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“The 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 is a beautiful laptop, but its mediocre performance limits its potential.”
Large 3:2 display; Build quality is rock solid; Comfortable keyboard and touchpad; Stays quiet and cool
Not powerful enough; Graphics are disappointing; Bezels are large
The Surface Laptop 3 is a striking-looking laptop that may disappoint with its performance.
Elegant metallic design, Excellent audio, Bright, colorful screen
Middling performance, Slow SSD, Unimpressive battery life for the price
As you might have noticed, each of these options forces you to make a compromise. That's where the Surface Laptop 3 finds its niche, because as an ultraportable laptop with a large display, there's nothing else like it.
Slim; lightweight chassis; Attractive metal design; Bright; vivid 15-inch display; Loud; clear speakers
Mediocre battery life; Underwhelming performance; Slow; expensive SSD; Limited ports
The 15-inch version of the Surface Laptop 3 represents the biggest change to the clamshell laptop since Microsoft launched the first Surface Laptop in 2017. And yet, it is remarkably similar to the prior models, despite the fact that it’s bigger and has a completely different processor.
Excellent keyboard and trackpad; Sturdy build quality; Good performance for everyday productivity tasks; 3:2 aspect ratio screen is great for productivity; Relatively little bloatware out of the box; Windows Hello facial login works great
Only two USB ports; No Thunderbolt 3 ports; Below average battery life; No SD card slot; Matte black model gets full of fingerprints almost immediately; Struggles editing and even playing back 4K video
This was meant to be it. After working with AMD on Xbox, Microsoft was going to unleash an AMD-powered laptop that would blow the figurative doors off every laptop held back by having Intel silicon.
Metal appearance is far better than cloth; 3:2 display; Points for giving AMD a run; Nice keyboard
Disappointing battery life; One side vacant of USB ports
The main advantages of our Core i7 SKU versus the Ryzen 5 SKU include Wi-Fi 6 compatibility, faster storage performance, faster CPU performance, integrated AI acceleration, faster gaming performance, and higher performance-per-Watt.
full performance on battery power; good performance sustainability; faster storage performance; no DPC latency issues; long battery life; generally quiet
hardware-based AI acceleration has yet to be exploited; no card reader or Thunderbolt 3; PWM at lower brightness levels; barebones set of features; no vPro or WWAN
With a large 3:2 screen, a comfortable touchpad, light weight for its size, and decent performance (powered by new partner AMD), Microsoft's larger-screen Surface Laptop 3 is an excellent mainstream machine.
Attractive, unassuming design; Thin and light for a 15-inch laptop; Bright, vivid 3:2 display; Comfortable touchpad.
Optional extras (such as the Surface Dock) are pricey; Limited selection of ports; No Wi-Fi 6 support.
The new 15in Surface Laptop 3 retains much of the charm and style of the 13.5in version, while adding some welcome extra desktop space
Slim and light; Big; sharp display; Excellent keyboard and touchpad
Performance isn't first class; Lacks Wi-Fi 6; Limited physical connectivity
Despite finally embracing USB-C and a new larger 15in model to choose between, the Surface Laptop 3 still has work to do to become best-in-class
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