The biggest issue is Edge, which still isn’t capable of fully replacing Google Chrome or Firefox. For novice users or those who want the simplest and easiest to manage Windows, most of S Mode is great. The idea of S Mode is that all applications are vetted for security and won’t bog down your system. Slowly most of the key programs have become distributed via the Microsoft Store, which handles automatic updates for you, and so in many ways is a better experience than the old-fashioned way of installing programs.Īpple’s iTunes, Spotify, Affinity Photo, Evernote, Office, Netflix and many others are all available, with the biggest outlier being Chrome (or any other browser). In S Mode you can only use Microsoft Edge with Bing search and programs installed from the Microsoft Store.
Instead of being a truly different version of Windows, as was the case with the short-lived Windows 10 S, the new “S Mode” is, as the name implies, just a mode of whatever flavour of Windows you happen to have installed.
Out of the box the Surface Go runs Windows 10 Home in S Mode, which is Microsoft’s latest locked down version of its signature operating system. Under the kickstand is a microSD card slot, which is handy for importing photos or simply for adding some extra low-cost storage. Operating system: Windows 10 Home (in S Mode) with device encryptionĬamera: 8MP rear, 5MP front-facing, Windows HelloĬonnectivity: Wifi ac, Bluetooth 4.1, USB-C, Surface Connector, TPM, microSD, headphone socket The Go is a smaller, more portable Surface with the same capable, premium experience. And it has front-facing speakers and supports the Surface Pen too, but not the Surface Dial on-screen.Īll in all it looks, feels and behaves like a baby Surface Pro, and that’s pretty much the point. The Go still has a brilliant kickstand out the back that has a 165-degree range of motion, the buttons feel firm and well made and the cameras are the same.Įven the screen is great: it might be of a lower resolution than the Surface Pro but it’s also smaller at just 10in, making it still look just about as pin sharp with excellent viewing angles. It has the same solid magnesium body of the Pro, now with slightly more rounded and forgiving edges. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardianīut from the outside it’s not obvious where savings have been made. The excellent kickstand from the Surface Pro is on the back of the Surface Go, along with the light but solid-feeling magnesium body.
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