What you need to know
- Microsoft's new Surface Laptops are shown off in a sizzler video.
- There are options for Surace Laptops with metal rather than Alcantara.
- The new Surface Laptop 3 is available to preorder starting at $999 (opens in new tab) and will launch on October 2.
The Surface Laptop 3 was announced at Microsoft's October Surface event. There are two versions of the Surface Laptop 3, a 13.5-inch version and a 15-inch version. The 15-inch version of the Surface Laptop 3 has an option for a custom AMD Ryzen 7 processor.
Both versions of the Surface Laptop 3 will be available on October 22, 2019. You can read more about the Surface Laptop, including more of its specs, in our post covering its launch
Here's everything Microsoft announced at its Surface 2019 event
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (13-inch)
Small size, big value
Though it isn't as powerful as it's larger cousin can be, the 13-inch version of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 will make it an excellent travel laptop.
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (15-inch)
Perfect for home use
With a bigger screen and some slightly better hardware, the 15-inch version of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 is an excellent laptop to choose for home or office use.
Sean Endicott is the news writer for Windows Central. If it runs Windows, is made by Microsoft, or has anything to do with either, he's on it. Sean's been with Windows Central since 2017 and is also our resident app expert. If you have a news tip or an app to review, hit him up at sean.endicott@futurenet.com.
