Microsoft kills Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go with no replacements planned

Microsoft has stopped making its budget Surface devices — the Surface Go tablet and Surface Laptop Go — and there are no replacements in the pipeline, according to people familiar with the company’s hardware plans.

The two product lines join a growing graveyard of discontinued Microsoft hardware: Surface Studio, Surface Laptop Studio, Surface Duo, Surface Hub, Surface Book, Surface Headphones, and Surface Earbuds. None of them made it.

Windows Central first reported the news, citing anonymous sources. Retailers are still selling through existing inventory, but once stock runs out, there won’t be any replenishment. The decision was made months ago and has nothing to do with the recent DRAM price increases.

When asked for comment, a Microsoft spokesperson pointed reporters to the redesigned Surface website. On the U.S. version of the site, both the Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go have been removed from the top navigation bar.

The Surface Go launched in 2018 as a 10-inch detachable tablet with an Intel Pentium 4415Y processor, 4GB or 8GB of RAM, and up to 128GB of storage. Starting price: $399.

The Surface Laptop Go followed in 2020 — a budget clamshell with a 12.4-inch touchscreen, Intel Core i5-1035G1, up to 8GB of RAM, and up to 256GB of SSD storage. It started at $549.

Neither was ever the hero product for Microsoft’s Surface lineup. But they filled a specific gap: a Microsoft-branded laptop you could buy for under $600. Now that gap just got a lot wider.