Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 i7 16GB RAM 512GB SSD 13.5" Touchscreen Cobalt Blue 10th Gen – UAE

As a person who is in the IT field and does a lot of work/studying at home I found myself wanting to purchase a Microsoft laptop and I haven’t regretted it at all. The only issue I’ve run into which I think has something to do with default settings is if I wanted to play any games it runs a little laggy but has the hardware to run them so idk what the issue is there.

I love this computer, first I ever bought with my money & I’m over all happy with my purchase.

I initially bought this computer two months ago, as a school laptop. I got the Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB - Platinum.**PROS**Keyboard: Upon first glance, the keyboard was my favorite. It has a very soft but hard texture. It also has a backlit keyboard, so you can type in the dark. This is great if you are a student and trying to finish your homework at 2 in the morning.Face recognition: I set it up so that it can recognize me with both my glasses on and without. You can also set it up so that it recognizes you with different pairs of glasses.Touchscreen: I love the touchscreen! I downloaded so many games, like Candy Crush and Angry Birds, that need a touchscreen to complete the experience. On Explorer, you can take Web Notes, which is where a screenshot is taken of the website you are viewing, and you can digitally write on it. The Surface Pen is great if you prefer writing/drawing things out instead of typing. Also, there is a Windows Ink Workspace, which gives you the options of Sticky Notes, a Sketchpad, or a Snip and Sketch (screenshot).Notes: There are so many features and I just can't seem to discover them all!The brightness levels change according to the brightness of the room, which is pretty interesting.Charger: The charger connects with the laptop very easily. It is magnetic, so if you trip on the wire, it won't ruin the charger. The head of the charger also lights up to signal when it is charging. The charger also contains a USB port that can be used for charging your phone.**CONS**Laptop Ports: There is only one USB port, a Mini DisplayPort, a headphone jack, and a Surface connect port (for charging). The single USB port makes me mad because I can never plug more than one thing in. I have to unplug and replug, over and over again. I've never used the DisplayPort, and I'm not really sure what it's for. And although, I've given the keyboard high praises, it DOES turn brownish after a while due to sweaty hands.Overall, I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a new laptop.Update 3 years later: The keyboard will discolor after a while, so I had to buy a keyboard sticker in order to cover the dark spots. Other than that, my laptop is still going strong!

Very good product! No complaints with it at all. Works great and fast!

Overall this is a really great laptop, with highest quality specs and ease of use. The keyboard and trackpad are the best features followed by screen quality and touchscreen.The video output on the laptop is outstanding since it is OLED screen.It’s only been a month, but the battery life is starting to deteriorate slowly.Rest everything else is great.

My iPad Pro outdoes this laptop by a gazillion with battery life, the weight of this lap top is more than 3 of my iPad Pro and if I was able to use my iPad for windows applications I wouldn’t need anything else except more storage, so while the surface book 2 is amazing it is second rate compared to my I pad pro.

I own a surface pro 6, and recently bought this surface laptop. Both of them work well and are well supported by MS.A couple of highlights --Works well with face unlock-Very well supported by Microsoft — if you ever get issues with chargers, they’ll replace it for free.-Amazing Windows 10 support — one of the best features of surface is that MS pushes updates via the Windows update system. Which means less bloatware and more up to date systems with better performance- single usb support — is this a deal breaker for you?- proprietary charger — doesn’t use usb-c for charging, but the charger has a USB port so you can plug in your cell phone into the laptop charger and charge!- very light and a very nice keyboard (has inbuilt LED too)- very fast boot up times

It was bought as a gift and the feedback is that it has lived up to every expectation.

Bought this to try out as a means to record music and do some light producing. Does it all with ease. ASIO drivers need to be downgraded to later versions for Windows 10 but that wasn't hard. Handles some games very well but IF YOU WANNA GAME, YOU NEED A BETTER GRAPHICS CARD! That isn't why I bought this laptop though, so when I found it COULD handle Asphalt I just had to buy an XBOX One controller & try it out. So awesome! Super smooth gameplay & controls, zero lag...Touch features are very responsive, display is crisp, the Surface Pen is proving to be something I will continue to use, the laptop itself is very light, portable & overall attractive, with a battery life that will easily get me through the day with normal to heavy use without dying one me mid project. One thing I must say about the speakers....Wow! Not sure where they are but they sound really good considering how small they probably are. Not sure the specifics on them but I think they were called "omnisonic" or something like that but playing a game or watching a movie without headphones is surprisingly pleasant. Nicely done there!I honestly don't have anything really "bad" to say about this. I've been using the hell out of it daily & enjoying every second. If I had to make one change on my end, I would have gotten a larger graphics card so I could play Forza, but that's not a necessity. The fact that it is doing exactly what I purchased it to do AND MORE is a breath of fresh air.

This is probably the best laptop I've ever owned. I've being developing on a MacBook Pro for the past 7 years. I struggled with the butterfly keyboard on the new MacBook Pro for 4 years and all the recent issues with with OSX. I bought several mechanical keyboards to try to overcome the issues and was never satisfied. The Surface Book 2 is nothing less than outstanding. The keyboard is perfect.When working in Vi, the ESC key is just the right size. I love the ThinkPad x201, x240 and x270 machines, but the key layouts for the Page Up and Page Down in relation to the up and down arrows always caused an issue. That's not a problem with the Surface Book 2.This system reminds me of the old Dell Latitudes of the early 2000's. It was a workhorse for data processing and development. This system is almost effortless to develop on.Linux Convert - I was a RHCE and have been a linux proponent for the last decade. My last Linux distro was DeepIn and loved it. As much as I hate to say it, the latest version of Windows 10 smokes Ubuntu, SUSE and CentOS. I feel really sad writing that, but it's t the truth. Just like the Apple of the early 2000's, with Window's 10, everything "Just works". Printers, scanners, Skype, IDEs (Aptana, Sublime, Android Studio....) It's such a shame. I really want to hate Windows and Microsoft, but this thing just kills them all.I contract with a lot of companies and deal with a lot of old data sources. Much of the time I have to do data work on my local system just to figure out how to export/convert the data to something usable. For example, I recently had to convert a TB of .dbf data to CSV to get this into AWS RDS. I almost set my MacBook on fire from the command line doing BREW based dbf to csv work. With the new Surface, it took seconds and I never heard a fan kick on. Time is Money in the modern development world. This is a big deal.Cons -So far, I can't find any. It would be nice if I could use iMessage on Windows, but that's not going to happen. Oddly enough, that's the only thing I can think of that is a "less than" compared to developing on my MacBook Pro.Even just typing out this review on the Surface Book 2 makes me want to keep typing. It is truly effortless. I got the Black i7. It's been a pleasure.

I have had my Surface for about 2 weeks now and love it. I bought to use for work, school, and some light gaming IE roblox (more the kids). Kids love it too.From an IT point of view, if you are looking to get one for a user or two, go ahead and get the docking station, for the price its not really that bad, and you'll want it to be able to join it to the domain. The negative plan on spending some more money for a windows 10 pro product key so that you can join it to the domain. I tried to use our Volume License key, which microsoft says is supposed to work, it never has before, and it didn't, I was already sure the key was tied to that image but gave it a try anyway.Great performance I was able to run solid works and look at some company drawings, no it is not a CAD machine but it will do the work, does get hot for its not exactly designed for that kind of work, I wouldn't recommend getting it for an Engineer. As an IT admin I'm loving it.I saw a couple of reviews saying it got soiled after like 2 days.... Those people must be extremely dirty, cause I have not had that issue, this is something I wouldn't worry about unless you know you're just a dirty person to which you probably wouldn't care.To Microsoft, I'm not always happy with how you do your windows updates (IE the working window should be allowed to be larger I work and then do school work I should be allowed more then 12 hours to setup a working window), but this machine is amazing!

I don't know if I can find enough positive things to say about this laptop. Yes, I know that it does not have any type C USB ports let alone a single Thunderbolt 3 port, but this laptop is really the fastest, best looking, and most functional piece of hardware I've owned. Aside from my $3,000 gaming PC that I built myself, this is the fastest machine in the house. Again, it lacks in I/O, but I haven't had a need so far to plug anything into it. I bought the Surface Arc Mouse thinking that I would use it and I have only used it for a few minutes here and there. The track pad is so intuitive, accurate and responsive that I really just don't need a mouse when I use this laptop. The keyboard is AMAZING. I mainly use this for work, and I must say I have not had a more comfortable all day typing experience on ANY laptop. I would recommend this laptop to anyone who needs a lightning fast machine for work/school that can last all day under load with a killer battery, and still look amazing while doing it. I've already gotten several compliments on the look of the machine from my colleagues. Well done, Microsoft. Well done.

I love it! No complaints :)