The Surface Book 3 is official with powerful improvements but with big price.
Microsoft says its latest detachable 2-in-1 is the company’s most-powerful laptop ever as it boasts a 50% increase in performance compared to the Surface Book 2, and up to 17.5 hours of battery life.
Microsoft Surface Book 3 Specifications and Price
Available in 13-inch and 15-inch variants, the Surface Book 3 comes with Intel’s 10th-Gen processor, up to 32GB of RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX or Quadro RTX GPUs.
According to the press release, the Surface Book 3 also ships with the fastest SSD Microsoft has put in a computer, though it is limited to the 1TB and 2TB models.
For port selection, there is a USB Type-C port with support for Power Delivery 3.0 but no Thunderbolt support. You also get two USB-A ports, a UHS-II SD card reader, and a Surface Connect port.
Below are the main configurations available and their price tags:
Configuration 1
- 13.5-inch screen
- Intel 10th-Gen Quad-Core Core i5
- Intel Iris Plus GPU
- $1599
Configuration 2
- 13.5-inch screen
- Intel 10th-Gen Quad-Core Core i5
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
- $1999
Configuration 3
- 15-inch screen
- Intel 10th-Gen Quad-Core Core i7
- Nvidia GeForce GTX GTX 1660Ti
- $2299
Configuration 4
- 15-inch screen
- Intel 10th-Gen Quad-Core Core i7
- Nvidia GeForce Quadro RTX 3000 GPU
- $3499
The Surface Book 3 goes on sale on May 21 in North America but can be pre-ordered has started yesterday. It will be available in other regions in the coming weeks.
