Microsoft Surface Go 2 prices and estimated release schedule revealed while the next Microsoft Surface Book gets named

[Redaktion]

The Microsoft Surface Go 2 and the successor to the Microsoft Surface Book 2 should soon be available, and more details about both devices are starting to leak online. The price range for the Microsoft Surface Go 2 is expected to start at US$399 with the convertible launching in the next few weeks. The refreshed Microsoft Surface Book devices have been given unsurprising names.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-Surface-Go-2-prices-and-estimated-release-schedule-revealed-while-the-next-Microsoft-Surface-Book-gets-named.461009.0.html

[opelit]

So there will be no upgrade comparing to older model. Intel did the job and stops tech. MS could easily use Snapdragon which not only is faster but also allow for much much easier LTE to install in such device. Not to mention battery could be doubled. But money ...
Hope that at least old model will have price lowered to 299$, the price could be somehow worth the device.

[Damian Pilek]

I would like to see Surface Go with Ryzen 4300U or 4500U.

[Valantar]

I would like to see Surface Go with Ryzen 4300U or 4500U.

The m3-8100y is a 5W CPU. The AMD APUs are 15w, configurable down to 10W. There's no way you could put those into this chassis without thermals going haywire. While the new Ryzen chips are extremely efficient, you would need a smaller chip specifically designed for ultra-low power to reach those levels.

[winston]

Who cares about CPU? 90% of users never exhaust CPU capacity. I'd be much more worried that the form factor/bezels will remain the same as 2015.

[colonoscope]

Is the entry model gonna have 4GB RAM again or would it finally improve to 8 by default?

[Valantar]

Who cares about CPU? 90% of users never exhaust CPU capacity.

That is true for most 15W CPUs, but not for a 5W one. It'll definitely be noticeably slower than even budget 15W alternatives. Not to mention that the previous generation had a dog-slow Pentium.