You might not be able to find a better keyboard outside of a Lenovo ThinkPad X1, and that laptop’s deep-dish buttons are techy traditionalist catnip, which some Gen Z’ers might not quite understand. Remember when we got a bit slushy and started talking about “love” and laptops at the beginning of this review? That applies to the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3’s keyboard too. We’re not too bothered, though, when the laptop is good-looking as a whole. In practical terms this means the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 has a larger footprint than it might otherwise. Other laptop companies try to make their screen surrounds as tiny as possible, but there’s still more than an inch of blank space at each side. The border is the one potential weak point. Its 2256 x 1504 resolution is well above Full HD, and makes text in particular look sharper than a lot of 13in laptops hovering around £1000.Ĭolour is great, images look punchy and this is a touchscreen. Microsoft optimising for the boring stuff? Who’d have thought it? Either way this is a lovely screen. It’s worse for movies, naturally, but Microsoft would probably argue it is better for some productivity apps. This is a 3:2 aspect screen, one significantly taller than those of other laptops. It starts to make sense when you look at the screen shape. Most 13-inch laptop screens measure 13.3 inches across. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 has a 13.5in screen. But we’re glad there’s a full-size USB and that the power connector is separate, so doesn’t hog the USB-C. Two primary connectors is a bit stingy, granted, and the USB-C doesn’t support the ultra-quick Thunderbolt 3 standard.
There’s a full-size USB 3.1 and a headphone jack too. The Surface Laptop 3 doesn’t just have USB-C ports. Microsoft caters for nerds who were around before it was cool to be geeky too.
Sure, there are lighter options, but none are quite as sturdy. At 1.3kg we’ve been happy to carry the Laptop 3 around all day. The Surface Laptop 3’s side contours are a little more angular, but even this smells like a carefully contrived choice. Microsoft wanted to make a laptop that seems as fancy as a MacBook Pro, and it has done the job perfectly. Add that to a virtually zero-flex shell and the impression is pure luxury. There’s also an Alcantara version, for the furze-addicted. Our Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 is aluminium, for an unmistakably metallic feel.
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