The update is available for both the Surface Book 3 13.5-inch and the Surface Book 3 15-inch. As is the case with most firmware updates, this update doesn't include any new features.

The larger charger — now at 127 watts versus just 102 previously — may seem minor, but it matters a lot. When maxing out Surface Book 2 for CPU and GPU, say during video gaming, it was ...

Microsoft is working hard on a faster and more efficient charging technique, and it could feature in the Surface Book 3.

Microsoft's Surface Book 3 debuts with 10th-gen Intel Core Ice Lake processors, a whopping 2TB SSD option, and even real-time ray tracing options with a Nvidia Quadro RTX GPU.

The Surface Book 3 comes in 13.5-inch or 15-inch models, with specs ranging from a Core i5-1035G7 for $1,599 up to an i7-1065G7 CPU, GTX 1660 Ti, 2TB SSD, and 32GB RAM for $3,399.

In terms of ports and I/O the Surface Book 3 remains consistent and includes 2 USB ports, an SD card reader, a Surface Charging port, a headphone jack, and a USB-C port.

Microsoft is launching the new Surface Book 3 with upgraded internals. The hardware design hasn’t changed, but there’s faster Intel 10th Gen processors inside, along with up to 32GB of RAM, M ...

In terms of connectivity, the Surface Book 3 includes two USB-A 3.1 ports, a USB-C 3.1 port, an SD card reader, and the Surface Connect port for charging and connecting to the new Surface Dock 2.

Microsoft Surface Book 3: Price and configurations . Microsoft Surface Book 3 (13.5-Inch) (13.5-inch 256GB) at Amazon for $529.99; I hope you prospective Surface Book 3 owners have been saving!

The Surface Book 3 is available right now, and starts at $1,599 (£1,599, AU$2,649). For that price, you'll get the 13.5-inch model with an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD.

I only ever had one Surface charger wear out, and only the Surface Book 2’s infamous power problem made me question Microsoft’s decision.