Microsoft 13.5" Multi-Touch Surface Book 3

The Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5 offers a lot of qualities for the smaller convertible model. The workmanship is excellent and the hinge is also unique in connection with the holding mechanism of the display.

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  high quality, stable docking mechanism, good SD card reader, a lot of hardware in the tablet part, quiet under load

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  short battery life, moderate CPU performance, high price, no maintenance options

I’ve been a 13.5-inch Surface Book 2 owner since 2018. I love the thing because it has a combination of unique advantages, such as its 3:2 aspect ratio, discrete GPU options, and unique detachable screen, that you won’t find in any other laptop on the market.

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  Great keyboard, trackpad, and display, Detachable screen with 3:2 aspect ratio, All-day battery life

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  Wobbly display, No Thunderbolt 3 support, Design is getting dated

“The Surface Book 3 13-inch has great performance to back up its unique design.”

The Surface Book 3 is a productivity workhorse that performs surprisingly well as an after-hours gaming machine.

If you need the power and detachable display, the Surface Book 3 is an excellent option

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  Excellent keyboard and trackpad, 3:2 aspect ratio continues to be the best, Powerful hardware on offer

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  Design needs a refresh, Quality issues like squeaky hinge and keys, Sporadic battery life

In the recent past, I've written about attempting to eek out 5 hours of battery life from laptops that are more or less in the same class as the Microsoft Surface Book 3.

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  Proper battery life, Hefty components, 3:2 display

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  Distinctive hinge is more aesthetic than useful, Heavy, Expensive

Microsoft's New Intel Powered Surface Book 3 And Surface Go 2 Microsoft announced two new Surface devices, the Surface Go 2 and the Surface Book 3, the former...

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  Responsive touchscreen keyboard, sound system, crisp display

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  Price for specs, no stylist pen, screen ratio can distort games

Please Microsoft, just make a convertible

“The Surface Book 3 is not for everyone, but it's a one-of-a-kind laptop that's a joy to use.”

Great laptop! Fast, powerful, and dependable. My only complaint is that the battery life is only lasting approx. 6 hours compared to my last surface (of almost 6 years) where that battery would last any where between 8 - 10 hours.

I love this laptop. Aesthetically it’s beautiful. Functionally it works great - I’m just using it for general personal use (email, Microsoft office, video watching) and it seems fine. The keyboard has a backlight which is helpful. I wish the pen came with but you have to buy it separately.

It is a good laptop for on the road work. However, as others experienced, the laptop does get fairly warm. According to Google searches this problem is evident with i7 chipset models.

I was excited to buy something that had both laptop and tablet capabilities. However, I have noticed in using it that it is very sensitive, so if you adjust the monitor or move it, it will attempt to switch modes and will take a little time to reset where the mouse will work.

So far so good! Great screen, very fast. Love the 2 in 1 design, especially the detachable screen. Time will tell as with all computers on the the overall durability.

I brought this product from my personal funds -- could not be happier. Great product.

Just what I need. It has the capacity to handle all my large projects as an architect, as well as the flexibility to act as a tablet . The pen is going to be really useful on site to simply make notes and tags for later updates.

The Microsoft Surface Book 3 is a fantastic machine. I have used Surface pros in the past and found that they can lack the power and usability. This device having the general feel of a laptop but fictionality of a tablet is so much better.

The ease of setting up, the Surface Book is stylish, fast and a pleasure to use.

What a quality item, looks great, feels great performance is excellent I’m spending more time stopping my kids from trying to steal it including my daughter which is a Mac fan