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USB-C has finally arrived on the Surface Laptop 3, but we still can't get over the limited range of ports. And while it's understandably heavier than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2.4 pounds, 0.6 inches), the Surface Laptop 3 is just as sleek. At 3.4 pounds and 0.6 inches thin, the Surface Laptop 3 is considerably lighter than the Dell XPS 15 (4.5 pounds, 0.7 inches) and the 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro (4 pounds, 0.6 inches). The Surface Laptop 3 is among the most portable 15-inch laptops ever. MORE: Best Business Laptops - Ultrabooks - Laptop Mag

I also wish the side bezels were trimmed down as they are on most modern laptops. And Microsoft didn't take advantage of the extra deck real estate there are no top-firing speakers or a fingerprint sensor (although the touchpad is generously sized). A small, glossy Microsoft logo reflects against a matte, black lid but gets swallowed by the dead space around it. If I'm nitpicking, the Surface Laptop 3's minimalist design looks somewhat spartan on such a large laptop. Microsoft cast a spell that stretched the Surface Laptop 3 into a 15-inch machine without making it any thicker than its 13.5-inch predecessors. I went back and forth on which material I'd choose, but ultimately, I narrowed it down to the gorgeous Cobalt Blue Alcantara or Sandstone metal that I got to see at Microsoft's event. I ended up liking the metal finish more than I expected to.Īs much as I've grown to love the warm, welcoming Alcantara fabric material, I can't deny that there's a certain refined elegance to the black metal model I reviewed.

The Surface Laptop 3 adopts the refined aesthetic of its Surface siblings but now comes in an all-metal variant.