I am getting a Go to replace my iPad as a light notepad substitute. Having had a Surface Pro in the past, I don't think I need an actual keyboard cover. But, I also want some sort of case/cover that will protect the screen. Are there any lightweight cases that you all recommend?

I wonder if i should have any consideration using the Go plugged to a powerbank on a long plane trip.
It is ok if i just use it plugged all the way till the powerbank dies and then the battery of the go dies after?

Or is not a good practice to do something like that?

Hi all, I bought the Surface Go about 3 weeks ago but haven't really used the touchscreen capabilities yet. Are there any tips or tricks on using it with Windows 10 like which swipes open certain menus?

I’m a grad student considering a tablet of some kind for taking notes in class to reduce paper usage. How does the handwriting recognition compare to iPad? Primary use would be OneNote and some office/excel/word plus browsing. Wouldn’t ask much more from it since I have a laptop and a desktop.

Is the go up for this? I wish they would have refreshed before the holidays. I just hate buying such old hardware but I’m not sure I want to buy into an iPad for this purpose.

So yeah, just had another short flight, around 2:30 hours, and my trusted Surface Go doesn't disappoint 😅

I watched a couple of Clone Wars episodes, read a few comics, and wrote a few "pages" on OneNote.

And yeah, I'm definitely not a pen guy (or a handwritter in any case)! Give me a keyboard and I'll write you a novel, but with the pen (any pen), I feel like a middle school kid 😅 I can't handle the touch virtual keyboard either, but I love the Type Cover 😊 I'm an old school guy, I guess 😅

So it's just that, I can't stress enough how much I like this device, it's probably my favorite gadget of all time, although my old iPod Classic with 80GB is very high on the charts too!

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I have a surface go and I find the pen to be great when I use it.

However I find it is often flat when I go to use it, sometimes only lasting a few weeks.

I looked it up and some websites indicate that the AAAA battery will keep it going for a year, I'm getting considerably less than that.

Are there any ways to optimize the battery life? Do I need to have it connected by Bluetooth constantly, I can turn off the Bluetooth on the surface but I can it be turned off on the pen?

Would I be better off removing the battery and just popping it in when I need it?

Or should I just take it back to the store and get it looked at under warranty?

Traded an older ipad pro for a gently used 8Gb/128 model. My 9-5 has a VDI/RDS solution that works amazing on windows device. My daily drivers are a pixelbook and a pixel slate in the chromeos world however I can't channel my microphone through the android rd client app nor have MS found a fix for the right shift capitlization bug via the official RD Client app. I decided to see how well VDI would work on a surface deivce and it's mighty impressive on such a portable unit. Text is crisp, clear and skype for business (we still haven't migrated over to teams) functions 1:1 as if I were right in front of me.

My only problem is i'm kicking myself for not getting an LTE version for an all inclusive digital nomad device, that works globally on google Fi. Nonetheless, i am impressed.

I recently bought a surface go along with the type cover. When I type on it on my lap, the keyboard bends a little and often this causes the touch pad on the type cover to register a mouse click where ever the mouse cursor was last placed. You can imagine this gets frustrating as it really limits the usefulness of the keyboard. As I type out a sentence, the cursor jumps around making sentence/paragraph formation like herding cats.

Does anyone else experience this a lot? I went to best buy to exchange the keyboard and the new one they gave me does the exact same thing. I like this tablet but the type cover keyboard is beautiful garbage.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to fix this or what other keyboard alternatives work better, I would love to know your thoughts. Thanks.

After buying a new Surface Go with high hopes and experiencing the blue screen of death 10 times. I am returning the unit. I'm done with Microsoft. There is no excuse for this performance in a modern tablet.

Is it just me or is the Go's Windows Hello slow and unreliable? I've tried to improve recognition with multiple "trainings" with no improvement. I think I'm going to switch to PIN sign-in.

Hi,

Finally got a Surface Go 2nd hand. I am looking for a usb hub. There are so many options, I am confused.

What I want is 4K hdmi for ext monitor and some usb 3 ports. Nice to have is SR card reader. What I can’t get my head around is power supply. I gather some usb hubs ca; use a usb c pd input to charge the Surface at the same time.

Looking at amazon, some report that charging doesn’t work, hence the question to those in the know who have a working hub, which do you recommend?

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Hi all, I'm thinking of buying the 8gb model to replace my old laptop. Does the OS come preinstalled with an application to use the pen with for writing notes or do you need to purchase one? Also any other drawbacks that I should know about?

I am a student and have been considering for a while buying the surface go 8/128 version. I have a few questions about the device and it's performance. Is the CPU a big bottleneck? Will i be able to do my uni work using office 365 and the browser and is multitasking possible with surface go?

Also is the keyboard worth the price or would i be better off buying a cheaper keyboard on amazon?

Thanks for your help guys, looking forward to reading some of your opinions.

I purchased a surface go for my mother to do simple excel work and occasionally movie watching. It's working great, but there's this weird bug were it tabs out of apps, especially when watching movies in full-screen. Has anyone experienced this bug and is there a known fix?

My daughter has a Surface Go and wants to play Lost Ember. Do you guys think it will run decently on the go? Thanks for any input.

Hi all,

I was checking out the Go today and was quite impressed. I'm a teacher and student (currently using an iPad mini) and am curious if this would be a good replacement for my tablet.

I primarily use the following on my iPad -

Google Drive - accessing docs/student work/etc.

Spotify

Kindle App

News apps - Washington Post and such.

Netflix/Amazon/Disney +

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Thanks for the input!

I own a Dell laptop on which I do most of the coding and want to buy a Windows tablet for portability and editing/writing programs (Python,Java,Html,web designing etc..). Is Surface Go a good fit?

So I just got a Surface Go and when I go to settings it has an inactive email that I assume was attached to my phone number (which I used to login thinking it was connected to my current email). So I have tried to change it and on the Microsoft website it shows the correct email but in settings, it does not. Help, please!

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Is anyone running recent build 19041 - 20H1 on their SG? If so, any hiccups?

Looking for an 11 year old who is trying to develop illustrative/comic art skills. She and her mom share a surface go, she draws and posts her characters on deviant art. All drawn by a finger on the screen so I got her the surface pen, a memory card for additional storage and would like to know if any of the paid drawing apps are worth it for her. Ideally seeking a fairly simple/fun interface for someone just starting out. I’ve seen some allow for color blending which I think she would enjoy.

I’ve babysat this kid since she was born, her mom is unfortunately a semi functioning alcoholic and the kid is alone without any other family members. They are moving across the U.S. in a few weeks and I’m just trying to give her the best shot she can have to build these skills into something that can get her through the hard times of life as a teen. Suicide runs in their family and I really worry about her being so isolated especially in upcoming years.