It would struggle with serious video editing. It managed everything I do as a journalist without much fuss, including simple word processing, spreadsheet-wrangling, browsing, note taking, image editing and video conferencing. S mode is great if you live within Microsoft’s ecosystem, or if everything you need is in the Microsoft Store, but it blocks the installation of programs such as Chrome, WhatsApp desktop and Signal, which aren’t available.Īs a productivity machine the Surface Go 2 is solid. Turning off S mode is a one-time operation that cannot be reversed, but it takes just a couple of clicks. The Surface Go 2 ships with Windows 10 Home in S mode, which restricts the installation of apps to those from the Microsoft Store for greater security. The Surface Go 2 ships in S mode, but disabling it for full Windows 10 Home is just a few clicks enabling you to install apps from outside of the Microsoft Store. The company operates trade-in and recycling schemes for old machines, however. The out-of-warranty service fee for the Surface Go 2 from Microsoft is £236.40. Some of the components are modular but not user-replaceable, except for the detachable keyboard, and repairs must be performed by authorised service providers. Like the recent Surface Pro X and Surface Laptop 3, the Surface Go 2 continues Microsoft’s trend of more repairable devices, and was awarded a score of three out of 10 by repair specialists iFixit, which is two-points better than the previous generation Surface Go.
The tablet can also be charged via USB-C with any USB-PD charger.
A 45W power adapter cut the full-charge time by about an hour. When just used for video playback the Surface Go 2 lasted closer to eight hours, streaming video via Netflix.įully charging the Surface Go 2 while in use with the included 24W charger took two hours 25 minutes from flat, reaching 55% in an hour. That’s with fairly heavy usage, including using six tabs in Edge, two tabs in Chrome, Typora, Windows Mail, Google Chat, Slack, Signal, Evernote, plus a little photo editing in Affinity Photo.
The Surface Go 2 lasts over five hours between charges at 50% brightness and recommended battery mode, which is just under an hour longer than the original Surface Go. The microSD card reader for transferring photos or adding more storage is hidden under the kickstand.
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