

Despite that 4GB of RAM, the base configuration is still tempting, because it would be a brilliant secondary laptop. But, whether you’re buying for business, home use or a mix of both, it’s price and portability that appeal here. Microsoft also hopes to lure business customers with the promise of replaceable parts, but a one-year warranty and the fact that components such as memory are embedded on the board don’t really make this a selling point.

The idea is that you have a protected “boot path” that will spot compromised firmware, but all big laptop makers offer something similar you can decide for yourself by reading Microsoft’s documentation. Microsoft is keen to push this laptop’s other security features, making much of the fact that this is a “Secured-core PC”. 80% Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 review: Basic but brilliant
