Surface Go 3

Microsoft

Surface Go 3

179 positive 4 neutral 54 negative

Based on 237 Reddit mentions

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Surface (Pro) 12in: Where have you been all my life?

This is the feedback I'm interested in. This obviously is a spec downgrade from the 11, but the size makes it a competitive, distinct change in usability. Surface Pros are far too big to really use as a handheld tablet, and surface go was too small to use as a laptop (and sucked as a tablet due to i

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MojoPinnacle in r/Surface

May 26, 2025 9:58 PM

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Actual size comparison this time: MacBook 12-inch, Surface Pro 12-inch, and Surface Go

The Surface Go is the perfect size tablet, until you try to type on it, haha. The Surface Go Type Cover is easily one of the best mobile keyboards, but it is very cramped. Some people have a hard time getting used to it. The 12-in model should avoid all that, but it is clearly not as compact.

SilverseeLives in r/Surface

May 21, 2025 10:03 PM

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Surface fans: How do you view the Surface brand in 2026?

Who else makes high quality and compact Windows tablets? My Surface Go 3 and Surface 12-inch fill that niche.

EJ_Tech in r/Surface

May 6, 2026 3:45 PM

5

Recommendations for CSP-compatible tablet 'on the road'

For this sort of thing, I use a Microsoft Surface 3, which is a 10.8" tablet that runs Windows 10. This is a rather old model, which is both good and bad: none of them have fresh batteries (which are nearly impossible to replace), but they're also available pretty cheaply. It's under-powered, so it

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JasonAQuest in r/ClipStudio

April 1, 2026 12:04 AM

5

What do you think about your Surface?

Have a Surface Go 3. Had some mishaps with the pen at first, but got it replaced and it was smooth sailing afterwards. Except for the battery - can't get more than 4-5 hours out of it, even at low power. Can't wait for an updated Surface Go with an ARM chip - the size, portability, and price are per

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Greedy_Switch_6991 in r/Surface

May 24, 2025 6:16 PM

9

Surface Apps are a joke

The Amazon App Store was nearly a desert for the short time it was there. And Google didn't collaborate with Microsoft on the WSA then - doubt they have an incentive to collaborate now. Though to be fair, it always advertised itself as a laptop-first device - all the ads they used to do included the

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Greedy_Switch_6991 in r/Surface

June 21, 2025 7:56 AM

8

Can't do it any more

All 5 tablets? Maybe time to buy a better access point? I use Unifi and have not had problems on a Surface Go, Surface 7 and Surface Pro 12.

liepzigzeist in r/Surface

June 25, 2025 3:03 PM

7

Bought a Surface Pro and immediately installed Linux on it lol

This is the way. I actually have a Surface Go 3 that I use for a tablet/travel system running Solus Plasma and love it. It upsets my brother-in-law who works for Microsoft, so bonus.

0riginal-Syn in r/kde

April 3, 2026 3:22 PM

4

How can i live with bare minimum

My 'tablet' is a surface go 2 with 8GB ram running Fedora KDE Plasma and it's just fine. Granted I'm just doing lite stuff but everything runs fine.

rlindsley in r/archlinux

December 23, 2025 5:20 PM

4

Laptop recommendations -aside from the Mac Neo

Dell Latitude 5440. 5540 if you want the bigger screen. 5440s start at $250 on eBay here in the US, in a usable configuration (16gb of ram, 256gb SSD) and many are still under original manufacturer warranty. The ram and SSD on these are upgradeable and replaceable. Dell is decent overall on battery

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Cory5413 in r/laptops

March 20, 2026 11:05 PM

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