I needed a device that ran Windows 10 and was small, light and that I could watch TV shows on when I commuted on the train. I also wanted a USB port and the ability to add storage with a microSD card. The Surface Go ticked all these boxes.
But, the main thing that I think most people would dislike about the Surface Go is the user interface. It’s a Windows PC in an iPad’s body and that just doesn’t work well. iPads are very user friendly, especially for the less tech-savvy. They have an operating system and apps that are optimised for a 10-12” t...Read more

Lets get one thing out of the way to start with - this is a tablet, nothing more, nothing less. If you believe that you can replace your desktop computer with a Microsoft Surface, you are wrong. If you believe that you can replace your laptop with a Microsoft Surface, you might possibly be right, but you are probably wrong.

Computers and even laptops can be used for computing - office / excel / word / emails / powerpoint etc. Tablets are good for 'apps' - I liken them to a large mobile phone. They can be used for websites - Facebook / Instagra...Read more

I recently picked up the Surface Go as I wanted something more versatile (iPads are great, but they are somewhat limited, especially if you're looking to replace your computer). I expected to be disappointed with the Surface Go's performance considering it only has 4GB of RAM and 64GB eMMC storage (eMMC is basically a glorified SD card). Well let's just say I was pleasantly surprised to discover how good the performance is for a low power budget PC. I used to own the Surface Pro 6 and while performance isn't as quick as that model, it isn't too...Read more

The touch screen has never worked from new. I can't use the bottom 1 cm of the screen, which is where all the login/logout stuff is. I then tried to contact microsoft support. There is only one place in all of Australia (Sydney) which is 1200km away. The solution offered is to log a service request on line. The online service only offers UPS as a courier, there in only one UPS pickup in Brisbane and it is an hours drive from me. I decide to organize and pay for my own courier. Next I wait for 20 minutes on hold for the service web...Read more

Bought this as a supplemental machine, primarily for note taking
Was more than a little alarmed to find I couldn't install software, only from the windows store, but then after a little searching, found that you could 'unlock' it to make it a proper fully fledged windows machine and install regular programs, browsers etc.

The touch screen is responsive and beautiful to write on and the keyboard, considering its size, is surprisingly good to type on, after you adapt to the smaller size. the kickstand is an awesome feature as you don't need to ...Read more

I have had my device for six months after years of happily using Ipads. When my old pad was ready to be replaced, I thought I would try a Surface Go as an alternative. My experience using it as a word processor is very good and it performs completely properly.

However, as a tablet it fails miserably - when trying to get it to work the device often freezes when doing a command. The camera is only very fair quality and the battery life is dreadful - it only seems to have a couple of hours before the battery dies, and the retailer says it can't b...Read more

Ideal portable device, take it anywhere. No bigger/heavier than my old Samsung 10" tablet but way more versatile with Windows 10 Home. It's a PC during the day, movie / tv shows / browsing / email etc at night. Very well engineered, durable. Battery life does let it down (not good at all), so need to run it in Battery Saver mode most of the time unless doing serious work and a Powerbank is just about compulsory if out & about. Screen is small so everything of course is compact but touchscreen zooming helps. Great keyboard & quality touchpad. Ke...Read more