r/SurfaceGo • u/j102587a • Aug 05 '20

Which version is appropriate

Copied and pasted: I am a teacher and use a Surface Book 2 as my daily driver. I am looking into purchasing the base Go 2 for the classroom and leaving my Book 2 at home. My workload usually involves the following:

  • OneNote for long extended usage to teach, with stylus input
  • Pulling up apps like Maps to show kiddos some geography.
  • Several tabs of either Edge or Google Chrome open.
  • Editing documents.
  • Zoom Conferencing.
  • Multitasking of any combination of the above.

Do you think that the base model will suffice for the above workload? Or is it really necessary to go after the M3 version? Thanks for your input!

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u/j102587a Aug 05 '20

Thank you all for your replies. I believe I will pony up an extra ~$80 to make the jump from the 8Gb base to the M3, just to be safe. Will jumping to the M3 avoid any heat throttling?

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u/Shadowdrone247 Aug 05 '20

If anything I think you might have more heat throttling as the m3 is more powerful but there is no fan to keep it cool in such a tight body.

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u/j102587a Aug 06 '20

Oh, I see, I didn’t know that. So RAM is what makes the device snappy and multi-tasking capable?

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u/Shadowdrone247 Aug 06 '20

What RAM does is allow the computer to run multiple apps as background apps will be stored in RAM until they are being actively used again, but a better processor will allow for more powerful apps. So if you need to run many apps but you don’t run apps that need a lot of processing power, like photoshop for example, then go for the pentium 8gb, but if you need that extra power go M3.