The Surface Laptop 3 15 competes with other flagship ultra-thin laptops including the Dell XPS 15, Apple MacBook Pro 15, Huawei MateBook X Pro, Lenovo Yoga C940, and the Asus ZenBook 15.Īfter two generations of complaints, Microsoft is finally offering a metal chassis for its third generation Surface Laptop series in addition to the usual Alcantara that has defined the series. Expect more Surface reviews in the weeks to come so we can paint a bigger picture of the differences between these AMD and Intel configurations. The Intel options are even more variable as shown by the official product page.

Our 15-inch Ryzen 5 configuration retails for $1500 USD in contrast to the $2100 15-inch Ryzen 7 SKU, $1200 13.5-inch Ryzen 5 SKU, and $1700 13.5-inch Ryzen 7 SKU. Additionally, this also implies that Microsoft is confident enough that Ryzen can provide the performance they're looking for to be competitive against Intel in the high-end consumer space. This is the first traditional 3:2 15-inch Surface Laptop and also the first in its family to carry AMD options as an alternative to the usual Intel SKUs. The model we'll be looking at today is the Surface Laptop 3 15 powered by the semi-custom Ryzen 5 3580U processor. Microsoft unveiled its third generation Surface laptop series earlier this month alongside a handful of other Surface devices ranging from traditional laptops to a foldable Duo smartphone. The page has been corrected to reflect this.)

The system also utilizes 8 GB of dual-channel RAM instead of single-channel as initially stated.

We used a 130 W USB Type-C AC adapter for the test. ( Novemupdate: Strangely, recharging via USB Type-C would work only after reformatting and updating our unit.

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