Microsoft has officially ended support for the cheapest device in the Surface lineup, the Surface Laptop Go, after just four years. It can still be upgraded to Windows 11 24H2 and the laptop will still receive security updates, but it won’t get any new firmware or driver updates.
The first-generation Surface Laptop Go isn’t just an inexpensive laptop — it’s an extremely inexpensive laptop. In 2020, it launched for just $550, a price tag made possible by its limited RAM and storage, alongside a pretty low-resolution screen.
People had plenty to say about just how limited its specs were, especially since the 4GB of RAM couldn’t even run Windows 10 or Windows 11 smoothly, but it did still have an audience. This was a laptop for people on a really tight budget — and that’s why it’s a shame that support is ending.
Four years isn’t a shockingly short driver and firmware servicing period for laptops, but it is a little less than the average of six years. For Windows-based Surface devices, anything released before January 1, 2021, receives updates for at least four years, and anything released after that date receives at least six years of updates.
This means that if you own a Surface Laptop Go 2 or Surface Laptop Go 3, your updates will continue until 2028 and 2029, respectively.
When people bought the first-gen Surface Laptop Go, they knew they were getting minimum specs — but many likely didn’t realize they were signing up for a minimum support period as well. Not everyone who buys a laptop is interested in upgrading every four or five years — especially since these machines, when looked after, can last for a decade.
Now, however, if any bugs or problems occur between the old firmware and new Windows updates, Surface Laptop Go users will be left hanging. Hopefully, users will still get a few more years of acceptable performance out of their devices before they truly need to upgrade.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.