In some ways, though, this selection is better than it sounds. Otherwise, the experience of hammering out paragraphs feels pleasantly close to that of any grown-up Surface Laptop, thanks also in part to the firm switch mechanism.

In any case, the only actual key we’d say is undersized is Backspace. and it’s only about a centimetre and a half narrower.

In a recent briefing, Microsoft described the Surface Laptop Go as having a “full-sized” keyboard - which sounded fanciful given its compact 12.4in screen size and the inevitable chassis-shrinking that would result.įortunately, while the keyboard is very slightly compressed - and lacking any backlighting, which is a shame - it’s not going to take much adjustment to get comfortable with: we compared it to the 13.3in Huawei MateBook 13’s keyboard. Microsoft Surface Laptop Go review: Keyboard and trackpad That’s not to say they’re particularly good, as the upwards-firing drivers definitely lack bass, but their clarity is fine and you can crank up the volume without distortion.

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