Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 With AMD Ryzen Processor Announced

A majority of creative professionals, office workers, and students prefer using MacBooks over lower-priced Windows laptops due to the minimalistic design aesthetics and profound portability of Apple products. Well, Microsoft has recently launched the new Surface Laptop 3. Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop 3 lineup might become a perfect alternative to MacBooks for the above-mentioned users.

The new laptops from Microsoft feature powerful internals, visually impressive displays, and a compact form factor. So here’s everything you need to know about the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 lineup.

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3: Specifications And Features

Similar to Apple’s MacBook Pro lineup the new Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 will be available in a 13.5-inch and a 15-inch variant. The 13.5-inch variant will be powered by Intel processors while the 15-inch version will be powered by AMD Ryzen processors.

These laptops are geared towards professional users and both variants come with a touch screen display which makes them ideal for creative work. The 13.5-inch variant doesn’t come with a dedicated GPU. On the other hand, the 15-inch version comes with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5-inch specifications

• 13.5-inch PixelSense 10 point multi-touch Display with 3:2 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2256 x 1504 pixels
• 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G7 / i7-1065G7 processor
• Iris Plus graphics 950
• 8GB/16GB LPDDR4X, 3733MHz RAM
• 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB SSD, Removable M.2 NVME SSD
• Windows 10
• 720p f/2.0 HD front-facing camera
• 3.5mm headphone jack, Dual far-field Studio Mics, Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Audio Premium
• Ambient light sensor,  TPM chip for Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
• Dimensions: 308 x 223 x 14.51 mm Weight: 1.31 kg (Matte Black and Sandstone) / 1.25g (Platinum and Cobalt Blue)
• Wi-Fi 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, 1 x USB-C, 1 x USB-A, Surface Connect
• Up to 11.5 hours of battery life, fast charging 80% in about one hour

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15-inch specifications

• 15-inch (2496 x 1664 pixels) PixelSense 10 point multi-touch Display with 3:2 aspect ratio
• AMD Ryzen 5 3580U Mobile Processor with Radeon Vega 9 Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition
• AMD Ryzen 7 3780U Mobile Processor with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition
• 8GB/16GB/32GB DDR4, 2400MHz RAM
• 128GB/256GB/512GB SSD, Removable M.2 NVME SSD
• Windows 10
• 720p f/2.0 HD front-facing camera
• 3.5mm headphone jack, Dual far-field Studio Mics, Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Audio Premium
• Ambient light sensor,  TPM chip for Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
• Dimensions: 339.5x 244 x 14.69mm Weight: 1.54 kg
• Wi-Fi 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, 1 x USB-C, 1 x USB-A, Surface Connect
• Up to 11.5 hours of battery life, fast charging 80% in about one hour

You can use the 15-inch version for casual gaming, video editing, and other resource-intensive tasks. The overall design ergonomics of these laptops make them profoundly portable. Additionally, the QHD panel on these devices makes them perfect for media consumption. Thes laptops have a USB-A and a USB-C port. Furthermore, these laptops now support Fast Charging. Microsoft claims that these new laptops can charge to up to 80% in about an hour.

Pricing

The 13-inch variant of the Surface Laptop 3 will be available in Sandstone and Cobalt colour variants. The base variant of this laptop will retail for $999. While the 15-inch variant will be available in Platinum and Matte Black colour variants and its base variant will retail for a price of $1199.

As of now, there’s not much information about the availability of these laptops.