The Surface Book 3 is here and it brings powerful improvements though at no small price.

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.

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