

Below, we take a look at the entire Surface line-up, and help you choose the right model for your needs. That's the brief summary, but you'll no doubt need some more detail before you invest in a Surface model.

If you want a more portable device you'll primarily use as a tablet, the Surface Go 2 is the best value choice, while the Surface Pro 7 gives you more hardware horsepower (at a higher cost). If you need more power, perhaps for creative work such as graphic design, then the Surface Book 3 is best. The Surface Laptop 4 is best for general work purposes. Which Surface is best for you? As ever, it depends on your particular needs – and your budget. Microsoft’s Surface range is made up of the Surface Laptop (a laptop, naturally), the Surface Book (a tablet/laptop hybrid), the Surface Pro (a high-end tablet), and the Surface Go (a plain old tablet). If you don't need a laptop/tablet hybrid, look elsewhere (perhaps at the Surface Laptop 3) because the design is what makes the Surface Book 3 so expensive.Microsoft may be best known for its software, but the company has been working away studiously over the last few years, creating a range of laptops and tablets that marry serious specs with desirable design. The Surface Book 3's flexibility enabled by its unique form factor is what makes it stand out from the pack. The XPS 15 is a traditional clamshell laptop whereas the Surface Book 3 is a detachable 2-in-1 with a lid that turns into a tablet. On the high end, there is a $3,399 version with a Core i7 CPU, 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD.Īnd if you want to go for broke (literally), you can get a similar config with a 1TB SSD and Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 GPU with Max-Q for $3,699. Our $2,799 review unit upped the ante with 32GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The $2,299 base model Surface Book 3 with a 15-inch display comes with an Intel Core i7-1065G7 CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q GPU. The Dell can be configured with up to an Intel Core i9-10885H processor, 64GB of RAM and a 2TB PCIe SSD, but it will cost you more than $3,000.
