But more traditional laptops, like the 16-inch MacBook Pro and the Dell do use H-series chips. That’s seemingly not enough room for Microsoft to fit Intel’s H-series processors, so the Surface Book 3 continues to use Intel’s lower power Ice Lake U-series CPUs. But perhaps the bigger deal is that Microsoft can’t take advantage of more powerful processors, despite the premium price and positioning the Surface Book 3 takes in its lineup.īecause the tablet disconnects from the base, the processor, RAM and storage are all behind the screen (and why there are vents around the back edge of the tablet). For one, it’s been five years, and there’s still an unsightly gap in the middle of the fulcrum hinge when the laptop’s closed. The age of the Surface Book 3’s design (or at least, it’s limitations), are starting to show. Unfortunately, I was able to replicate that on this model. With previous Surface Books, there were issues with disconnecting and reconnecting the display and base and problems with the tablet recognizing the GPU in the base. And after you reconnect, you still have to wait a second or two until you can use the keyboard and touchpad. Microsoft sped up the disconnect process this year, but it’s still not instant. Receive an email with a personal voucher code for 1 free year of Norton 360 Deluxe antivirus one day after purchase.The screen is attached to the keyboard base with a fulcrum hinge and disconnects with a button on the keyboard.

Cyberpunk 2077: unsuitable, at least RTX 2070.Borderlands 3: unsuitable, at least RTX 2060.Red Dead Redemption 2: unsuitable, at least RTX 2060.Wondering whether this laptop's GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q video card can run your favorite game at high settings (60fps)? Check the list below to see if this computer meets the recommended system requirements: Internet, email & text processing: suitable.The optional touch pen allows you to make notes on the screen with even greater precision. Make movements with your fingers or watch a Netflix series on the high-resolution screen of 3240x2160 pixels. If you disconnect the keyboard, you can also use the Surface as a tablet. Thanks to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q video card, videos render faster and you can play games like Call of Duty at 60 frames per second. As a graphic professional, you can use the Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15 inches - i7 - 16GB - 256GB to work with demanding programs for video editing and 3D models.

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