Good little pc
First of all the battery as everyone says is poor. Such a shame as it’s the only major issue. The surface go with 8gb has more than enough punch to make it snappy at doing everyday Tasks easy.
I know it’s not a gaming machine but I did install Fallout 4 and it did play quite well without crashing.
For me it’s my word processor, emails, netflix, nowtv with a good amount of Rocket league and the official world of tanks and world of warships.
Playing games like that on a smaller screen means you can dial back the graphics to medium or low and it runs smooth.
Personally brand new you need the 8gb machine or the surface will run too slow. I’m glad I didn’t buy new. The cost of the machine, keypad and pen ( which isn’t needed but is very good) is too much for what it’s worth. You could pay a little more and get a larger screen surface pro. But this wins in size. Boots up with windows hello super fast.
Don’t worry about this safe mode stuff. This surface go was in safe mode. Disabled it so I could install the things I want like antivirus, chrome, steam and it skips along quite well.
If you need battery life, look at an iPad. If you need gaming, look at a £500 gtx1050 laptop. If you want something middle of the road. This surface go might suit you.
You can do sketches on this machine but the screen is a little small. But there’s something about that this surface go. You don’t mind it been in your bag and it’s up and running in a flash.
Don’t try and charge by the usb c port, it does work but takes ages.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned