Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 12.4" Surface Laptop Go 3 Platinum 2023
CPU Intel Core i5 1235U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 12.4" 1536x1024
GPU ARM Mali-T604
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.1 kg
48 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong compact (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average screen (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average port (22th percentile)
- Below average ram (23th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
85/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | ARM Mali-T604 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 12.45" |
| Resolution | 1536 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 12.4" Surface Laptop Go 3 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 128 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2000 | 4096 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 12.4" 1536x1024 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3200x2000 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | ARM Mali-T604 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 100 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 12.4" Surface Laptop Go 3 | 37.2 | 71.9 | 23.1 | 21.7 | 9.3 | 96.5 | 18.7 | 77.6 | 78.6 | 94.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.9 | 18.5 | 99.5 | 79.5 | 99 | 67.3 | 98.6 | 77.6 | 96.2 | 87.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 89.9 | 98.2 | 58.2 | 97.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.7 | 89.1 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 10.8 | 98.6 | 77.6 | 78.6 | 88.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 93.9 | 58.2 | 85 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 0 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
Usage Scores
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