Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)

It's a fully featured PC that's the same size and weight as any apple or android tablet. And cheaper. Say goodbye to phone o/s and app stores, and hello to full feature software and peripherals. Just one design flaw, and it's a big one. The single USBC port is not Thunderbolt. So if you use those 7 in 1 hubs, computer work is fine but even a single tv video output chops at 1080p. Instead there is this crazy magnetic strip connector thing, complete with flashing lights on the cable. It's used for optional charging, and only the $200 MS branded dock supporting dual monitors. Proprietary connectors are just astonishing these days. So if you want to be able to connect to a TV and stream video, be warned

This device is very limited by its processing power, if order to search the web you have to use Edge otherwise you can experience lag on the device. The form factor and the battery like is perfect. The build quality of the device is also superior. Just lacking performance for me.

I got the i3 8GB memory 128GB SSD Platinum version, which at the time of this review is the top of the line model sold on Amazon.THE GOODIt's physically beautiful. It's sleek, thin, lightweight. The glass feels great and the back looks amazing. Probably the best looking Microsoft product I've seen.I was very happy to be able to get a very small tablet that ran a real operating system. iPads and Android tablets just don't cut it sometimes when you need to run real desktop software. If you want a small tablet that runs full Windows, this one does it.Windows 11 looks amazing. I'm mostly a Mac guy having left Windows after MS messed around with the start button and tiles with Windows 8. I had tried to come back a couple times here and there, but 8 and 10 seemed so dated after having switched to Mac. Windows 11 changes that for me and makes me open to coming back to Windows. It's beautiful and modern. They've removed a lot of the old Control Panel options that came from XP a long time ago, so that's good. Some are still there I discovered, but for the most part settings is greatly improved.... Windows 11 is great, but not great enough to make this tablet a keeper.THE BADReally, Microsoft? A goofy proprietary charger? Not sure if the USB-C port just doesn't take a charge or if mine is defective, but I couldn't get a charge with my MacBook Pro USB-C charger/cable or Samsung S21 Ultra charger. Instead, mine only charges with MS's proprietary charger which means now I'm hauling around yet another charger and cable wherever I go instead of just one USB-C charger for all devices.I could almost live with that inconvenience, but what I can't live with is the speed. I understand that there are other Surfaces that have better/faster specs, but they are also bigger. I wanted a small and capable Windows tablet, but alas this one is only small.This may be an unfair comparison, so take this with a grain of salt, but I happened to get a new iPad Mini 6 the same day. I unboxed and fired up both at the same time and was up and running on the iPad in a quarter of the time even with Apple's annoying Apple ID Fort-Knox password verifications. The Surface was slow out of the gate. At first I thought the touch screen didn't work because when prompted for the usual username stuff, the keyboard would not appear..... oh wait, it did.... just 2-3 seconds AFTER taping on the text box.I thought maybe I was doing something wrong since I've never used Windows tablet before, but eventually it became apparent that the tablet was so extremely slow that even typing text would have serious lag.Then there's the usual and annoying Windows updates. Oh well, just part of the ecosystem, but geez! It took 45 minutes from unboxing to being able to even check out the desktop.I downloaded some desktop stock brokerage programs and they took forever to open. So slow. These aren't super resource heavy programs like Photoshop. They are fairly simple, yet they were just too slow to be usable for quick stock market trading.CONCLUSIONSo beautiful but just too slow for me. The touchscreen seems finicky and programs take forever to load and use. If MS comes out with a supped up version of this, I would definitely take another look. But if this is as fast as it can run, it's a hard pass. I'd hate to see the tablets with lesser processors.Buy if speed isn't a concern. Pass if you value your time.

It does its job for most corporate usage. If you plan to use this for other purposes, would not advise to get this model specs, go instead with other laptops.

I decided to get the i3 version, and it arrived before the type cover did. So I got to first experience it without the keyboard that every single YouTuber just slaps onto the thing and proceeds to review it as if it was a gaming laptop because OF COURSE you can't do anything without the type cover...The reality is, Windows Setup was plenty easy to do with just the touch screen. Not only that, but I actually use it without the type cover most of the time. Windows 11 will pop up a keyboard on screen when you tap a text box if you don't have one connected, just like Android and iPadOS. I bought this to replace an old Android tablet that hasn't been supported in years, and the iPad just doesn't cut it.My only real complaint with it is battery life. Battery life is better than most Windows laptops, but not as good as an ARM-based device. Battery Saver helps a lot, and I have mine set to default to using Battery Saver whenever its unplugged. I also recommend turning off anything that starts at boot. I get about 5-6 hours by doing this, and it charges quickly.There is also some lag, but for a tablet that can do this much in this form factor, and can double as a true laptop, I am OK with that. All in all, if you're looking for a tablet that can do more than the iPad Air, this is a solid choice.

These tablets (and their associated accessories, specifically the ms pen and ms kb) are amazing. I have i3 8gb and I'm able to run docker vms and do software development on the thing. Runs the ubuntu 'app' well. Left it on my car roof and it flow off into the street from 6' high and then actually got RUN OVER by a camry (front wheel) and was fine. For actual real. I use a standard pyrex screen protector, which broke into a million pieces but the surface screen and the keyboard work there is only SLIGHT damage to the back of the keyboard. These tablets are a life saver if you want a reasonably priced tablet that has full PC capabilities (albeit a little slow) in an ultra-portable, ultra-tough form. Thank you MS!

I was looking for a main laptop for college. I dont need anything powerful because I do not photoshop, edit videos, or code. I love the surface pen (not included) and using it with this tablet-laptop. Perfect for my basic needs, although battery life isnt as good as chromebooks that last 10+ hours. However I know it would at least get me through 2 classes without having to charge it. The keyboard is a must. The screen size sounds too small but its just a little smaller than a notebook, perfect for me anyway. The portability is what attracted me to this instead of the Surface Pro series

I have used this for over a year now and it still work as the first day, very lightweight (without the keyboard case of course) and works with all the accessories.