
Cameras: 5MP front-facing with 1080p HD video, 8MP rear-facing autofocus with 1080p HD video.Sensors: Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer.Security: HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Windows Hello face sign-in.Ports: Two USB-A (version 3.1 Gen 2), One USB-C (version 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Power Delivery revision 3.0), 3.5mm headphone jack, Two Surface Connect ports, Full-size SDXC card reader.Wireless: Wi-Fi 6: 802.11ax compatible, Bluetooth Wireless 5.0, Xbox Wireless built-in (15″ only).The rest of the specs are the same across both: Storage: 56GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB PCIe SSD.Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000.Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650.Memory: 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB 3733Mhz LPDDR4x.Surface Book 3 also comes with up to 32GB of RAM and “the fastest SSD we have ever shipped,” Microsoft says. Microsoft wants to expand that list - Quadro graphics cards are better suited to applications like CAD, CGI, DCC, scientific calculations, and machine learning. There are Nvidia GeForce GPU options “with enough power to play the top Xbox Game Pass for PC titles at 1080p in a smooth 60 frames per second.” There’s also a new option: an Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 “to better meet the needs of commercial customers and higher education institutions.” Developers, designers, and professionals use the Surface Book for coding, compiling, and gaming. Surface Book 3 is powered by the latest Intel 10th-generation Core CPUs and Nvidia discrete GPUs. Both 13-inch and 15-inch flavors are available for preorder now and start shipping on May 21. Starting at $1,599, it’s also $100 more expensive than the Surface Book 2. Battery life lasts up to 17.5 hours, a minor bump compared to its predecessors’ 17 hours. Microsoft today unveiled the Surface Book 3, its “most powerful laptop ever.” The company promises “up to 50% more performance” over the Surface Book 2 released 2.5 years ago.

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