Our quick take

Microsoft Surface Book 3 (13.5-inch) - 4.0 / 5

Surface Book 3: What’s New?

  • Dimensions (13.5in): 312 x 232 x 13-23mm / Weight: 1.53kg Magnesium casing with ‘Platinum’ colour finish 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (3.1), 1x SD 1x 3.5mm headphone output Dynamic Fulcrum Hinge

Surface Book 3: Screen

  • Detachable 13.5-inch PixelSense Display 3000 x 2000 resolution (267ppi) 3:2 aspect ratio Touchscreen

Keyboard & Trackpad

  • Surface Pen & Surface Mouse each sold separately Full-size backlit keyboard, glass-topped trackpad

Performance & Battery

  • From 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G7 processor, up to 32GB RAM (as reviewed: i7-1065G7, 32GB) Optional discrete graphics up to Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti with Max Q (as reviewed: GTX 1650, 8GB) Battery: 22.2Wh in screen; 59.7Wh in base; 81.9Wh total 2x Surface Connect ports (one per section) for charging Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax), Bluetooth 5.0

To recap

If you’re in the market for an all-powerful pro-spec 2-in-1 then the Surface Book 3 is hard to beat. But we know Microsoft has the potential to turn things up to 11 for a fourth-gen model - so if you’re not in a rush you might want to wait for the goodness that brings.