

Accessories Make the GoĪdd flair to your notes with the Surface Pen. I had those turned off for testing purposes, but dimming the screen, turning off the hard drives in the background, and setting an automatic standby mode will help prolong use on this small computer. It has a host of battery-saving features thanks to Windows 11 that enable you to eke out more life on a charge. Even some beefier gaming laptops, which don’t usually have the best batteries, have outlasted the Go 3 in our labs.īut in terms of daily use, the Go 3 gets the job done. That’s two hours less than last year’s Surface Go 2 and about as much as the full-sized Framework laptop and Acer Aspire Vero. But the Surface Go 3 barely lasted 5 hours and 40 minutes in Gizmodo’s battery rundown test. I used the Go 3 as a tablet device to read and surf throughout the day without charging it until I got into bed at night.
Microsoft says the Surface Go 3 can last up to 11 hours of typical device usage, which only sort of mirrors my experience. You can learn more about that in our dedicated post.The Surface Go 3 charges via a Surface Connect adaptor. However, a recently published report revealed that the company is planning an ARM-based Surface Go "4." The upcoming successor to the current Surface Go 3 will feature an SoC based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7c lineup, delivering a similar performance with significant efficiency and battery life improvements.

Microsoft's entry-level tablet lineup consists of devices based on Intel Pentium and Core m3/i3 processors. If your Surface Go 2 turns on and you see a black screen that says "No Bootable Device", visit Surface Go or Surface 2 turns on and shows "Not Bootable Device." Here is extra information about the release: Supported Configurations Surface Trusted Platform Module 2.0 - Security devices Here is the list of new drivers: Windows Update Name This update enables Windows 11 Autopilot management functionality.
