The weight and size of the chassis hasn’t changed, and neither has the display. Both devices are the exact same thickness, though the 15-inch is significantly heavier at 4.2 pounds. Thanks to the “fulcrum hinge,” it ends up being 0.90 inches thick when closed, but the actual base itself is quite small. Our testing on both the 13.5-inch and 15-inch Surface Book 2 showed some performance limitations, likely because of how thin the base of the chassis is.
That doesn’t mean the Surface Book 3 is a gaming laptop. Clearly, Microsoft must have realized that most people interested in a 15-inch device want something with some extra oomph for gaming or content creation. Memory at this size also now starts at 16GB.
The 15-inch model has just one option for graphics: The beefier Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti. The Intel G7 Iris Plus graphics on the Intel Core i5 make for a nice upgrade over the Intel UHD 630 integrated graphics in the previous base model. The 13.5-inch model now has an option of integrated Intel Iris Plus graphics or the discrete Nvidia GTX 1650. In the graphics department, the Surface Book 3 is more promising. Many of the best laptops include options for H-series processors, which include up to six or eight cores. Microsoft calls the Surface Book the device made with “workstation” performance, but the shortage of cores and threads will still hamper its content creation capabilities. MacBook Pro M2 Pro/M2 Max buying guide: how to make the right choiceĪll of Samsung’s videos from today’s Galaxy Unpacked event Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio 2 might get a massive performance boost
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