’m trying to get something to run my premier rush software might get this one! But should I get a i7 ?

[@SoulOfTech]

Glad it helped! It you just need it Rush for 1080p editing you will be okay with i5.

[@TheRajas129]

Great video mate, that colour is beautiful! Although, I feel like the media keys are way more useful than some of the functions they chose to dedicate hardware buttons for 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@SoulOfTech]

Totally agree! Thanks for watching.

[@Zink66]

Very well done and comprehensive review. Keep it up!

[@ayadiso9242]

I am so getting this now.

[@arineems6059]

I don't even get 13 hours of battery life in a single charge (set to better performance). It's more like 7 hours with normal usage of Office Suite, KZbin, Zoom, Edge, Chrome, and Teams.

[@FigWidIt]

Bro that was a really great review. would love a follow-up review after some time or comparisons with whatever newer mircrosoft products come out in the future. Though the i5 + 8gb ram is a bit out of my price range, I would absolutely buy if it gets discounted in the future. I have the old style Macbook Air 2014 with the 1400x900 resolution display so I'm already used to these kind of displays lol

[@SoulOfTech]

Thanks for watching, there will defo be lots of cool MS surface coverage happening on this channel :) My advice would be to stick to your older system until you can find a good deal on the 8gb variant assuming you go with this laptop.

[@FigWidIt]

@@SoulOfTech Sounds good chief.

[@stevenc.1067]

$150 off the 8gb version right now for Black Friday/Cyber Monday

[@Atmsalsa]

Thank you for this review , would I be able to run FL studios ?

[@SoulOfTech]

Hi I definitely think you can run FL studio on here, although I’d highly suggest getting the 8gb ram variant.

[@noname5905]

Love your intro beat!

[@SoulOfTech]

Thanks for watching ☺️

[@ollysplayworld5610]

Is it good for editing on ae? And can I upgrade games like roblox? I heard you can’t upgrade things on it but idk if they meant just the laptop

[@SoulOfTech]

I would not advise using Adobe AE on this machine, it may be worth getting a slightly more powerful machine.

[@ollysplayworld5610]

@@SoulOfTech ok thanks!

[@ollysplayworld5610]

@@SoulOfTech also are there any other computers that can run ae well that aren’t chunky and thats slim like the surface laptop go? Any size just not to small not too big

[@stvrlyy]

Do you think this laptop is good for gaming?

[@SoulOfTech]

I would not advise this laptop for any major gaming. With that said it can run some games at minimum settings.

[@stvrlyy]

@@SoulOfTech do you think it can run roblox?

[@SoulOfTech]

@@stvrlyy It can although again not at high or medium settings.

[@Tamyiaalaya]

Can I play sims 4 and use it for school

[@Zg_1357]

I was going to buy the Surface Laptop Go for $600 onsale at BestBuy but bought the Surface Pro 7+ with the i3 at Walmart for $500 and it came with the keyboard. I got the Pro+ cause it was 100$ cheaper, but love the finger print reader on the laptop

[@annar220]

Besides price what's the difference

[@b.elzebub9252]

Honestly I don't get the outrage everyone throws on the lack of backlighting on the keyboard.. Who cares? When are you ever realistically going to need that? In what situation are you going to be working on a laptop like this in an area where you really need backlighting? Are you guys in countries with frequent power outages or something?

[@SoulOfTech]

Hi to best understand why back lighting is important you need to think as to why it was introduced in the first place. I can give you a few reason that may help your understanding: 1) Not everyone has muscle memorization of the standard keyboard and need to see they labels of the keys. 2) People commonly use their laptops in low lit settings and the back lighting helps in those cases. 3) When you are looking for specific function keys in darker settings back lighting helps a ton! 4) Back lighting helps people with poor near sight see keys better. 5) It also adds an aesthetic appeal to the laptop, kind of like how people add multiple lamps in their room even though they may only need one. Of course none of this is to say you cannot survive without back lighting, it is however an additional aid to the keyboard.

[@gabbyp9384]

Ummm for grad students who are typing papers late at night ? So yeah backlighting is kind of important.

[@b.elzebub9252]

@@gabbyp9384 You are aware of this guy named Edison who invented a thing called a 'lightbulb', right? When are you ever working on a paper or whatever in a dark room without lights?

[@joaopedrogaierribeiro6465]

best review of this device so far

[@SoulOfTech]

Thanks for watching!

[@madhuu87]

Can you please make a video on surface laptop 3 as well?

[@SoulOfTech]

Hi for sure, Its on my to do list!

[@jeffreybokhari6772]

Don't Talk Bad About The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Microsoft Did A Great Job Making This Laptop

[@AsSaahib]

Thank you for another good review

[@SoulOfTech]

Thank you for watching!

[@Claire-le6nh]

Hi! Can I ask something? Does sandstone loptop has a mouse?

[@rballwv]

Like the review, however I disagree strongly on this being a "Premium" Device. As you say the screen isn't very sharp, there is plastic all over it, speeds are not very good, cost point is more in the budget-mid range. At most this is a midrange pc for students or casual users.

[@AMiah-jz8uu]

Does it have Microsoft on it already?

[@doriswang3461]

Does the device heat up in a short amount of time？ Thank You!

[@SharpMaxwell]

not really, the fan turns on when charging. though that seems to be it.

[@pariahuja3917]

How long do u think it will last?

[@SoulOfTech]

Its impossible to say but a one would hope for a few years.

[@limonmoral2815]

Ia this good for engineering student?

[@ElevennAngelsssSkincare]

Good job, thank you.

[@Nico-02]

Great video!

[@SoulOfTech]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.

[@jagas106]

I'm a dj, can I used serato dj on this without any lag ?

[@SharpMaxwell]

the usb c port doubles as a charger btw

[@Respecttheriff]

So this laptop will not run an application in 64 bit mode?

[@SoulOfTech]

Hi not be default but thankfully you can opt out of S mode and use 64bit applications.

[@Respecttheriff]

@@SoulOfTech is that fairly simple to opt out? Looking at this because it fits my budget

[@SoulOfTech]

It’s very simple, about 3 clicks once you’re in windows settings. In face Microsoft’s own website has instructions on how to opt out of S mode. It should be a couple of minutes.

[@eddiexhey]

I can't tell if this thing is more pink or not :(

[@SoulOfTech]

Haha that's a real dilemma. Not sure if this helps but its not as "pink" as apple MacBook Air in the rose gold color. It leans more towards gold from my perspective.

[@Nearnface]

Wowowowow

[@RyanMcCarthy26]

there is a fingerprint scanner hidden in the off and on button

[@user-1281]

It is *NOT* TPU material, but rather glass-reinforced PC.

[@SoulOfTech]

Ill look into this, thanks for bringing it to my attention :)

[@user-1281]

@@SoulOfTech Thanks for replying.

[@littleslash6178]

hello, fanless ? noise ?

[@SoulOfTech]

Hi it does have a fan but remains very quiet during normal operation, almost like it’s not there. During peak loads I have seen it hit as high at 39DB.

[@A313A4]

If you get the 128gb 8GB ram version u will get the fingerprint scanner

[@SoulOfTech]

💯

[@nikita-vj4fe]

is it compatible with airpods?

[@SoulOfTech]

Via Bluetooth yes.

[@rafidsarker2519]

What will this laptop look like for students? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SoulOfTech]

Depends on the need, word processing and web surfing is great

[@skmaqeel7301]

Is it good for coding?

[@SoulOfTech]

It can code but I would not recommend it, this is a laptop intended for light users.

[@abdullahisawesome]

Surface products are frustrating for the exact reasons you said. I love them but they also have glaring flaws at times. It's unfortunate

[@22shark]

Owning a chromebook is just bad, and even owning a hgih performance chromebook will have major flaws. Chromebooks have 4 gigs of ram most of the time even with high end ones. Some chromebooks have i5's but their a older gen.

[@shravanbinani]

Does it include MS office?

[@SoulOfTech]

Hi, no you still have to get an office sub.

[@shravanbinani]

Thank you for your response. Much appreciated. So the cost will increase from 700$ + 150$=850$... I am sure there would be multiple better options than Surface Laptop Go at 850$. For example HP Pavilion x360 providing windows, MS office, bigger memory, HD touch screen, flexible screen...

[@FaheemKhan-lw7id]

Great video

[@SoulOfTech]

Thank you!

[@abdullahihajiabdi1229]

Hello bro who switch on thus 💻

[@alondracasco198]

Wait so can I play fortnite on there or ?

[@SoulOfTech]

In S-Mode you can only play games available on the MS Store, if you remove S-Mode yes you can. From a technical standpoint this computer should be able to handle fortnite but at low settings.

[@h3idiiiii]

@@SoulOfTech how abt minecraft or roblox?

[@shanx7706]

Damn I wish they bloody had a 15 inch in this colour

[@SoulOfTech]

Maybe next year!

[@wendy4737]

Do it have a sd slots

[@SoulOfTech]

Hi, 3:01 covers IO ports.

[@sophiesanderson1166]

Lovely colour but s shame it's only 12 inch normal size laptop 15.6 inch would of bn much better not worth the money

[@tanweerfatma1692]

👍

[@akigaming5317]

I wish I can afford this lol😭

[@SoulOfTech]

I hope you can get it!

[@mrawther]

Good review, except the comparison to Chromebooks.

[@SoulOfTech]

Thanks for watching and providing the feedback!

[@GrandMufti123]

Them introsss 😎

[@SoulOfTech]

Glad you like em!

[@ochiorbus]

Premium device ? Premium price, actually...

[@asmaatrabelsi7608]

Is that touchsreen?

[@tatiannaelcock458]

Hi, I got the 128gb a week ago and it is touch screen and it also has a fingerprint scanner to unlock the computer. It also runs really smoothly, I highly recommend if you’re going to be using it for school

[@sofia.3644]

@@tatiannaelcock458 Is it good for zoom?

[@tatiannaelcock458]

@@sofia.3644 yup I use it for my zoom classes and it works fine

[@sofia.3644]

@@tatiannaelcock458 It doesn't lag when you talk or camera to look bad?

[@tatiannaelcock458]

@@sofia.3644 as long as you have good internet it shouldn’t lag and the camera quality is really good for the price

[@sophiesanderson1166]

They made it to small

[@StrapsStraps-mf1rs]

sandstone laptop color will suit a man?

[@SoulOfTech]

It's about what you prefer.

[@peter6016]

india

[@RazvanSuioganTiberiu]

Everyone trying to copy that Apple look

[@jainamshah8420]

He does not even that metal is not metal it’s aluminium

[@SoulOfTech]

Aluminum is a type of metal.

[@jainamshah8420]

@@SoulOfTech and even u can charge through USB -C port

[@jainamshah8420]

@@SoulOfTech You were wrong about u can charge from USB-C port u should add some changes in the video

[@jainamshah8420]

@@SoulOfTech But other that the review was good ✌️

[@SoulOfTech]

Thanks for all the feedback!

[@300awoo]

You’re just too privileged. Why are you complaining about the power plug? It’s super convenient! If someone trips over it, it disconnects and saves your laptop from bricking itself

[@SoulOfTech]

Hi, I apologize if I came out as “privileged”. The tech review is from a technical point, while MS’s solution is friendly for trip scenarios it means that’s one wasted io port which can only be used for charging, a USB-C port can be used for data and power purposes at faster rates. Again it’s an objective review about the product, it’s not designed to define social aspects on a owning a product.