New Microsoft Surface Go Appears To Have A Battery Problem, Out Performed By Acer Chromebook

Microsoft’s Surface Go, which the Company is hoping to use up against the highly popular Acer Chrombook’s at Australian schools appears to have a battery problem with several reviewers including Toms Hardware describing the battery life as “not so great”.

The 8GB version which is priced at $838 has a Pentium 4415Y CPU, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD storage. This is pricey when compared with the Acer Chromebook offering which is faster and delivers a full days battery life.

The device which has a small 10-inch screen with 3:2 aspect ratio puts out on average 404 nits of brightness and 129 percent of the sRGB colour gamut which Toms Hardware makes for a slightly abnormal 1800 x 1200 resolution.

During a standard battery test, which continuously browses the web, runs graphics tests and streams video over Wi-Fi, and the Surface Go endured for 6:06. The mainstream laptop average is 7:26 and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro ran for 10:07.

The Acer Chromebook R11s which is half the price of the Microsoft offering, has an 11.6-inch, 1,366 x 768 resolution, touch-enabled display and the battery life on average is 11 hours.

Microsoft has chosen a minimalist design The hinge on the Go is big and sturdy, and it incorporates an Alcantara keyboard. The only issue is the bezels, which thick, and very noticeable around such a small screen.

Harvey Norman has the 4GB version for pre order at $598 and the 4GB version for $838. It will be available on August 28 in Australia.

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David Richards has been writing about technology for more than 30 years. A former Fleet Street journalist, he wrote the Award Winning Series on the Federated Ships Painters + Dockers Union for the Bulletin that led to a Royal Commission. He is also a Logie Winner for Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism with a story called The Werribee Affair. In 1997, he built the largest Australian technology media company and prior to that the third largest PR company that became the foundation company for Ogilvy PR. Today he writes about technology and the impact on both business and consumers.