Microsoft’s Floor Laptop computer Go 2 might be on the cusp of arriving, going by a retailer itemizing for the machine that briefly appeared on-line.
The Verge (opens in new tab) noticed {that a} Korean retailer posted a product web page for the Floor Laptop computer Go 2, spilling the spec particulars, however that itemizing has since been taken down as is often the case when such leaks are reported.
This tells us – tentatively – that it appears like Microsoft might be about to introduce a sequel to the laptop computer, with the itemizing indicating that pre-orders would open on June 2, in simply a few days.
The spec particulars, if right, present that Microsoft has determined to run with an Eleventh-gen Intel Core i5 CPU for the Go 2 – the Core i5-1135G7 to be exact – alongside as much as 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
There’s additionally point out of a greater webcam for this mannequin, and a claimed battery lifetime of as much as 13.5 hours (that’s a contact greater than the 13 hours claimed for the unique Laptop computer Go).
Evaluation: All the things appears to be lining up for an imminent launch
Apart from the talked about minor {hardware} modifications, the broad design appears prefer it stays the identical – so that is extra of a light-touch refresh of the Floor Laptop computer Go, which is strictly what well-known Microsoft rumor peddler Zac Bowden predicted not so way back.
Certainly, the specs line up with what Bowden reckoned we’ll see from the Floor Laptop computer Go 2, together with that the top-tier model will characteristic 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage. (The entry-level model wasn’t proven by the Korean retailer, however is anticipated to stay with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, with pricing purportedly to remain the identical because the Floor Laptop computer Go, that means it’ll begin from $549 / £549 / AU$999).
Provided that the rumors marry properly with this leak, and a sequel to the Laptop computer Go is smart by way of the machine being usually well-received, it appears doubtless that we may see the Floor Laptop computer Go 2 emerge, and really quickly if the retailer is true with that pre-order date. Bowden pinned his theorizing on a June launch because the almost certainly timeframe, so once more, that matches.
The potential disappointment may are available in that this appears to be a fairly minor improve, though there’s no doubting that an Eleventh-gen slightly than Tenth-gen Intel CPU will assist pep up efficiency, which was one of many downsides of the unique Floor Laptop computer Go as we highlighted in our evaluate. Plus if pricing stays precisely the identical, as is rumored, we are able to’t complain too a lot about what we’ll be getting for the cash with the Go 2.
Sadly, our different moan in regards to the lack of a backlit keyboard doesn’t appear like it’ll be fastened with the Go 2, not less than not if the retail itemizing is true, as there was no point out of any backlighting current.
Watch this house, as they are saying, as a result of we shouldn’t have lengthy to attend in any respect to seek out out whether or not Microsoft is about to spring a brand new Floor Laptop computer Go 2 on the pocket book world.
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