Is the best budget-friendly laptop ever making a comeback?
Microsoft’s “special event” on September 21 in New York City is rumored to be a new hardware-heavy event, with many speculating the launch of new devices like the Surface Go 4, Surface Laptop Studio 2, and possibly even the Surface Laptop Go 3.
If the rumors are true, this could prove to be an exciting event, considering that the Go, Laptop Studio, and the Laptop Go lines haven’t seen much movement in the recent year or so.
The Surface Laptop Go, in particular, hasn’t really gotten the attention it deserves since the release of the Surface Laptop Go 2 back in June 2022 – a huge shame since it’s an exemplary notebook that proves that a budget laptop can have premium features. But June 2023 came and went without a peep from Microsoft about the line, leaving many to ask if it’s decided to discontinue it.
With many still trying to recover from the cost of living crisis, now’s the best time for Microsoft to resurrect one of the best budget laptops we’ve seen – and reinvent it in a manner that keeps all the ways that made it great in the first place. That means we’d like to see this alleged Surface Laptop Go 3 touting excellent build quality and stylish design but with an improved webcam, and an even better and higher resolution display so that the line can reclaim its best touchscreen laptop status.
So, the question isn’t just whether or not the Surface Laptop Go 3 is going to make its much-deserved comeback in 2023. It’s also, will Microsoft reinvent it enough to compete with all the best laptop offerings out there?
Here’s what we think.Surface Laptop Go 3: cut to the chase
What is it? The next Surface Laptop Go installment
When is it out? Possibly Q3 2023
What will it cost? Likely slightly more than the Laptop Go 2Surface Laptop Go 3: Price and release date
The original Surface Laptop Go, which hit the shelves back in October 1, 2020, started at a nice and affordable $549 / £549 / AU$999, which offered an i5, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage, which was certainly good enough for people who didn’t need a powerful notebook and wanted a budget option.
