Microsoft Unveils Cheapest Surface Laptop Model Starting at $549

Company wants to take larger slice of notebook market with device on sale Oct. 13

Surface Go Laptop
Source: Microsoft Corp.

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By Dina Bass

October 1, 2020 at 9:00 AM EDT

Updated on

October 1, 2020 at 1:42 PM EDT

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Microsoft Corp. unveiled the cheapest-ever model of its Surface laptop, aiming to take a larger share of the lucrative notebook computer market by targeting students and budget shoppers.

The Surface Laptop Go, starting at $549, is smaller and lighter than the company’s other notebooks and has a fingerprint scanner to log in. The device comes in three metallic finishes — ice blue, platinum and a pinkish-gold color that Microsoft calls sandstone, and has 13 hours of battery life and an Intel Corp. processor. Customers can pre-order Thursday ahead of the laptops’ availability on Oct. 13, Surface Vice President Pete Kyriacou said.