Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 12.4" 8QC-00037 Ice Blue
CPU Intel Core i5 1135G
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 12.4" 1536x1024
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home 64-bit
Weight 1.1 kg
Battery 41 Wh
30 Overall Score
Price $699
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong compact (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average screen (10th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1135G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 12.4" |
| Resolution | 1536 |
| Brightness | 330 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.5 lbs |
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home 64-bit |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 12.4" 8QC-00037 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1135G | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 12.4" 1536x1024 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home 64-bit | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | - | 70 | 57 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 12.4" 8QC-00037 | 22.5 | 18.5 | 14.4 | 35 | 9.6 | 96.6 | 9.2 | 78.6 | 7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 81.8 | 18.5 | 59.5 | 72.9 | 99.4 | 67.7 | 89.9 | 96.2 | 85.9 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.3 | 79.8 | 99.8 | 77.3 | 89.4 | 92.8 | 81.4 | 58.2 | 94.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 93.2 | 92 | 94.8 | 90.3 | 94.5 | 78.6 | 82.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 58.2 | 85 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
Price
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