Ali promises to use the Microsoft Surface Go 2 for two or three weeks and report back (2020)
promise · status: open (no report in 2020–2024) · last event: promised (2020-05-15) · owner: Ali
About: Microsoft Surface Go 2
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-15 | promised | Ali promises to try using the Microsoft Surface Go 2 for the next two or three weeks and report back. | Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 00:12:26 |
What is said about it
11 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — Ali's first impression of the Microsoft Surface Go 2 is that it is quite cute and nicer than he expected. — 00:02:46
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — Ali finds the Surface Go 2's trackpad a bit poor: it feels like a Windows trackpad rather than a Mac or iPad Pro one. — 00:02:46
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — Ali bought the Pentium model of the Surface Go 2 because the models with the newer Intel processor were out of stock in the UK. — 00:04:24
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — Ali: Carrying the Surface Go 2 feels to Ali like carrying a notebook, while his 12.9-inch iPad Pro with keyboard feels like a hefty laptop; on first impressions he would prefer to carry the Surface. — 00:04:56
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — Ali finds the Surface Go 2's screen all right but not as nice as the iPad Pro's, with pretty huge bezels. — 00:05:44
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — Ali thinks the Surface Go 2 has a 1920 by 1080 resolution on a 10.5-inch screen, similar to the budget iPad. (hedged) — 00:05:44
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — Ali: Even on first setup, when a device should be blazing fast, Ali is frustrated by the speed of the Pentium Surface Go 2: it is always a little sluggish. — 00:06:13
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — Ali: Scrolling on the Surface Go 2 has a slight input lag, Ali says, while a Mac's Magic Trackpad and the iPad's 120 hertz screen make you feel in control with basically no lag. — 00:10:21
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — Ali plans to take the Surface Go 2 to work for the next two or three weeks to see how it fits into his workflow. — 00:10:53
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — recommendation: Ali: Going by other tech reviewers, among them The Verge's first-impressions review calling it fairly slow, Ali would probably not recommend the Microsoft Surface Go 2. (hedged) — 00:11:22
- 2020-05-15 · Apple Fanboy Reacts to Microsoft Surface Go 2 — Ali thinks the Surface Go 2's base price is $399, about the same as the budget iPad, and like the iPad it comes without a keyboard, pen or case. (hedged) — 00:11:22