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Supplier part number and sample measurements are excluded.","screen_surface":"Specifications Display row explicitly glossy: yes. Common display assembly scope as panel_type. No measured results from its 8 GB/256 GB Ice Blue sample imported.","ram_upgradeable":"Performance section explicitly all models only differ in working memory and SSD capacity, and memory is soldered and cannot be upgraded. Does not state an exact 128 GB board memory rate or channel topology.","touchpad_type":"Notebookcheck Input Devices names ClickPad and clicking. Profesional Review explicitly describes integrated buttons with minimal physical travel and quiet clicking. Common Platinum 104 English US fingerprint C-Cover N1X-00018 is identified in maker service guide printed page 14."}},{"url":"https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/surface/surface-laptop-go-2-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["storage_pcie_gen","keyboard_backlight"],"notes":{"storage_pcie_gen":"What is new list explicitly 128/256 GB PCIe 3.0 SSD. Installed-drive generation, not a claim that the physical slot supports no newer generation. The measured 256 GB drive performance is excluded.","keyboard_backlight":"Keyboard section explicitly no backlighting in this generation, corroborated by Notebookcheck. 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