It Looks Like Microsoft’s Surface Go 3 Is About to Get a Sleek New Paint Job and LTE

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio and Surface Pro 8 stole the highlight from the Surface Go 3 when the corporate revamped its PC portfolio final 12 months, however now there’s one more reason to take a look at the diminutive convertible pill.

Leaker Aggiornamenti Lumia posted photos on Twitter exhibiting the ten.5-inch Surface Go 3 in a brand new matte black end, one much like the colour choice accessible on the Surface Laptop 4.

These look like advertising and marketing photos, suggesting the matte black model might arrive quickly, and an Amazon Germany itemizing already has the system accessible for pre-order with a January 11 launch date. I’ve reached out to Microsoft to substantiate the addition of a matte black shade choice and can replace this text once I hear again.

Based on these leaks, the Surface Go 3 will ship with Intel’s Core i3 processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and LTE. The inclusion of LTE connectivity is an attention-grabbing one as a result of the Surface Go 3 didn’t ship with the function when it arrived final October, although Microsoft has since added an LTE model to its web site, a sold-out $729 config solely accessible with a Core i3. We wouldn’t be shocked if Microsoft quickly provides “Graphite,” the secondary shade accessible on the Surface Pro 8, to its Surface Go 3 on-line configuration software.

It’s good to see Microsoft add extra shade choices to its funds units, particularly the Go 3, a product meant as a journey companion, not only for use in your house workplace. It could not stand out as a lot as a few of the hanging hues accessible on the Surface Laptop 4 however the stealthy matte black shade choice, to me, appears higher than the usual Platinum.

But placing a brand new coat of paint on the Surface Go 3 gained’t resolve a few of the issues we had with the slate, together with its poor battery life and mediocre efficiency. In our blended overview of the Surface Go 3, we known as the pill “a worthy secondary computer for those who have the cash to splurge” however not one thing it is best to use as a main system.

For that, you might flip to the Surface Laptop Studio or Surface Pro 8, or you might wait a couple of months as a result of Microsoft will apparently be launching “multiple product refreshes” all through 2022, The Verge reports. We don’t know which particular units might be up to date, nevertheless it’s secure to imagine a Surface Laptop 5 will arrive with the most recent parts, together with the brand new processors that Intel and AMD launched at CES 2022.