Microsoft Surface Book 3 Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- Lisa Gade reviews the Microsoft Surface Book 3, their iconic 2-in-1 convertible laptop, available in 13.5” and 15” sizes. This time we look at the 13.5” which has the most powerful graphics available in a 13” convertible Windows tablet-laptop combo. The casing and design are unchanged, but the internals are updated to Intel 10th gen Ice Lake quad core CPUs and NVIDIA GTX 1650 Mx-Q on the 13.5” and GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q on the 15”. The Book 3 models now come with higher watt chargers, Intel WiFi 6 and the same detachable “clipboard” tablets with Surface Pen support (pen not included).
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Re-upload to correct a typo on the specs screen.
I’m glad she Re-uploaded! I have one in my shopping cart online and wasn’t sure. I know Lisa uses a lot of graphics so her opinion matters! Plus the gaming element is important!
Thank you for clarifying the re-upload, I had this on my Watch Later before it got taken down and thought I was going crazy lol
When you started talking about the Wacom One, I went to search for it and guess whose video popped up? Yours! You also have a vid on the 16". You might wish to link to those in the cards when you mention them in this vid :)
Thanks for getting it right.
Can the keyboard be used if detached? What about tend mode, i never see it at the surfacebook, is it harmfull or somethjng to the device? I'm really carefull with Microsoft products.
The only review that matters. 👍🏿
True, the only review that covers everything with no filler.
Agreed 👍
Indeed
I bought this and then sent it back. When the display is not sitting on a hard surface it falls back in and doesn't stay upright.
Bought a Thinkpad X1 Carbon instead and loving it.
S Hussein that’s a stupid reason to change it’s a good product and if u didn’t know u can use it in tent mode and reverse so it can stand better it sucks u was returned it because of something stupid like that srry but it’s the truth
I saw this come out at the same time as Linus tech tips, and after sitting through minutes of fluff I just went back here.
Lisa's reviews are just chock-full of... review. And that's what I want from a product reviewer.
Have been following you probably for more than 8 years. Always be here to know about the things which really matter in a product.
Thank you.
i have the first surface book and i was thinking about upgrading. thank you very much this has been helpful. i think people really underestimate the convenience of having a good laptop that can immediately become a tablet/drawing tablet. this all in one form factor has been immeasurably more useful to me than i can explain.
This was an amazing review Lisa. You touched everything with super fair critiques, spot on. Thanks!
I just came across this channel; and very amazed on how good the review is. Outstanding!
EASILY my favorite tech reviewer! Straightforward, clean, informative, and relevant!
Love your reviews!
Thank you for the concise review. I will be buying the 13.5" for my video editing + personal use adventures!
Thank you for the great review!
I own the Surface Book 1 since 2016 and didn't upgrade it because the changes were minute. It is the perfect workhorse for me. As an engineer is scribbling in meetings and showing your ideas to clients not a gimmick. And the graphics card helps with CAD on the go.
Buying the 3 would be very tempting if the Neo wouldn't be coming soon. I guess I'll have to wait.
Keep up your good work!
Regards,
Etna.
I love the way you review tech Lisa. You're so knowledgeable, expressive and relatable! Thank you :)
Lisa you’re such a talented artist! 👩🎨 🖼 I love the digital paintings🎨 you create!♥️😊💙
her doodling face and circles impressed me here😊
“You can see the kilograms down there...” That’s a brilliant way to accommodate both measurement systems without the tongue#twisting that happens when you try to verbally include both.
Love your reviews! I'm sure I'll still be watching them 2 years from now on my SB2. ;)
Thank you very much reviewing this product from a regular consumer's perspective.
Best review I've seen of the Surface Book 3, thanks
Thanks for your review, always very informative
Great review. The competitors you mentioned for the 15" still can't detach the screen, or on the 13" as well, so it still remains unique even against the modern 2&1s that have Nvidia discreet graphics.
I think with the 3h battery life on the detachable display it makes the form factor very limited and for pros a def poor choice. If you just need the tablet for the day's workflow then you need to recharge it maybe twice to do your job. That is a waste of time and therefore money. As the Surface Book 3 is so expensive you can even buy a tablet and laptop combo to have a great tablet and a great laptop rather than a weak tablet and a constrained CPU SB3.
I could not recommend it to anyone that needs productivity or efficiency. Just because you can make a 2 in 1 like this does not mean it is the best choice just because you have one device. To do the best you can at whatever you do it is best to have two devices that will do a much better job especially as they will probably cost less. So a Dell XPS 15/17 and a proper tablet and you could probably get an eGPU with a top card for less than the top-spec SB3!
Uniqueness does not always transform to usefulness you know. It's up to the customers to decide if they just want a fairly expensive unique product but not so useful when it is matched up against its better rivals that can provide far more useful stuff at a fairly reasonable size and just has a mature design.
@@andyH_England not everyone wants to carry around multiple devices. This fills that niche. Not everybody that uses the tablet requires more than 3 hours of battery life knowing it can still be reattached for those rare cases you might and still draw. Not everyone has your use case, so it's good to have options. This fills a certain do it all niche without the need to have mutiple devices. I'd also argue that it's not a 2&1. It's a 3&1, as it can do everything a 2&1 can do with an nvidia gtx GPU and still detach the tablet which the Dell Xps, the Lenovo C940, the Samsung Book Flex, and the HP Spectre cannot.
@@Belgarath777 I think the general feeling is that usually a major equipment manufacturer shouldn't promote a niche or gimmick product as its flagship and, even if they do, they typically offer the actual implementation people need.
People would be more forgiving of the Surface Book if there were a Surface "Horizon", maintaining the touch screen for use with the Pen and Dial while providing the power of a high TDP CPU and a dedicated GPU, while also being a modular design with replaceable RAM, SSD, wireless, and battery.
Drop the detachable screen, switch the position of the GPU and CPU to improve cooling, maintain the split battery design to max out performance. The Book is cool, but ultimately would cost me money in terms of performance losses. I want a Surface Horizon (they can even have the name for free).
@@andyH_England I'm just thinking about how I'd need to carry around both a tablet and a laptop and constantly switch between the devices (and somehow transfer the data over) to see how my models look ingame. That sounds pretty awful tbh. For 3D modeling I feel like Surface book is still the best solution but I'm open to suggestions.
Thank you very much for this review. And thank you for commenting on the "security" issue with T3. I hope you are able to review a Dell XPS 17 9700 (2020) in June. They ONLY have T3 ports (and 4 of them at that!).
i only return to this channel when i actually need a review on something i wanna buy but everytime i do return i wonder why i dont watch all the time! i love the videos
Very nice review, thank you for this. And I love your shirt it's so cute😆
Have waited months for this computer and wanted the largest, but will wait longer and consider others, afterall. I really like your analysis of tech things and your sense of humour.
LOL "I call BS" 😂 love the honesty
Something about your mic sounds a lil off, I only noticed it towards the end, about 10 mins in
My favourite tech reviewer by far. No nonsense, just facts!
Thank you for the review Lisa. Is there any advantage to getting the 15inch model with the GeForce GTX over the NVIDIA Quadro other than it being slightly lower priced? I am debating between the two and they both seem to have 6gb of video ram.
Hi Lisa, thanks for your great review! One question that I have left: is the tablet part fanless as it was on the Surface Book 2 13,5"? :)
Would be nice to see some of your drawings. Top review by the way 👍
I saw it pop up went to watch and then it was gone. Watching now!
great and honest review
Great presentation as always!
Question can this laptop play FIFA 20 at least 720p without lag?
Please answer me, thanks in advance!
Your videos are good 👍. Thank you!
This is a great review. Any thoughts on the Surface Book 3 for Business specs?
Can we just give a raise to her how good she‘s painting? The picture in 8:09 looks incredible🙌🙌
Waiting so much for the comparison with the last XPS 2-in-1. I have to buy a 2-in-1 notebook and I don't know which is the best. Any suggestions?
We were waiting for this video, the review from the best . Thanks again for the great job.
For Office work is a real beast, but yeah thunderbolt 3 would be nicer to have in this newer version. The compatibility is not the best without it and the extra docking station is ok, only the last version was with mini displayport connector. At least are also other good accessories like usb-c charger and usb c hub with display port and ethernet to avoid get the charger with you all the time. But 5 years latter not thunderbolt 3.
@MobileTechReview Hi Lisa! Thanks for reviewing this machine. I’ve been in the market for a laptop (for writing) that can double as a wacom tablet (for 2D drawing) for some time now. I’m still undecided. What other options should I consider?
Really hope you review the X1 Fold soon!
So if you could only use one 2 in 1 for all your illustration and video editing what would you use?
Thank you, Lisa! Excellent no BS review as usual. While the SB3 premium might not be worth it for me. Do you see significant value in Surface Book 2s selling lower and with the improved 127W charger from the SB3 to fix the charging under load issue? Do you think the SB2 selling lower can compare well with more modern Spectre or Dell XPS 2 in 1? Thank you.
Thank you very much for this video, I really appreciate your efforts. In your opinion which one is better Laptop 3 or Book 3 (both have this spec 32 GB, i7, 1 TB) for someone who uses photography and Adobe products. And do you have any other suggestions for me to use the right device to have a good experience on my work and provide my customers a good piece of art. Thanks a lot again.
Most peaceful and positive reviewer at any point😁⚡
The only tech reviewer I trust 100% to be fair and equal and give us what we need to hear
super awesome and unbiased review. loved it. great calling BS on MS on Tb3! somebody had to right! For the SB3, i think its target market just keeps shrinking with each generation. I had the SB1 but have long moved over to MBP+iPad for work and design/notes
COVID work from home situation has exposed the bull shit that MacBooks really are. You cannot multi function with that device. I use my SB2 with pen for remote design collaboration. use the GPU for CAD, rendering, gaming. Use it as a tablet on a cozy bed to watch Netflix. One device to rule it all. Can you do that with Macbooks???
Watching this in my Surface Book first generation; still as fluid as new.
this is the 1st tech review channel I go to and prob the only one I trust
Lisa is spot on in giving a balance yet detailed technical perspective on SB3 13.5. No other form factor like the SB3. SB3 still excels for my use case. Despite minor shortcomings, well Windows was not built in one day....
I bought this and then sent it back. When the display is not sitting on a hard surface it falls back in and doesn't stay upright.
Bought a Thinkpad X1 Carbon instead and loving it.
Thank you for this review and thank you for calling "BS" to Microsoft on Thunderbolt 3
Hey Lisa, Could you get us a review of the best spec HP Spectre x360 Laptop - 15t-eb000 touch?
I still have the Surface Book with Performance Base.
Not quite ready to upgrade yet.
What kind of battery life are you seeing? I have the same model as you and am curious what kind of longetivy you get. Thanks!
@mobiletechreview Lisa, do you have a smackdown between surface book 3 and 2020 dell xps 15?
This benefits from being a unique form factor. I would have liked to see more changes at least in the hardware. Removing some bezel, redoing the hinge to close that gap and moving the headphone jack would have been good changes. I do think windows is losing steam on these surface devices. I hope they aren’t focusing too much on things like the duo. The surface brand is a solid brand with name recognition. They shouldn’t be neglecting it too much.
I have SB2. It's great. Love it 🤗🤗🤗
Please could you do a video of best everyday computing
Best-looking laptop in my opinion. I love my SB2, and this 13.5" one with its graphics is tempting.
what's your second fav?
Great review! I wonder if the 3 still has issues with screen connecting/disconnecting with the base connected. I have the 1st gen, and it is the worst. Great concept, but while typing, my screen disconnects from the base, thus disconnecting my USB, thus dropping all those connections, thus ruining my productivity. Can't say that I'd buy another.
Yahoo, always Love 2-in1 Convertible Laptop!!! 15inch is Great,the Bigger Screen is Better. Unfortunately the Tablet Mode without Keyboard is only has 5Hours Battery Life & I can't Charge with Power bank but Overall this is Magnificent UltraBook with Ultimate Multimedia Consumption!!! Yay 🙌🙌🙌
Can you compare the SB3 to the Dell XPS 13, MacBook Pro 13, and HP Spectre x360 13? I’m really glad you reviewed the 13.5” Surface Book 3. So many compare the SB3 to the XPS 15 or MacBook Pro 16, which it can’t truly compete with.
Great review, Lisa (As usual). SB3, not for me. Love that painting you were touching up around 7:50 too. Will check out the Wacom One review again.
Hey!
Is it possible to connect a Surface Book 3 (aspect ratio: 3: 2) to a monitor (aspect ratio: 16: 9) with a conventional HDMI cable using the monitor as the main screen without the image being consumed or warped. Do I need the Surface Dock or can I just use an ordinary adapter / converter?
The touch screen combined with power was one of the biggest advantages of the Surface Book from what I could see and I still think that's true if you're working with 3D, but for a lot of the old user base I'm not sure this is so compelling anymore. I'm wondering if Microsoft is getting to complacent or if the detachable hinge is holding it back. I don't know how expensive the detachable hinge is, but if it's hindering more innovation that's an issue.
Lisa yes. You get it.
Will you review the Dell XPs 15?
I just got my book 3 today, and to be fair, I just started charging it like an hour or two ago, but it seems like the tablet part heats up very quickly. Also, the base 13.5" model only comes with 8GB of RAM and *no dedicated graphics*. I didn't look at the specs in detail when I ordered mine, and apparently, I missed that, which is unfortunate. I will probably be returning my Book 3, and, I will instead be getting a Blade Stealth or Blade 15.
At 10:33 of the video you have a picture with the Surface Book 3 on the right side. My question is in that picture the Surface Book 3 almost looks white. I thought these were grey. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see them offer this in a white look, but does it really look that light in person? I currently have MacBook Pro 16" and I use it mostly in Windows 10 so I wonder if I'd be better off with 15" Surface Book 3 (I'm still in return period). I had tried the Surface Laptop 3 and that was a big time no. But this looks much more powerful. Don't get me wrong in terms of the MacBook Pro 16" as I do love it, but I use Windows 10 80% of the time. I also have the small feeling that perhaps the Surface Book 3 has even more of a glossy screen and I do like that. But MB Pro 16" is also quite awesome to be sure. Glad Microsoft offers something more powerful too.
I’m looking into replacing my ASUS K53U that I’ve had for like 5 years. I’m looking at surface pro 7 or surface book 3. I normally use it for work, music, photos and general browsing. #advise
Hi! Would you recommend this device good for running animation programs? I would also be using it for school stuff but also animation/digital art
Its way over priced for the hardware you get. You’re paying for the cumbersome tablet mode. There are better laptops, and there are better tablets for art work.
no, hell no. give me some examples of the programs you use and if you need pen functionality to be on the screen or on an external pen tablet ( I prefer those because once you get used to drawing on them without looking at your hands it's a lot more ergonomic and easy).
@@keyboard_g that's not what the original commenter asked, the question was about the device's competence with animation programs, so anything from Flash, Maya, Blender, C4D, 3DS Max, TV paint or Toon Boom, to which the answer is yes, it handles all of those just fine, but only get it if u indeed 1. Actually draw thus using that tablet functionality properly 2. Would rather just have one device than have several 3. Are a student who is often on the road and commuting as I was, the SB2 was a gem for me for these reasons...also cuz I didn't pay full price for mine but that's neither here nor there, it runs anim software great
Lisa are there any other laptops that are ~13" in size with a dedicated GPU and pen support, or is the Surface Book 3 the only one out there?
Microsoft refreshed the surface book 2 to 8th gen from 7th gen completely last year after its launch. Do you think that we will get Tiger late on Surfave Book 3?
Are they likely making it Icelake temporarily? Since Tiger Lake is not yet ready that is why the majority of its competitors are all 9th gen...
Thanks for the review Lisa. Waited and Waited for the SB3 hoping for a redesign but we have this refresh that addresses weaknesses many people have with their SB2's. Weak charger, updated, the slow disconnect of the screen, now faster and with programs auto-closing or transferring hopefully no lockups, thunderbolt 3 something everyone was asking for well keep asking but per Microsoft you should feel safe that no one can getcha through that TB3 vulnerability, CPU and GPU a bit better but nothing to write home about, the keyboard still not Bluetooth enabled to connect to the screen while it is not attached, touchpad great 5 years ago and just ok today, keyboard great 5 years ago and good today when compared to how many others are great now, and the price is still extremely high compared to other systems but if you absolutely need to have a removable screen this is the only game in town but how many users really need or use this feature enough to offset the cost. I am disappointed and waited for what?? Well at least Dell updated the XPS 15 and now has a 17 as well to look at.
your draw is amazing haha
Awesome review Lisa ..was looking forward to this review . How ironic Microsoft claim they made this for artists and photographers with minimal options for those who want to take prints !! And that jittery lines ! And no LTE
Your T shirt says it all " Oh- SNAP" . Thanks again 😊
I'm a month late but here I go. Lisas review of the pen is less than satisfactory imo. Adobe has very good line smoothing, and stuff like the jittering can be fixed by tweaking a couple settings in windows. Hold to right click is one that should be toggled. And about a week after the book 3 came out, a new pen was released, kinda shadow dropped though, that fixes a lot of issues.
does the tablet have a port for charging battery? so that you don't have to bring the dock when you travel. if you want a 15 inch tablet.
Great review. I'm weighing this against the Mac Book Pro. We use the Microsoft 365 platform so looking for a better workflow. The one thing I never really hear any reviewer talk about is the amount of storage space that gets sucked up by all the updates for both Apple & Microsoft. I wonder if you have found that one is worse than the other.
can someone school me on how to change the volume output on MS Surface Laptop 3 from 2 steps increments to 1 step? It is stupid to jump two steps by default. the 3.5mm hp port is in a odd position when used in laptop mode.
Gaming on SurfaceBook 2/3 is hampered by Microsoft's standard driver, which severely restricts the GPU. If you install the nVidia Game Ready driver from nVidia's website and set the power levels to full, the gaming capabilities nearly double.
Is there an alternative in the 13.5" space with a discrete GPU?
question about the charger block for the surface book 3 is it normal for the charger block to get super hot when charging?
I wish Dell would show the final specs & price for the XPS 17 already. The 15 isn't quite what I need, so I'm hoping the 17 can surpass or meet the SB3 at a lower price or higher specs.
-I need a good drawing tablet and I have not been satisfied with Wacom really ever. Maybe they can change my mind. Just doesn't feel as good as drawing on the Surface. I don't need to be able to detach the screen, but it needs to feel good to draw on.
-I need 2tb. I mostly work in games, so all that source data takes up a TON of space. I have the 1tb SB2 now and I'm constantly offloading source files to my external HDD. Really would like to not have to do that so often.
-1660 TI barely cuts it for me but I'll take it. Would love something better though.
-Need a bright screen. The SB2 on full brightness is perfect for where I sit in my home office (patio). Other laptops make me squint.
-Finally, battery life. I get around 4 hours on battery saver with Unreal Engine running on the SB2. I am not interested in anything that performs worse than that. From what I know of the Dell XPS 15, it outperforms the SB2 and SB3 on battery life, but it doesn't hit those other notes.
13 th month my 3500k surface book 3 not turning on. Any help to suggest? its a lot of money, cant replace it now. The charging white light on the power cord is on, but the screen completely off.
T-shirt sums it all, oh snap Microsoft!!
If it had thinner bezels and Thunderbolt 3, I would buy it.
I'm still rocking the SB1 with the performance base.
I like the 3:2 aspect ratio, the high DPI, the discrete graphics and keyboard. It's a tough sell though in 2020, especially for the price.
How much difference is there between the 16gb and 32gb for most uses without video editing?
Could you please review Yoga S740 14" laptop. I did not find any review from any good reviewer like you
Would you buy an x360 with LTE over this? :) Near top specs with the x360 for almost the same price as the low end price of the Surface Book 3.
What is the best pen for surface book 3?
Hi fantastic review! I am looking for a laptop that will be able to support high amounts of productivity (ex. 3 displays) as well as touch screen capabilities. Can you suggest a 2-in-1 alternative to the surface book 3 that is more powerful? I would like the ability to turn the screen around, but I do not need to remove the screen entirely.
The 15" HP Spectre x360 with 6 core CPU and the Lenovo Yoga C940 15" are more powerful convertibles.
I have a first gen surface book, great build quality but recently for no reason at all the battery in the tablet portion expanded and cracked the screen (though it still functions through a separate monitor). Not sure how I am going to get this fixed out of warranty yet, not willing to pay $500 for what is clearly a production issue and not my fault.
Great review, agree that it needs a dramatic refresh in design, at least for the keyboard. Come on Microsoft, you can do better.
After owning multiple surface devices and a current daily Surface Book 2, i think i'm getting something else this time. Don't get me wrong I have loved all my Surace devices but they always get hot with high fan speeds but the battery life and snappiness is amazing. The 15" model with the Quadro RTX 3000 is tempting though, one of my co-workers has one on order.
Did I miss it or did she say what the tablet portion battery life was?
Hi Lisa, I was wondering when are you going to review the new Origin PC EON17-X (with i9 desktop cpu) and EON15X (with Ryzen 3000 desktop cpu) ❓❓❓
Hi Lisa, big fan of your review! With this one I have to say that you might have been a bit too focused on a specific kind of user. For most professionals this laptops offer s everything they need. And you can detach the the keyboard base and make it a lot lighter. People always say you attach the display, but it is really the other way around. The other convertibles are a lot more heavy in tablet mode (including the quoted Samsung) as you can't detach anything as the laptop is in the base.
Yes, other laptops (not convertibles) have more powerful 45W CPU, but many people want to have better battery life. A 15 W design will be more battery friendly and when travelling will be a thing again, this will become useful to many how are not constantly rendering videos etc.
i was looking forward to this version as I'm due for an upgrade on my SB1. it's a letdown as far as I'm concerned. i'll wait for the next version.
Lisa do you think the Top Model will run Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020?
Is the surface book 2 still worth getting in 2020? I'm an animation student and will be needing something that can easily run maya ,zbrush etc.
would be great if reviews also mention after sales, warranty type information. It's very relevant when buying machines that go 1000 USD and up. You don't want to be out of warranty when the product is unreliable.