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- Microsoft's answer to the Apple MacBook is the Surface Laptop, an ultraportable laptop that focuses on comfort and portability but skips most of the tricked-out features found on some high-end Windows notebooks, such as webcam privacy shutters and watchband-style 360-degree hinges.
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Nov 15, 2023 · Here's the different between Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Laptop 5 13.5” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, display, battery, ports, and more.
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- Now Arriving: USB Type-C
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- On The Surface, An Iterative Improvement
The Surface Laptop family is expanding. Originally comprising a lone 13.5-inch model with a unique soft gray "Alcantara fabric" covering its palm rest, the line now includes multiple sizes, color options, configurations, and material choices. The model I'm reviewing here is the Sandstone metal version with a 13.5-inch touch screen and an Intel Core...
Many people who once dashed off emails at their office desktop PC now do so from the corner coffee shop or an airplane tray table, which is why laptop keyboard quality is so important. The Surface Laptop 3 does not disappoint typists, with its sturdy, well-spaced keys that travel a generous 1.3mm before fully depressing with a rich, satisfying thud...
The touch screen itself is one of Microsoft's PixelSense displays, with a resolution of 2,256 by 1,504 pixels that results in a rather unusual 3:2 aspect ratio. Most laptops have wider 16:9 screen ratios, which makes them excellent movie-watching platforms but decreases the amount of vertical space available to scroll through a web page, spreadshee...
The input/output port selection has always been one of the Surface Laptop's key weaknesses, and while the situation has slightly improved with the third generation, it's still far from ideal. The Surface Laptop 3 has a USB Type-C port, unlike its predecessors, which makes connecting to the latest external drives and phone charging cables more conve...
The Surface Laptop 3 configuration reviewed here comes with 16GB of memory and a 256GB solid-state drive, in addition to the 10th Generation "Ice Lake" Intel Core i7-1065G7 processor with four cores and Hyper-Threading support. The base model comes with a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and the same SSD storage capacity. All configurations offer Int...
I benchmarked this version of the Surface Laptop 3 against a few competing ultraportable laptops, whose basic specs appear in the chart below. The Surface Laptop 3 performed slightly worse on most tasks than a similarly configured 15-inch model, which is to be expected since the larger laptop has more room for heat to dissipate and can therefore op...
The 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3 is a modest improvement on a well-designed ultraportable that gets the basics right. People who need to type all day will appreciate the comfortable keyboard and touchpad, and the expanded range of color and material options will help pretty much everyone find a match. The laptop offers decent computing performance an...
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Surface Laptop 3 is thin and light and starts at just 2.76 pounds, so you can take it with you throughout your day. Choose between a 13.5” and 15” screen—depending on what works best for the work you do. Each one is a PixelSense™ Display with touchscreen to give you razor-sharp resolution. Get the performance you need.
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Mar 5, 2020 · Microsoft's Surface Laptop 3 (13.5 inches) combines a refined, premium design with fast performance, making this one of the best portable laptops around.
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Oct 28, 2019 · Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" $ 999. The Good. Outstanding keyboard and trackpad. Sleek design and sturdy build quality. Great everyday performance. The Bad. Below average battery life....
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May 11, 2021 · With the addition of USB Type-C, Wi-Fi 6, and Intel 10th Gen processors the Surface Laptop 3 13.5 delivers a solid follow up to the Surface Laptop 2. Between the optional Alcantara, ...
Discover the Surface Laptop lineup from Microsoft. Find the best Surface laptop for your needs, whether work, play or everything in between.
