Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Computing
  3. Deals

Score the new Microsoft Surface Go tablet PC for $499 on Amazon

By
Add as a preferred source on Google
Microsoft Surface Go Review
Rich Shibley/Digital Trends

Still deciding whether to buy a laptop or a tablet? Thanks to 2-in-1 devices, you get to enjoy both in a single unit. One of the most reasonably priced options on the market right now is the Microsoft Surface Go. Normally $549, Amazon slashes its price down to $499. This deal applies to the Intel Pentium variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.

The Microsoft Surface Go combines the convenience of a touchscreen, the portability of a tablet, and the performance of a laptop in one device. Lightweight and compact, it’s well suited to bring around for school, work, or travel.

Buy Now

One of the headline features of the Surface Go is its ability to be used in a variety of ways. There’s the Tablet mode for intuitive interaction, the Studio mode for a perfect writing or drawing angle, and the Laptop mode for extensive typing tasks (Type Cover not included). You can also use it with the Surface Pen and Surface Mobile Mouse (sold separately) for creative work and full-on productivity.

Measuring 10 inches and weighing just a little over a pound, this 2-in-1 tablet is the smallest and lightest Surface to date. Thick bezels surround a stunning screen that uses a PixelSense technology. Its 1,900 x 1,200-pixel resolution may not compare to that of the iPad, but it’s high enough to keep text sharp and images color-accurate. Whether you’re binge-watching, surfing the web, or working, the display is rich and attractive.

At the core of this Surface Go is an Intel Pentium 4415Y processor. This chipset can handle conventional applications like Microsoft Word and Photoshop Express just fine. Performing a single task is buttery smooth, although you’ll likely experience a few stutters or choppiness for web-based workflows. Games like Minecraft and Asphalt also run OK, but anything that requires heavier graphics is out of the question.

The Microsoft Surface Go runs a full version of Windows 10 (in S mode) which makes it very close to replacing a traditional laptop. It works flawlessly with all Microsoft Office apps, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. What’s more, you can utilize the 1TB OneDrive cloud storage for keeping videos, photos, and other documents. Score the 8GB variant of this ultra-portable tablet computer on Amazon for only $499.

Looking for more savings? Browse through our curated deals page for the latest discounts on MacBooks, Chromebooks, 2-in-1 devices and more.

Erica Katherina
Erica Katherina
Former Digital Trends Contributor
I find deals and write about them to help Digital Trends’ readers save on quality tech products.
AI bots are a hit across the hotel biz, and if they feel creepy, you’re not alone: Study
Hotel booking chatbots are creeping out customers, but there's a simple fix that can make a difference.
Isometric Ai assistant and bubble speech, 3D illustration

If you have ever tried to book a hotel online and found yourself unsettled by the AI chatbot trying to help you, science has your back. New study from Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences confirms that hotel booking chatbots are genuinely creeping people out, and it is actually hurting bookings.

What is giving hotel chatbots their creep factor?

Read more
Pope says AI must be disarmed and shouldn’t dominate humanity. We’re going the opposite way.
The Pope just dropped his first encyclical, and AI companies should probably read it.
Pope Leo XIV signing his first encyclical

Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical on May 15, the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's Rerum novarum. The document, Magnifica humanitas, was published on May 25 and addresses one of the defining challenges of our time: artificial intelligence and its impact on humanity.

The core message isn't anti-technology. The Pope is clear that technology is neither a threat nor inherently evil. However, he does say that technology is never neutral, because it takes on the values of those who build, fund, and control it. That's where things get interesting.

Read more
I built an offline Grammarly alternative and turned it into a Mac app without any coding
It lives in a browser tab. It's a Chrome extension. It's also a Mac app. Claude built it for me in all three flavors.
Grammarly alternative built using Claude.

I wrote this entire article while seated on an airplane experiencing unusually high turbulence. The software I used to spell-check and grammatically sanitize the draft was built at an airport. The language engine is running entirely on my Mac, fully offline, fixing all my typos and removing the double spaces while I mash the keyboard and sip a sugar-bomb coffee. 

Also, I don't know how to code. I didn't write a single line of code, and yet, the Mac software I am using right now looks classier and feels snappier than Grammarly ever did. Grammarly, if you don't know, is one of the most popular apps for spelling and grammar checking on the planet. So, how did I do it? I asked Claude. I narrated my wish, it asked my preferences, and in less than 30 minutes, I built myself a no-internet Grammarly replacement while also avoiding the "yet-another-subscription" curse.

Read more