Surface Laptop Go 2 available from today in Italy. Prices and features

Microsoft announced the second generation of the Surface Laptop Go laptop which gives the change to the first model launched in 2020. Everything as planned, including the fact that it is a not so revolutionary update.

The product maintains the aesthetic lines of the predecessor substantially unchanged and the innovations are concentrated under the body. The new Surface Laptop Go is in fact based on the processor 11th Generation Intel Core i5-1135G7 which takes the place of the 10th generation Intel Core i5-1035G1. Also this time Microsoft provides a single configuration on the processor side, while the memory configurations provide 4 or 8GB of RAM, combined with 128 or 256GB SSDs.

The new processor should improve temperatures and power consumption. Side autonomy Microsoft, however, limits itself to declaring the data of the 13.5 hours, only half an hour more than the 13 hours of autonomy of the previous model. The starting price also changes, which is slightly higher: 679 euros against the 649 of the predecessor. However, it must be said that now also the base model is equipped with a 128GB SSD, the previous variant with 64GB eMMC memory disappears completely (and for 30 euros more it’s not bad that it’s gone).

Microsoft also says it has improved front cameraeven if the nominal data shown in the technical data sheet are comparable to those of the previous model (HD, 720p, f / 2.0), it is therefore likely that the improvements concern the image management software.

Another step forward, not visible either externally or through the technical data sheet, concerns the possibility of replace more components, including trackpad, keyboard, display and battery. However, these activities must be carried out at an authorized center, no do-it-yourself. Obvious novelty, although certainly not a scream, is the new Sage colorway (a green / gray), which joins the previous Ice Blue, Sandstone and Platinum.

For the rest, the distinctive features of a product that makes of the build quality one of its strengths. The top is made of aluminum and encloses the screen 12 “PixelSense (unchanged compared to the previous Surface Go), not even the keyboard without backlighting changes and the choice not to include the integration of the fingerprint sensor in the power key in the base model.

• screen: 12.4 “PixelSense, resolution 1536 x 1024 (148 ppi), aspect ratio 3: 2, maximum brightness 330 nits
• processor: 11th generation quad-core Intel Core i5-1135G7
• graphics: Intel Iris X
• memory:
  • 4 or 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM
  • 128 or 256GB SSD

• camera: 720p f / 2.0 HD camera (front)
• audio: Two far-field Studio microphones, Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Audio Premium
• connectivity: 1 USB-C, 1 USB A, 3.5mm headphone jack, Surface Connect port
• wireless: Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.1
• safety: TPM firmware, Windows Hello, fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button (excluding the model with 4 / 128GB)
• sensors: ambient light sensor
• operating system: Windows 11 Home
• size: 278.2 x 206.2 x 15.7 mm
• weight: 1.127 grams
• materials: upper part in aluminum, base in composite resin in polycarbonate with glass fiber and post-consumer recycled content for 30%
• nominal battery capacity: 41WH
• colors: Sage, Ice Blue, Sandstone, Platinum

Microsoft confirms the availability of the Surface Go 2 on the Italian market from 19 July. Prices start at 679 euros (models with 4GB of RAM and 128GB SSD). The product is already in pre-order at the official website of Microsoft Italy which allows you to choose at the moment between three configurations all in Platinum color. More specifically:

• Intel Core i5, 4GB of RAM, 128GB SSD for 679 euros
• Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, 128GB SSD + fingerprint sensor in the power button at 779 euros
• Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD + fingerprint sensor in the power button at 879 euros

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As announced last month, the new Microsoft laptop is available starting today in Italian physical and online stores. The prices are those previously communicated: it starts from 679 euros and reaches 879 euros for the most equipped model. Amazon has also kicked off the sales of the product – at the moment the two models with 8GB of RAM are reported and not the cheaper one with 4GB of RAM.