

If you don't need a laptop/tablet hybrid, look elsewhere (perhaps at the Surface Laptop 3) because the design is what makes the Surface Book 3 so expensive. The Surface Book 3's flexibility enabled by its unique form factor is what makes it stand out from the pack.

The XPS 15 is a traditional clamshell laptop whereas the Surface Book 3 is a detachable 2-in-1 with a lid that turns into a tablet. On the high end, there is a $3,399 version with a Core i7 CPU, 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD.Īnd if you want to go for broke (literally), you can get a similar config with a 1TB SSD and Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 GPU with Max-Q for $3,699. Our $2,799 review unit upped the ante with 32GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The $2,299 base model Surface Book 3 with a 15-inch display comes with an Intel Core i7-1065G7 CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q GPU. The Dell can be configured with up to an Intel Core i9-10885H processor, 64GB of RAM and a 2TB PCIe SSD, but it will cost you more than $3,000. Surface Book 3 for Business 15 connected to keyboard base: Up to 17.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage.
