The keyboard is backlit with double functioning top-row keys, just like on all Surface keyboards. I’m sure with time I’ll be up and running like normal. I type fast so in the first few minutes, I made a few mistakes, over-reaching my fingers as they are closer than I’m used to.īut a few minutes after, I adapted very well and could type near enough as fast as I could on the Surface Book. How much of a difference does that make to the typing experience? A little, but nothing you can’t get used to. Keys are slightly more compressed to each other, though retains the island style keys. Key travel is reduced by 0.3mm to 1mm vs the 1.3mm found on the Surface Pro. Those too are smaller to match the hardware dimensions.
Type Cover Experienceĭownsizing to a smaller Surface has a ripple effect and that is the Type Cover Keyboard. The Surface Go is the most exciting 10 inch prospect to come out of Microsoft since then.
It harkens back to my time using the Surface RT, 2 and 3, each a size I craved full fledged windows on, but met with lacklustre experiences. The Surface Go is far more compact, lighter and smaller and I like that. People may point to the reduced working screen estate and sure, non-touch apps may be a slight pain.īut the small, same 3:2 aspect ratio display canvas is all I need and when you know that’s what you need, no argument for the Surface Pro will change that. Side by side, no matter how portable the Pro 7 is relative to many laptops and my Surface Book, it’s still big vs the Surface Go for my nimble, agile requirements. You see, I want something travel-sized, pocket-sized and small enough that is a breeze to move around with – enough screen estate for quick drafts, edits, typing and such. The Surface Go screen is much smaller at 10″ and for me? That’s a good thing. My Surface Book has a 13.5″ display while the Surface Pro 7 (and since the Pro 4) is 12.3″. One of the biggest points for the Surface Go over the Surface Pro 7 is the size itself. The successor of the Surface 3 finally with full Windows | Buy Microsoft Surface Go
Amazon UK Smaller is a Good Thing Familiar Surface design downsized.