Microsoft to compete with Chromebook and Macbook with its new Surface Laptop

Microsoft announced its new affordable Windows 10 laptop, the Surface Laptop Go, which starts at $549.

This new Surface laptop is smaller, lighter, and less powerful is designed for those consumers who don't want to spend too much on a high-end Windows laptop during the coronavirus pandemic.

Microsoft has launched a Surface Laptop Go, a more affordable version of its popular Surface Laptop 3. It’s already available for pre-order starting at $549, and will start shipping on October 13 in the US.

The Surface Laptop Go is Microsoft’s most affordable Windows 10 laptop ever. It is clearly aimed at students or anyone who does not have the budget to buy the Surface Laptop 3, which starts at $999.

This Surface Laptop Go the lightest Surface laptop ever, at just 2.45 pounds lighter than Apple’s MacBook Air, and many Chromebooks or Windows laptops at this price point. The USP of Surface laptop Go supports Wi-Fi 6 support and fast charging to top the battery up to 80 percent in just an hour. Microsoft is offering three color variants on the Surface Laptop Go: blue, sandstone, and platinum. The machine is made of plastic but uses aluminum for its top.

It has a smaller 12.4-inch touchscreen display rather than the 13.5-inch display found on the Surface Laptop 3, though it still uses the company’s PixelSense technology. It’s running at 1536 x 1024 resolution, with a 3:2 aspect ratio. The Laptop Go has a 720p HD webcam and also features two studio-quality mics for better video calling. However, the Laptop Go lacks facial recognition support through Windows Hello. But some of the variants do come with a fingerprint scanner.

Under the hood, the Surface Laptop Go is powered by Intel’s 10th generation Core i5 processor with 4GB RAM and 64GB of MMC storage on the base model. If you can spend more, there’s a slightly upgraded $699 model with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage.

The Laptop Go also supports the latest wifi 6 standard and Bluetooth 5, as well as 13 hours of battery and even fast charging. Lastly, the new Surface Pro X now features a faster Microsoft SQ2 custom processor.

Improved Surface Pro X,it comes with an update to its ARM-based Surface Pro X. The new model comes with a faster Microsoft SQ2 custom processor and comes in a new platinum colour option. The faster Surface Pro X starts at $999 in the US.