The Surface Go 2 adds an upgraded Intel Pentium chip for the base model-Pentium Gold 4425Y-compared to the 4415Y on the original model The resolution also gets a slight bump to 220 ppi (1,920 x 1,280) from 217 ppi on the original version. The Surface Go 2 does get a new form factor, with its PixelSense display moving up to 10.5 inches from 10 inches on the first-gen model.
The starting price is $2,649 for the base 13.5-inch model with a Core i5 processor, 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. The Surface Book 3 is planned to be available on May 21. On graphics, the Surface Book 3 adds options to go up to the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 with Max-Q on the 13.5-inch model and up to the Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 with Max-Q on the 15-inch model. The Surface Book 3 is also configurable with double the RAM-32 GB-and offers "the fastest SSD we have ever shipped," as well, Microsoft said. For the 15-inch model, that works out to a performance gain of 50-percent compared to the Surface Book 2. The notebook offers choices of quad-core, 10th-gen Intel Core processors (Core i5 or Core i7) up to the Core i7-1065G7 (clock speed of up to 3.9GHz). The enhancements for the Surface Book 3 are focused around performance. The notebook's display includes Microsoft's vibrant PixelSense display technology with high resolution of 267 pixels per inch (3,000 x 2,000) on the 13.5-inch model and 260 ppi (3,240 x 2,160) on the 15-inch version. The Surface Book 3 continues the unique design of allowing the display to be fully detached from the keyboard base the display can then be used as a tablet, but can also be flipped around and re-attached facing the other direction to work in stand or presentation mode. Like with the previous version, the device features two sizes for its display-13.5 inches and 15 inches. Microsoft hasn't made changes to the form factor on the Surface Book 3. What follows are six key things to know about Microsoft's Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2. "To help navigate the current environment people are turning to Windows PCs more than ever," Panay said.
Windows 10 devices are currently seeing a 75-percent increase in monthly usage, year-over-year, said Panos Panay, chief product officer for Windows and Devices, in a blog post. The announcement comes as large segments of the population continue work-from-home and distance learning routines amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to massive demand for portable devices. The two devices are the somewhat more-unusual members of the Surface mobile device family-with the Surface Book notebook offering a detachable display (compared to the standard clamshell Surface Laptop) and the Surface Go 2-in-1 serving as the entry-level, compact-sized alternative to the Surface Pro series. Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled two updates to its Surface line of devices, with the third-gen Surface Book and second-gen Surface Go.