•  Date Published: 04 Mar 2021
    • Intel Core i7-1065G7
    • Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7
    • 13.5”, 3K (3000 x 2000), IPS
    • 256GB SSD
    • 8GB LPDDR4x, 3733 MHz
    • 1.64 kg (3.6 lbs)
    5.0
    TOTAL SCORE
    6.6 Portability Good
    9.0 Display EXCEPTIONAL
    4.2 For Work Average
    1.7 For Gaming Bad

    Specs

    • HDD/SSD
    • 256GB SSD
    • RAM
    • 8GB LPDDR4x, 3733 MHz
    • OS
    • Windows 10 Home
    • Dimensions
    • 312 x 232 x 15 ~ 22 mm (12.28" x 9.13" x 0.59")
    • Weight
    • 1.64 kg (3.6 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 2x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD)
    • Card Reader
    • SDXC
    • Wi-Fi
    • 802.11ax
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.0
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5 Combo Jack
    • Features
    • Web camera
    • Full HD
    • Backlit keyboard
    • Microphone
    • Dual far-field Studio Mics
    • Speakers
    • Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos
    • Optical drive
    • Gifts
    • Microsoft Office 365 Home

    Portability

    Microsoft Surface Book 3 (13.5″)
    12.28" x 9.13" x 0.59" Dimensions
    1.64 kg (3.6 lbs) Weight
    Average 13.5-inch laptop
    1.41 kg (3.1 lbs) -14% Weight

    Review

    Microsoft Surface Book 3 in-depth review

    Ever since the first Surface Book was released, Microsoft somewhat reinvented the term "laptop convertible". Instead of offering a 360-degree hinge, which allows you to use the entirety of your laptop as a tablet, they are using a snap-on feature, which ultimately enables you to detach the display from the rest of the machine.Expectedly, this is easier said than done. As you may know, most of the laptop's internals are located in the base - the battery, the processor and the motherboard, as well as pretty much everything else. However, in order to make a notebook of this type, Microsoft had to shuffle things a bit. Instead of inside the base, the processor (Ice Lake CPUs onboard), along with the motherboard, is located inside the display assembly. It also has its own battery.On th[...]

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    Pros

    • The most versatile device out there
    • Detachable display (that houses the CPU)
    • Great keyboard and a decently fast dedicated GPU
    • Two M.2 slots
    • The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level (LM156LF-2F01)
    • Has a high resolution, good contrast ratio and comfortable viewing angles (LM156LF-2F01)
    • Covers 88% of sRGB and has very accurate colors thanks to our Gaming and Web design profile
    • Has an SD card reader, two cameras that can shoot 1080p videos and Supports Wi-Fi 6

    Cons

    • Lacks Thunderbolt and other usable I/O
    • Practically nonupgradable