Compare Microsoft Surface Book 3 15″ (SMW-00001) vs other laptops

Microsoft Surface Book 3 15″ (SMW-00001)

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Laptop summary

Microsoft Surface Book 3 is a gaming laptop with Windows 10 Pro. It has the GeForce GTX 1660 GPU that is weak for gaming. You can run older games on recommended settings, but using lower graphics settings you can play 40% of the games published this year. 7M2 resolution is impressive for the 15-inch monitor. The 1000gb SSD storage is adequate but could be higher. Microsoft Surface Book 3 is quite hefty at 6.85 lbs.

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15″
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Play 90% of new games on recommended RTX 3080 Ti GPU32 GB RAMThini7 CPU
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17″
Compare Microsoft Surface Book 3 15″ (SMW-00001) vs Razer Blade 17 (RZ09-0423QED3-R3U1)
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Play 90% of new games on recommended RTX 2070 SUPER GPU16 GB RAMi9 CPUHigh resolutionSD card reader
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$1,799.99
16″
Compare Microsoft Surface Book 3 15″ (SMW-00001) vs Razer Blade 16 (RZ09-0510TEN3-R3U1)
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Play 100% of new games on recommended RTX 4080 GPU32 GB RAMi9 CPUHigh resolution
$3,599.99
16″
Compare Microsoft Surface Book 3 15″ (SMW-00001) vs MSI Summit E16 Flip (SUM1613060)
MSI Summit E16 Flip
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Play 90% of new games on recommended RTX 4060 GPU2023 model32 GB RAMThin2-in-1 laptop
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16″
Compare Microsoft Surface Book 3 15″ (SMW-00001) vs Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 16″ (83DE000AUS)
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 16″
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Play 100% of new games on recommended RTX 4090 GPU32 GB RAMi9 CPUIPS screenHigh resolution
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15″
Compare Microsoft Surface Book 3 15″ (SMW-00001) vs Alienware m15 R7 (AWM15R7-9782BLK-PUS)
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Play 80% of new games on recommended RTX 3080 GPU32 GB RAMi9 CPUHigh resolution
$3,598.00
Microsoft Surface Book 3 15″ (SMW-00001) technical specifications

Microsoft Surface Book 3 15″ (SMW-00001)

Play 70% of games on recommendedi7 CPUHigh resolution

Specifications

Microsoft Surface Book 3 15″ (SMW-00001)
Processor (CPU)?Central Processing Unit is the heart of a laptop and is responsible for executing programs.
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Intel Core i7 Series
Memory (RAM)?Memory increases the general speed and multiprocessing capabilities of a laptop.
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32gb
Graphics card (GPU)?Graphics Processing Unit calculates 3D graphics and is essential for gaming and heavy programs.
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GeForce GTX 1660
Screen size
15″
Screen resolution
7M2 (3240 x 2160 pixels)
Weight
6.85 lbs (3.11 kg)
Size (length x width x height)
13.5 x 9.9 x 0.91 inches
(34.29 x 25.15 x 2.31 cm)
Operating system (OS)
Windows 10 Pro
Hard drives
1000gb SSD
Release date
November 14, 2020
Amazon.com List Price
$3,311.43
Amazon.com Lowest New Price
$3,311.43
Amazon.com Lowest Used Price
$1,125.00
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Laptop Dimensions

13.5 in
34.29 cm
9.9 in
25.15 cm
Thickness: 0.91 in (2.31 cm)

Amazon.com description

Microsoft Surface Book 3 (SMW-00001) | 15in (3240 x 2160) Touch-Screen | Intel Core i7 Processor | 32GB RAM | 1TB SSD Storage | Windows 10 Pro | GeForce GTX 1660 GPU

Intel Core i7 1.30 GHz processor provides lightning fast speed and peak performance for the toughest of tasks and games

ASIN: B08BC8SJRR