Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – 13.5" Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive – Matte Black

This is a perfect laptop. Much more better than Surface Laptop 2 because of USB-C, I can charge the laptop through it and it is a very good option when you are in a company of Mac users and suddenly your battery drains out, you can just plug the Mac charger to it and continue to work. Keyboard is perfect, I'm typing this review now and I want to write more and more, It's not loud and it has a very satisfying response. Thanks Microsoft for this great work, I wish they well give us a Thunderbolt 3 availability through USB-C in their next version of this Laptop. Screen is very bright and with well calibrated colors, touch sensor is perfect. But I see that the battery life is a little bit shorter than in Surface Laptop 2. I worked on my Surface Laptop 2 over 10-12 hours but Laptop 3 is working maximum 9-10 hours with same tasks (internet browsing, text editing and mailing). Yes and the extra space in touch pad is also a great solution, now I'm working more comfortable and never think to catch a mouse to do something. If you want a laptop with great mobility and battery time then this laptop is for you, of course it's not cheap but the when you start to work on this you know what you paid for.

When I got my daughter a used Surface Book 2, she fell in love with it. LOVED LOVED LOVED the battery life. And her artistic hand takes full advantage of the tablet mode. Sooo, I got a new Surface Book 3! WOW - I can see why she loves it. Love the inviting keyboard, the responsive BT and I adore the Surface Pen. Screen is GORGEOUS - TV never looked so good. I love the fact that I can take the tablet off and turn it around and reattach it, then still use it like a table, without using the keyboard. LOVE the battery life. This thing literally lasts all day. I'm very impressed. I got the upgraded version with the larger hard drive so I could do Photoshop. Security features are effective, convenient and responsive. A very nice configuration indeed!

If you don't want a MacBook Air/Pro because of macOS, or other Windows manufacturers such as Dell/HP/Lenovo have let you down in the past, the Surface Laptop 3 (i7 1065G7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Matte Black) is quite the option. In my opinion it's the best premium Ultrabook on the market, especially impressive as Microsoft has only been at it for about 3 years.As performance between 85% of Ultrabooks is relatively similar, build and design is a big deciding factor to me, and the Surface won out against worthy competitors such as the Dell XPS 13 (9300), HP Spectre x360 13, and Razer Blade Stealth. A lot of Microsoft + Intel intangibles like Instant On, smart backlighting, and adaptive brightness help this feel like a polished machine that's been innovated for over 10+ years like the XPS lineup.The display on the Surface is excellent. The resolution is higher than standard full HD (not quite QHD because of the 3:2 aspect ratio), and doesn't sacrifice on either battery life (4K Ultrabooks make no sense) or picture quality. Apple and Microsoft seem to be the only ones who believe in making QHD+ displays for 13-14" instead of 4K. It just makes more sense for everyone.Performance is great for a 15W laptop, although I don't need much horsepower from my laptop as I have other desktops for heavy workloads. It's good in short bursts, and at lasting long. The quad core i7-1065G7 has the highest level graphics config for Intel's Ice Lake processors, so this is as good as it gets for this generation. I would recommend 95% of buyers to just buy the 8GB RAM models, as you'll find more use in just having 4 cores than 16GB RAM.Battery life is good, not amazing. I get about 6-7 hours of active use out of a full charge. It can top up pretty fast while in sleep mode with the included Surface Connect charger. Coming from a device that gave me 2 hours max off of battery, I'm not asking for much. There is some endurance left to be desired, but it's enough for what I need.The touchpad and keyboard are amazing. They're both among the best that Windows Ultrabooks have to offer (although that's not saying much..)Some minor gripes/annoyances:-Intel's Bluetooth and Wi-Fi drivers seem to mess with reception on this device. My range with my Bluetooth headphones is unexpectedly shorter than usual. When waking the device from sleep, Wi-Fi takes a long time to reconnect properly; I sometimes have to restart the machine to get online.- I knew that ordering a matte black metal device would be a challenge to keep clean, but yeah.. pretty hurts doesn't it?Overall, I think this should be the default recommendation for a Windows Ultrabook. at $1299 for the i5, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD, value isn't the best but you have what is the best looking Ultrabook on the market other than the new XPS 13.

Pros: screen brightness, reliable, slim, lightweight, sleek, Mac alternative, didn't come with a large amount of bloatware.Cons:- It does get pretty hot and the fans come on pretty liberally. I had to hack the processor state to 99%, which seems to help. I say hack because it's definitely a bit beyond the normal setting changes and not 100% advised by the community.- I had to modify the dimming issue that people were complaining about. Even if you uncheck the 'change brightness automatically when lighting changes', it's not you! It will still dim unless you modify something called the "Vari-Bright" which isn't easy to figure out and change. I relied on other user's help.- I still have one remaining issue - the touchpad's erratic mouse cursor. Spent many hours trying to fix and used other user's possible solutions around the web. It's better but I will still get the occasional erratic movement. @Microsoft - please fix.Finally, do yourself a favor and don't buy from a 3rd party on here. Spend a bit more money and get an officially sealed, 100% brand new laptop from a reputable retailer or 1st party. Skimp on some items, not your laptop...just my two cents.

Love this product. I got it in Matte Black, and I was expecting much worse for the finger print issue. This is very light and doesn’t bother me.I also have not experienced any lagginess as shown in other reviews. I have the i7 version.My screen does change brightness automatically from low to high without change in room, which is annoying but will get fixed soon hopefully.Overall, very stylish and capable, the keyboard and trackpad feels nice and I love the format of the screen (higher than your regular 13”).Also love being able to charge it with USB C! Tripled my battery life buying a 26000mah, 30W USB C charger. Many options available, got mine for 60$ with RAV.