Microsoft Surface Book 3

Microsoft Surface Book 3

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4 Expert reviews

Overall Review Score

The overall review score is calculated from averaging this product's international review scores.

03/04/2021

Summary

The third generation of the Microsoft Surface Book 3 remains a stunning physical specimen with world-beating engineering and a unique feature set. However, it's very expensive compared to the conventional laptops that will be a better fit for most user's...
T3.com

Pros

Gorgeous engineering,Unique feature set,Fully detachable tablet functionality,Discrete Nvidia graphics,

Cons

Very expensive, Not especially fast, Slightly chunky, Battery life is only adequate,
07/28/2020

Summary

The Surface Book 3 is a strange machine. It is unlike any other laptop, hybrid or tablet PC, essentially being a combination of all three: a proper articulated laptop with the screen docked and a full tablet when the screen is undocked.But that unique abi...
theguardian.com

Pros

excellent keyboard, great trackpad, brilliant screen, great stylus, good performance and battery life, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 discrete GPU, SD card slot, good cameras and mics, Windows Hello, screen comes off

Cons

expensive, no 6 or 8core processor options, relatively big and heavy, no Thunderbolt 3, only one USBC

07/01/2020

Summary

The Microsoft Surface Book 3 is an odd duck. It has the most inventive laptop-tablet hybrid design around. Microsoft must have spent a fortune to avoid it coming across a techy science experiment. But in the real world there are some real compromises. Th...
stuff.tv

Pros

Solid gaming performance, Great keyboard and touchpad feel, High-quality

Cons

Short tablet battery life, Heavier and thicker than most conventional hybrids, Expensive
06/30/2020

Summary

The Surface Book 3 is a tale of two halves. On the one hand there's the distinctive design, unique hinge, crisp screen, and lovely keyboard - which help make for the best 2-in-1 you could want. On the other hand this device looks nigh on identical to the...
pocket-lint.com

Pros

Sumptuous screen resolution,Muscle-wire release system to separate base and screen,Distinctive

Cons

Big bezel starting to look dated,Big

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