<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
is	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
previous	O
generation	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
lineup	O
of	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
2-in-1	B-Device
PC	I-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
like	O
a	O
conventional	O
laptop	O
,	O
or	O
detached	O
from	O
its	O
base	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
tablet	O
,	O
with	O
touch	O
and	O
stylus	O
input	O
support	O
in	O
both	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
online	O
alongside	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Go	I-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
retains	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
13.5-inch	O
model	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
features	O
a	O
3000x2000	O
pixels	O
resolution	O
screen	O
at	O
267	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
per	I-Algorithm
inch	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
3240x2160	O
pixels	O
resolution	O
at	O
260	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
per	I-Algorithm
inch	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
15-inch	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
screens	O
feature	O
a	O
3:2	O
aspect	B-Device
ratio	I-Device
,	O
to	O
echo	O
a	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
generation	O
offers	O
some	O
hardware	O
improvements	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
Dolby-certified	O
speakers	O
,	O
improved	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
hinge	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
Surface	B-Device
Connect	O
port	O
that	O
supports	O
a	O
higher	O
electrical	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
lineup	O
to	O
offer	O
the	O
Intel	O
10th	B-Device
generation	I-Device
quad-core	I-Device
processors	B-General_Concept
,	O
optional	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Quadro	I-Application
graphics	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
32GB	O
of	O
system	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
2TB	O
for	O
data	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
13.5-inch	O
and	O
15-inch	O
models	O
ship	O
with	O
a	O
pre-installed	O
trial	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
pre-installed	O
64-bit	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Home	I-Operating_System
for	O
all	O
general	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
downgrade	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
predecessor	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Professional	O
to	O
all	O
consumers	O
,	O
business	O
and	O
enterprise	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
only	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
if	O
it	O
is	O
ordered	O
via	O
business	O
procurement	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
consumers	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
only	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
step	O
down	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Home	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
is	O
backwards-compatible	B-General_Concept
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
peripheral	O
accessories	O
of	O
its	O
direct	O
predecessors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pen	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Docks	O
,	O
however	O
notably	O
despite	O
otherwise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
surface	B-Device
dial	O
and	O
lacks	O
the	O
advertised	O
the	O
on-screen	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
alike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
users	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
built-in	O
pen	O
computing	O
capabilities	O
based	O
on	O
N-trig	B-Device
technology	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
although	O
no	O
significant	O
updates	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
for	O
this	O
new	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
major	O
tweaks	O
and	O
improvements	O
,	O
which	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
are	O
also	O
applied	O
to	O
this	O
new	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
2	I-Device
&	O
3	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
display	O
options	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
10-point	O
touch	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
that	O
said	O
,	O
the	O
tablet	O
and	O
keyboard	O
base	O
portions	O
are	O
not	O
interchangeable	O
between	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
broadly	O
positive	O
feedback	O
awarded	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
only	O
received	O
lukewarm	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
mentioned	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
continues	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
premium	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
that	O
said	O
,	O
the	O
underwhelming	O
CPU	O
options	O
,	O
poor	O
thermals	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
computing	O
unit	O
(	O
despite	O
the	O
tablet	O
being	O
nearly	O
identical	O
in	O
thickness	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
16-inch	O
'	O
s	O
base	O
)	O
,	O
thick	O
screen	O
bezels	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
outdated	O
design	O
were	O
all	O
common	O
complaints	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
product	O
appearing	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
original	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
introduced	O
5	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
creative	O
production	O
,	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
the	O
screen	O
suffered	O
from	O
poor	O
overall	O
accuracy	O
,	O
contrast	O
,	O
and	O
color	O
range	O
(	O
at	O
less	O
than	O
70%	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
DCI-P3	O
standard	O
)	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
direct	O
competitors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
Dell	B-Device
XPS	I-Device
lineup	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
come	O
with	O
factory-calibrated	O
displays	O
and	O
significantly	O
better	O
visual	O
reproduction	O
than	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
gaming	O
and	O
entertainment	O
consumption	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
's	O
thick	O
screen	O
bezels	O
,	O
slow	O
response	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
higher	O
refresh-rate	O
display	O
panels	O
negatively	O
impacted	O
the	O
product	O
proposition	O
in	O
this	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
other	O
high-performance	O
workloads	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
also	O
fell	O
short	O
compared	O
to	O
several	O
key	O
competitors	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
offer	O
6	O
or	O
8-core	O
processors	B-General_Concept
and	O
up	O
to	O
64GB	O
system	O
memory	O
(	O
128GB	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
)	O
;	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
has	O
a	O
low-powered	O
4-core	O
ultrabook	B-Device
processor	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
32GB	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
continues	O
to	O
highlight	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
good	O
quality	O
hardware	O
,	O
touch	O
and	O
pen	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
performance	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7	I-Device
CPU	O
equipped	O
inside	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
restrictive	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
extra	O
cost	O
that	O
you	O
pay	O
does	O
n't	O
really	O
fit	O
on	O
the	O
specs	O
sheet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Devindra	O
Hardawar	O
of	O
Engadget	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
predecessor	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
notes	O
similar	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
lackluster	O
CPU	O
performance	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
features	O
Intel	O
's	O
quad-core	O
10th	O
generation	O
Ice	B-Device
Lake	I-Device
CPUs	O
,	O
which	O
max	O
out	O
at	O
a	O
3.9GHz	O
Turbo	O
Boost	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
chips	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Laptop	O
3	O
,	O
an	O
ultraportable	O
that	O
does	O
n’t	O
even	O
pretend	O
to	O
handle	O
heavy	O
lifting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
16-inch	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
offers	O
Intel	O
's	O
recent	O
six	O
and	O
eight-core	O
CPUs	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
monstrously	O
powerful	O
5GHz	O
Core	O
i9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
's	O
XPS	B-Device
15	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
configured	O
with	O
similar	O
chips	O
reaching	O
up	O
to	O
5.1GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
just	O
no	O
way	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
can	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
CPU	O
fight.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
’s	O
one	O
primary	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
:	O
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
15-watt	O
chip	O
that	O
appears	O
in	O
small	O
laptops	O
like	O
the	O
Dell	B-Device
XPS	I-Device
13	O
,	O
Surface	B-Device
Laptop	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
HP	O
Spectre	O
x360	O
13	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
The	O
difference	O
in	O
core	O
count	O
makes	O
a	O
massive	O
difference	O
in	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Add	O
four	O
cores	O
with	O
a	O
laptop	O
like	O
the	O
Dell	B-Device
XPS	I-Device
15	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
’ll	O
see	O
a	O
53%	O
better	O
score	O
in	O
Cinebench	O
R20	O
’s	O
multi-core	O
test	O
than	O
the	O
Surface	O
Book	O
3.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Novet	O
,	O
on	O
CNBC	O
,	O
noted	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
's	O
ability	O
to	O
handle	O
heavy	O
graphical	O
workloads	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
dated	O
design	O
and	O
poor	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
could	O
stand	O
to	O
get	O
more	O
experimental	O
with	O
this	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
However	O
,	O
)	O
I	O
typically	O
got	O
around	O
six	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
hours’	O
worth	O
of	O
battery	O
life	O
on	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
3	I-Device
is	O
n't	O
a	O
bad	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Microsoft	O
redesigns	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
and	O
makes	O
this	O
otherwise	O
very	O
good	O
laptop	O
look	O
modern	O
again	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
'll	O
be	O
easier	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
splurge.	O
"	O
</s>
