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The new Surface Book 3 is Microsoft’s most-powerful laptop ever

Microsoft says its latest detachable 2-in-1 is its most-powerful laptop ever as it boasts a 50% increase in performance compared to the Surface Book 2, and up to 17.5 hours of battery life.
Available in 13-inch and 15-inch variants, the Surface Book 3 comes with Intel’s 10th-Gen processor, up to 32GB of RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX or Quadro RTX GPUs. Below are the main configurations available and their price tags:

Configuration 1
13.5-inch screen
Intel 10th-Gen Quad-Core Core i5
Intel Iris Plus GPU
$1599

Configuration 2
13.5-inch screen
Intel 10th-Gen Quad-Core Core i5
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
$1999

Configuration 3
15-inch screen
Intel 10th-Gen Quad-Core Core i7
Nvidia GeForce GTX GTX 1660Ti
$2299

Configuration 4
15-inch screen
Intel 10th-Gen Quad-Core Core i7
Nvidia GeForce Quadro RTX 3000 GPU

$3499

The press release says the Surface Book 3 also ships with the fastest SSD Microsoft has put in a computer, though it is limited to the 1TB and 2TB models.
For port selection, there is a USB Type-C port with support for Power Delivery 3.0 but no Thunderbolt support. You also get two USB-A ports, a UHS-II SD card reader, and a Surface Connect port.
The Surface Book 3 will go on sale on May 21 in North America but can be pre-ordered starting today. It will be available in other regions in the coming weeks.

by Habeeb Onawole