This is what Microsoft will sell you for £650

[chazzy2501]

The Surface GO4 with 128GB storage and the keyboard... (a £90 option) 

 

This tablet took almost a full hour to just to configure Windows (not install) and to join the domain... I've got 10 more of these! FML..  What dog poop. a 5 year old apple ipad would smoke this thing.

 

Here it is barely eeking a win from a mobile dual core released in 2012.... 

 

[DalekSec]

Meanwhile you can get an M4 Mac Mini for cheaper than this  

[chazzy2501]

Aww jeeebus... This was the EX VAT price.... £766.80 all in for this.... Just epically poor value. (when management demand a tablet because it HAD to have a rear camera)

 

I can't believe anyone from Microsoft ever gave a few of these to normal people and asked them to set one up and watch the rage and frustration of this over priced, slow as 5hits, thing as it strips joy from their lives and go "yeah, great, ship it like that!" 

 

 

Edited September 8, 2025 by chazzy2501
front rear, matters for some.

[3s-gtech]

It’s not good. 6W TDP is always going to be tough with an OS as bulky as Windows 11 is (and it’s a RAM-hungry pig).

 

I’ve had my fill of Surface machines. Won’t touch them now.

[MisterTechMan]

That's not far off what I've just paid for a batch of the new 12" Surface Pro with Snapdragon! Which are great btw. 

 

[chazzy2501]

15 hours ago, MisterTechMan said:

That's not far off what I've just paid for a batch of the new 12" Surface Pro with Snapdragon! Which are great btw. 

 

Do these domain? asking for a friend

[ovenchips]

The Intel N- chips are Atom's all over again in all but name, great for small single use machines like a NAS .etc, but terrible for virtually anything else.

[MisterTechMan]

23 minutes ago, chazzy2501 said:

Do these domain? asking for a friend

They do - not had any issues so far, with some being fully Intune and some Hybrid. 

[jmak]

1 hour ago, chazzy2501 said:

Do these domain? asking for a friend

I'm running a Dell latitude which is domain joined and it's fine. Obviously can't be imaged with MDT as the arboriculture isn't supported. Also won't run Active Directory management. 

 

We have just joined a Surface Pro to the domain with no issues and it does look nice. Our user insisted on the Snapdragon Elite processor which made it a bit more expensive. 

My Latitude was cheaper than the i5 version and the battery really lasts a day and a half, even with Teams meetings.