After the huge leak we saw yesterday, which detailed virtually every aspect of the Surface Go, finally it was officially presented without surprises. Microsoft needed to bring the Surface family to life against the top-selling midrange competitors, such as the new 2018 iPad or Chromebooks, which, without great quality, continue to receive innovations that give it some power, such as the possibility to install Android apps and use them as windows. For this segment, Surface Go is almost anything that could be ordered

Maybe removing the price and power, more typical of a product from a few years ago, is comparable to benchmarks at the iPad 2017 or at an i3 six years ago is a product very well focused on light tasks and that offers added value with the Surface Pen and a good dedicated keyboard with a very good trackpad that Apple refuses to give to its business models (and the high end by the slider).

Aesthetically, presents some frames that are not very distinguished by their smoothness, and embrace a screen of 10 inches with a ratio of 3: 2, already traditional in the family, with a resolution of 1800 x 1200 pixels . They also incorporate a front camera and, on the sides, a USB-C 3.1 connector capable of charging and the Surface Connector dedicated to charging with a magnetic adhesion system , but it also allows to connect the dock also traditional for the expansion of the office. For fixing could not miss the mythical leg, which still works very well years later in previous models.

Inwardly is where disappointment comes a little, with an Intel Pentium Gold processor Seventh generation chosen by its efficiency . This is going to be done, that's for sure, but that means going down too much for those who want more power. The basic model part with 64 MB of internal memory eMMC, quite slow compared to current standards, and 4 GB of RAM, which in Windows can be enough. It adds up to 128 GB of SSD in a higher model, which is equipped with 8 GB of RAM. A model with LTE connectivity will be launched later

Surface Go is compatible with the Surface Pen, thanks to its 4096 pressure point recognition, and how, it does not matter. It does not have its own backlit keyboard covered with Alcantara fiber, something that will give a headache to those whose wrists sweat more than necessary. The autonomy, despite being the efficiency-oriented processor, is not as good as the other Surface, and stays in nine hours (Microsoft usually gives video playback data .)

Surface Go will come with Windows 10S but will be updated for free to Windows 10 Home completed

Surface Go, Price and Availability

Surface Go will hit the Spanish market on August 2nd , as well as other major markets for those in Redmond. The price in euros has not yet been announced, costing the base model 399 dollars and the 8 GB and 128 GB storage 549 dollars .

The accessories, sold separately, they maintain prices that we have already seen in the family, such as 99 dollars for the surface Pen, 99 to 129 dollars for the keyboards and 35 dollars for the mouse .