Best Black Friday deals: Early sales and predictionsSurface Laptop 3 vs MacBook Air Best laptops in 2020
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3 is one of the best laptops around. It’s also a more affordable alternative to Apple’s MacBook Air. However, Microsoft’s laptop blows the MacBook Air out of the water when it comes to specs. The Surface Laptop 3 in this deal features a 13.3-inch (2256 x 1504) display, a 1.2-GHz Core i5-1035G7 quad-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD In our Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 review, we praised its elegant premium design and sharp, vivid display. We gave the Surface Laptop 3 an Editor’s Choice award for its good performance, decent battery life, and comfortable keyboard. Design-wise, the Surface Laptop 3 is a classy and modern-looking notebook made of premium materials. Just like Apple’s lightweight, stylish laptop, the Surface Laptop 3 sports a sleek, minimalist look characterized by smooth curves and clean surfaces. At 2.9-pounds, and 12.1 x 8.8 x 0.6-inches, the Surface Laptop 3 is larger and heavier than the Dell XPS 13 (11.9 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches, 2.7 pounds), the Apple MacBook Pro (12 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches, 3 pounds) and the HP Spectre x360 13 (12.1 x 7.7 x 0.7 inches, 2.7 pounds). Adopting the trend of most of today’s 13-inch laptops, the Surface Laptop 3’s port selection is modest. For your connectivity needs, you get a magnetic Surface Connect port, a USB 3.1 Type-A port and a USB Type-C input. There’s also a headphone/mic jack for when you want private listening. Overall, the Surface Laptop 3 is a worthy successor to the Surface Laptop 2 and at $319 off, it’s an incredible value. Black Friday falls on November 27 and we expect to see tons of deals on the industry’s best mobile tech. Be sure to bookmark our Black Friday 2020 deals hub for this year’s best Black Friday discounts.
