No Intel inside, but it's fine - And of course, the Surface Laptop 3 comes with plenty of specs: up to 16GB of RAM, up to 1TB of SSD storage, and either an AMD Ryzen 5 3580U processor with Radeon Vega 9 graphics or the Ryzen 7 3780U processor with Radeon RX Vega 11 graphics. Similarly, the trackpad is larger than on Surface Laptop 2 and just as smooth there’s no janky tracking like on other Windows laptops. I can’t ask for a better laptop keyboard. Compared to my MacBook Pro keyboard, the keys on the Surface Laptop 3 are squishier, have more travel, and are quieter. Ryan Houlihan / InputĮxcellent inputs - The keyboard and trackpad are both excellent.

There’s no fingerprint sensor like there is on MacBooks, though. The 720p webcam supports Windows Hello face sign-in and makes me wish my MacBook Pro had Face ID. The 2,496 x 1,664 resolution “PixelSense” display is tack sharp and the 10-finger touchscreen is super responsive. It’s lighter and thinner than a 15-inch MacBook Pro, and it’s sleek in matte black. There’s little to dislike about the 15-inch Surface Laptop 3. But I’m fine with metal - it’s easier to wipe down after snacking over the keys anyway.

There’s no subtly soft alacantra keyboard option. Unmistakably Surface-y - Aside from the larger screen and more powerful performance, the bigger Surface Laptop 3 is identical to its 13-inch sibling, though the 15-inch only comes in aluminum. It’s acceptable for a smaller laptop to have fewer ports, but a 15-inch laptop with only two USBs is 100% wrong. The Surface Laptop 3 has the same ports as the 13.5-inch version: one USB-C, one USB-A, a headphone jack, and a Surface Connect port.

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