![]() ![]() The Surface Go is available in two hardware configurations: one with 4Gb of RAM and a 64Gb eMMC, and another with 8Gb of RAM with a 128Gb NVMe SSD. Recently Microsoft announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Surface tablets called Surface Go which piqued my interest. I used a Dell Mini 9 for a long time back in the netbook days and was recently using an 11" MacBook Air as my primary development machine for many years. ![]() ![]() Simply grab an SG it is outstanding how Microsoft have managed to develop a fanless tablet that is so powerful.OpenBSD on Microsoft Surface Go, FreeBSD Foundation August Update, What’s taking so long with Project Trident, pkgsrc config file versioning, and MacOS remnants in ZFS code.įor some reason I like small laptops and the constraints they place on me (as long as they’re still usable). Like all Surface devices this uses connected standby but I prefer to disable it via the registry and enable the hidden advanced power config items to have extremely fine control over the CPU to get even better battery life. Get a type-C hub with PD support and you can easily have a game changing mobile mini PC. I can happily leave the headphones volume set to 3/4% to run my Creative SB E5 amp via aux cable. my SP3 internal audio is extremely quiet with Dolby disabled but the SG is extremely loud out of the box and with Equalizer APO and PEACE GUI installed you have fine control over the entire audio spectrum and it can go extremely loud even via the headphone jack. Because this also uses realtek SST audio it doesn't support stereo mix out of the box but its easy to record PC audio using something like VAC and Audacity. One thing I hate is the UEFI firmware uses a bright background with darker lettering I prefer the old colour scheme that Microsoft used on the older Surface devices like my SP3. Unlike the SP3 this doesn't throttle if working with multiple programs at the same time whereas I have to reboot my SP3 every few hours to get the speed back.ĭon't forget to install the latest SG drivers on the Microsoft site and grab the latest SG firmware from Windows as mine shipped with the original April 2018 UEFI. I wish I'd gone for this a month earlier rather than buying a refurbed SP3. Now finally I can power this for hours and hours when out and about using my Tracer 12V 22AH battery using a 12V to surface cable or via my PSW inverter. The display is one of the best I've ever come across on any PC everything is extremely vivid and extremely sharp and the screen can go extremely bright if required and the light sensor works without any issues. I had to purchase the official type cover from the other place as it was on offer and it is a true pleasure to type on you get used to the slightly smaller keys extremely quickly and having dedicated page up/page down buttons makes life much easier rather than having to rely on the fun ction key. the SG doesn't suffer from the iffy WIFI issues such as with my SP3 which uses the Marvell AVASTAR Wireless-AC Network Controller. ![]() WIFI performance is simply outstanding I get a full signal throughout my house and garden using my 8W WIFI amp. Its extremely fast and doesn't get very warm even under heavy load and handles most tasks with ease. This is simply the perfect mini PC I absolutely love the form factor its extremely light weight with surprisingly good, loud and sharp audio from such a tiny device. ![]()
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