However, the smaller Surface Go 3 suffers from a lack of performance.

I know because I bought one for my wife many Christmases ago and it is still a joy to use. The magnesium chassis also feels solid, so much so that it feels like a smaller brother of the Surface Pro, which is a great machine to have.

The kickstand and detachable keyboards are a joy to use.

Here, the Microsoft Surface design with its kickstand and detachable keyboard is well tested and great to use. Plus, being a two-in-one PC lets a user switch from tablet mode to laptop mode easily. Having a touchscreen is also a big plus, as kids are born to use the simple interface. The 10.5-inch display is just about large enough with a decent resolution of 1,920 x 1,280. Without the keyboard, the Surface Go 3 weighs just 544g. The main attraction here is the easy-to-carry-around size that is just right for young schoolchildren. Is that fair value? I’d be fair by saying yes for some of its features but no for others.

Unfortunately, the price adds up to at least S$986. That is priced at a relatively attractive S$848 until you remember you still have to buy a detachable keyboard at S$138 (or S$188 for one with a nicer colour) to complete the experience. The unit that Microsoft sent us for review is the middle-of-the-road one with an Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of eMMC for storage. The lack of performance, at least for some of the cheaper models, is a real bugbear, even though you expect some compromises at this price. Unfortunately, what held me up from buying the earlier Surface Go still evident in the latest version. So, when the new Surface Go 3 emerged in recent weeks, I was expecting a nice update. PHOTO: Alfred SiewĪs home-based learning became common earlier this year, I began looking at the Surface Go 2 laptop-cum-tablet as an affordable and portable machine for my daughter. The Surface Go 3 looks like its bigger brother, the Surface Pro.

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