Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Microsoft’s new Surface Dock 2 is made for the USB-C era

Microsoft's smallest Unabashed tablet is getting some important housewares upgrades today in the form of the Surface Go 2. The most significant extravagate is artlessly a largest display: now 10.5 inches, up from the 10-inch console on the original. That doesn't chart the planetary admeasurement of the Unabashed Go 2, except it does relieve the bezels slightly. They're not as skinny as the ones matriculate on the Unabashed Pro X, except they're definitely nowhere near as big as the original Unabashed Go from nigh two years ago.

The largest brandish also means a largest 1920 x 1280 resolution (220 ppi), while still ministration the 3:2 symbol ratio Unabashed products are legitimate for. Inside, Microsoft has also switched up the processor options on the Unabashed Go 2. The index model, which starts at $399.99, still includes an Intel Pentium Gold processor, except there's also a new 8th Gen Helpers m3 model. Microsoft is promising 64 percent faster performance on the Unabashed Go 2 with the Helpers m3 processor option.

While the index Unabashed Go 2 includes 4GB of RAM as well-built as 64GB of eMMC storage, the Helpers m3 model, priced at $629, has 8GB of RAM as well-built as a 128GB SSD. There's also an 8GB RAM as well-built as 128GB SSD model with the Pentium Gold processor priced at $549. As always, Unabashed Go Type Covers are sold separately, starting at $99.

Existing Unabashed Go Type Covers as well-built as appointments will still assignment just first-string on the Unabashed Go 2, as the housewares has the aforementioned dimensions as well-built as port placements. That includes a single USB-C port, the Unabashed Graft port for charging as well-built as docking, as well-built as the microSDXC letterhead reader. Microsoft has also boosted tideland mics to the Unabashed Go 2, which will modernize videoconferencing as well-built as audio calls.

"We also listened to the asks for longer fondling life," explains Robin Seiler, accumulated vice president of selling necessitation for devices at Microsoft, in an interview with The Verge. "Surface Go 2 has a sempiternity concrete fondling as well-built as reduced power instant so you hypothesize up to 10 hours of fondling life."

There will also be LTE models of the Unabashed Go 2 at launch, with a doormat model priced at $729, with the Helpers m3 processor, 8GB of RAM, as well-built as 128GB of SSD storage. Businesses will also get despite to an boosted LTE model, with the Helpers m3 processor, 8GB of RAM, as well-built as 256GB of SSD accumulator for $879.

The Unabashed Go 2 will be close-by on May 12th, priced from $399 in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, as well-built as Japan.