Is there a better 2-in-1 laptop than the Surface Go < 600?

[Salamander00]

hey guys, looking for alternatives to the Surface Go same price point or even under 600 dollars if possible, for uni so portability is a plus, mostly for use as reading device, some basic programing and web browsing, any recommendations?.

[Mira Yurizaki]

Is there a reason it has to be a 2-in-1?

[genexis_x]

Surface Go is mediocre imo - slow CPU and the usual Surface shit - non-upgradeable RAM, glued together, bad QC...only good things are the tablet form factor and good display. If you don't need these 2 then stay away from it

[Salamander00]

10 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

Is there a reason it has to be a 2-in-1?

portability, my conmute is about 1 hour and a half every day,  I already carry a shitton of books, so something light weight and low profile(around my uni is not in the safest neighborhood in the city)  would be appreciated. Also being able to unload some books for the digital version and use the tablet mode sounds good to me.

[iamdarkyoshi]

1 minute ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Surface Go is mediocre imo - slow CPU and the usual Surface shit - non-upgradeable RAM, glued together, bad QC...only good things are the tablet form factor and good display. If you don't need these 2 then stay away from it

I work in a PC repair shop and honestly every surface device ever released is complete and utter garbage. They are so anti-repair, it makes apple look good. Seriously, even the bottom cover for the keyboard on the 2 in 1 surface laptop thing is glued on.

 

I'd personally pick up dell's ryzen 2 in 1. Best buy has it for 500$ right now and it's fast enough to do basic gaming

[Jrdi]

Look into the Lenovo Flex 14? Ryzen 5 3rd gen, 8GB RAM, NVME SSD & Pen for around $550.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Convertible-Touchscreen-Processor-Graphics/dp/B07PB5M8DS

[Salamander00]

9 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

I work in a PC repair shop and honestly every surface device ever released is complete and utter garbage. They are so anti-repair, it makes apple look good. Seriously, even the bottom cover for the keyboard on the 2 in 1 surface laptop thing is glued on.

 

I'd personally pick up dell's ryzen 2 in 1. Best buy has it for 500$ right now and it's fast enough to do basic gaming

I mean, I get what you are saying, but I am worried about the bulkyness of the form factor. I for sure would prefer a mid range regular lap, or a more bulky 2-in-1, but 1 and a half

hours of conmute souds complicated with  something like that.

[Salamander00]

6 minutes ago, Jrdi said:

Look into the Lenovo Flex 14? Ryzen 5 3rd gen, 8GB RAM, NVME SSD & Pen for around $550.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Convertible-Touchscreen-Processor-Graphics/dp/B07PB5M8DS

checking on it it looks surprisingly good, I wonder how difficult would be to upgrade the sdd.

[Jrdi]

1 hour ago, Salamander00 said:

checking on it it looks surprisingly good, I wonder how difficult would be to upgrade the sdd.

Looks simple https://www.windowscentral.com/how-upgrade-ssd-your-lenovo-ideapad-flex-14?amp