The Surface Book 3 comes with a shiny mirrored Microsoft logo stamped right in the middle of the lid. The only real change made to the design was from the first to second generation when a USB Type-C port was added to the base.Īs is almost always the case from computers to cars, the branding is one of the sexiest parts of the device. The original Surface Book was a bit thinner and lighter, which actually matches the Core i5 model of the Book 3, and that changed with the Performance Base model. Nothing has changed, as the dimensions and weight are identical to the Surface Book 2. If you've ever seen a Surface Book before, then you've seen the Surface Book 3. Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)ĥ.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD videoĨ.0MP rear-facing auto-focus camera with 1080p HD videoįront-facing stereo speakers with Dolby AtmosĮnterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in (1) Surface Connect (one on base and one in display) (1) USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C (with Power Delivery 3.0) Intel Iris Plus Graphics with screen detached The processor is still 15W, but Microsoft actually really focused on performance improvements here, with Iris Plus Graphics, a GPU performance boost (yes, both of those matter), and offering up to 32GB RAM. The Surface Book design is tried and true, and it's a fan favorite. As it turns out, the Surface Book 3 has the same Ice Lake chips as the Laptop 3. As for the internals, some thought that Microsoft might have been waiting on Intel's Comet Lake H processors, or the 28W Ice Lake Core i7.

The chassis on the Surface Book 3 is exactly the same as the one on the Book 2. Neither of those things ended up being true. The alternative to that idea was that since it wasn't launched alongside of the Pro 7, Laptop 3, and Pro X last fall, Microsoft was waiting on some parts that weren't out yet.

It was a product refresh that took two and a half years to appear, and I think a lot of us thought that it would be a reengineered device, like other third-generation Surfaces we've seen, such as the Surface Pro 3, Surface 3, and Surface Laptop 3. Back in May, Microsoft introduced the Surface Book 3.

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