![]() Pretty standard with this sort of device, really. The keyboard is an additional $99 on top of the $400 asking price. Part of that means making sure the system is backward-compatible with old accessories, for the multiple Surface-owning power users out there. That latter bit seems like an odd choice, given the limited real estate here (not to mention the fact that you can charge via USB-C), but Microsoft’s clearly as interested in keeping existing Surface owners on board here as it is converting new ones. The port situation more closely mirrors what you’ll find on a tablet, versus a full-fledge computer, with a single USB-C, a headphone jack and the proprietary Surface Connect port. The battery, rated at nine hours, is smaller than the one you’ll find on the iPad Pro. The smaller footprint comes with some sacrifices, of course, including the dual-core Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y, which is a notable downgrade from the Intel Core m3/i5/i7 found on the Surface Pro. The form factor is essentially that of the Surface Pro, shrunk down to 10 inches, with rounded corners. In a lot of ways, the Surface Go is a strange sort of in-between device. ![]() The company has the resources and infrastructure to throw stuff against the wall to see what sticks - and for the most part, that’s worked well with the Surface line, which has effectively transformed from proof of concept into the Windows flagship line. That’s basically the Surface line in a nutshell. ![]() It’s a bit of branding confusion, to be sure, but that’s never stopped Microsoft before. For its part, however, Microsoft is positioning the product as a portable, low-cost alternative to its other Surface devices. What the company ultimately arrived at was the closest thing it’s offered to an iPad/iPad Pro competitor, to date. The tablet was reverse-engineered, the low-end addition to the premium Surface line. Not because of the device itself, so much as how Microsoft ultimately arrived at it.
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