Review Microsoft Surface Go 2 - Small but Mighty?
A few months ago, I wrote a rather rambling article outlining the supposed “Death of the Netbook” at the hands of an idiotic Microsoft, a thoroughly self-absorbed Linux community and the arrival of powerful tablets such as the iPad. In passing, I also briefly mentioned Microsoft’s Surface line-up of 2-in-1 devices, including the new Microsoft Surface Go 2. Well, a few weeks ago, I finally took the plunge and went for that particular device, taking advantage of a Black Friday offer. Delivery was frighteningly prompt, heads off to Microsoft and UPS for that, and I had it in my hand less than two days after ordering. As I was restricted with regards to the available budget, I decided to go for the entry-level model, which sports a rather pedestrian Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y processor with two 1.7GHz cores. This is supplemented by a measly 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. These specs certainly don’t sound very impressive, similar to many netbooks back in the days, right down to the s...