How this plays out in reality really depends on what apps you’re using on the Book 3. Competitors like Apple and Dell are using 45W chips with six or even eight cores in similarly sized and priced laptops, which is significantly more power for CPU tasks. Microsoft has picked Intel’s 10th Gen Core i7-1065G7 on the 15-inch Book 3, a quad-core 15W chip. The extra RAM will make a big difference for developers working with virtual machines, but Microsoft’s CPU choice here feels like it holds the Surface Book 3 back. The 15-inch model ships with Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1660Ti Max-Q by default, and there’s even a Quadro RTX 3000 option. You can configure the 15-inch model with up to 32GB of RAM and a faster M.2 2280 SSD on the 1TB and 2TB models. Most of the improvements on the Surface Book 3 are on the inside.
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Still, it’s a glass trackpad and uses Windows precision drivers so I have no complaints about how it operates day to day. Microsoft had an opportunity to make this trackpad far bigger, like Dell and Apple do on their 15-inch (or similar) machines. I am surprised that the trackpad still isn’t wider, though. The already great typing experience hasn’t changed with the Surface Book 3, and I’m glad Microsoft hasn’t tried to experiment with butterfly keyboard switches or anything entirely new here. It attaches to the fulcrum hinge on the base unit, where the keyboard, trackpad, and discrete GPU are housed. It’s a great display for working on documents, videos, and photos, although the auto-brightness feature doesn’t always switch to the correct expected level. Microsoft is using the same nearly 4K display (3240 x 2160) from the Book 2 here, with the typical 3:2 aspect ratio found on Surface devices. The Surface Book 2 already looked identical to the original Surface Book, and nothing has changed on the Book 3 to alter those comparisons in any way. īuy for $2,299.99 from Microsoft Buy for $2,299.99 from Best Buy
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We also have a full review of the 13.5-inch model here. The Surface Book has always been a rather unique machine for a unique audience, and the Surface Book 3 does very little to change its niche appeal.Įditor’s note: This review focuses on the 15-inch version of the Surface Book 3. I’m not sure how many people actually need that functionality, and it feels like the hinge holds the Surface Book 3 back from being a powerful and great laptop. Microsoft says it has focused on power with this latest model and is aiming the device at developers and creatives who need the versatility of being able to detach the display and the power of a real GPU in the base. The 15-inch model starts at $2,299.99, and the model I’ve been testing totals up to $2,799.99 with 32GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.
I’ve spent the past week putting the 15-inch Surface Book 3 through its paces. If you put it side by side with a Book 2, the Book 3 looks identical, and inside, there are a few modest upgrades that are expected in 2020: more powerful GPUs, the latest Intel processor, up to 32GB of RAM, and faster SSDs on some models. Unfortunately, no big changes have arrived this time around. Microsoft’s 15-inch Surface Book 2 was largely just a refinement over the original model - released nearly five years ago - so I was really hoping the company was holding back some big changes for the Surface Book 3. Hit enter to re-enable GTX.I’ve been waiting for the Surface Book 3 for two and a half years. $GtxId = (Get-PnpDevice -FriendlyName "*GTX*").InstanceIdĭisable-PnpDevice -Confirm:$false -InstanceId $GtxId
Can be pasted into a powershell instance. I wrote the following powershell script to do the toggling for me, requires Run as Admin else the PnP commands will fail. Option 2: Create a script to toggle disable/enable the graphics card Do not select uninstall as this may cause further problems. Right click on the GTX card and select DISABLE. START > Control Panel > System > Select the "Hardware" tab > Device Manager > Display Adapters. Option 1: Manually disable graphics card in Device Manager I think Windows 11 uses the GPU in some ways that prevents the keyboard from detaching.
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