The Surface Book only comes in silver (the sold-separately Type Covers for the Surface Pro are available in the same colors as the Surface Laptop, except for the sandstone option).Ĭons: The Surface Laptop 3's limited design makes it the only member of the family to not offer a detachable tablet display (though its screen supports ten-finger touch input). The Surface Laptop 3 - which comes in platinum, sandstone, cobalt blue and matte black, is also the best option for those looking for a notebook that stands out from the crowd. On top of that, you can get an aluminum deck instead of Alcantara. If concerned about durability, Microsoft enabled the keyboard deck to be completely removable and replaceable. Unlike that expensive Surface Book, the Laptop offers a cushy Alcantara-covered keyboard. The Surface Pro will bounce around if you try and use its laptop-mode on your lap, and the Surface Book costs $500 more.
Pros: Students, essayists and bloggers will likely prefer the Surface Laptop, the best Microsoft notebook for typing. The Surface Laptop 3 also introduces an attractive new Sandstone color option, and finally nets you that USB Type-C port. They both sport an improved keyboard built to put the MacBook to shame. Both offer up to a strong 10th-Gen Core i7 processor, and the 15-inch has an option for an AMD Ryzen 7 CPU. The latest version of Microsoft's flagship laptop comes in two sizes, 13.5-inch and 15-inch. Starting at $999, the Surface Laptop 3 can only be used as a clamshell, which makes it ideal for users who don't need tablet mode at all.
To help you choose, we've broken down the differences below and come up with some recommendations. Keyboard not included, at least $129 extraĮach of Microsoft's laptops has its pros and cons. Platinum, Sandstone, Cobalt Blue, Matte Black Iris Plus Graphics 950 (13-inch, 15-inch), AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics (15-inch) Intel UHD Graphics (i3), Iris Plus Graphics (i5, i7) Pentium Gold 4425Y or Intel Core m3-8100Yġ3-inch: 10th Gen Core i5, Core i7 15-inch: 10th Gen Core i5, Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7
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