New Surface device designed to empower users to work, learn, connect and play from anywhere
ASIA PACIFIC, SINGAPORE, 23 JUNE 2020 – Microsoft today announced that Surface Book 3, which was launched last month as part of the new Surface line-up, is now available in Singapore via commercial authorized resellers, authorized retailers and the Microsoft Online Store at a starting price of S$2498.
Designed to provide users versatility and seamless productivity, the new Surface line-up will empower users to work, learn, connect and play from anywhere.
“As the way we work and learn continue to evolve, the need for devices that keep us productive and connected has never been greater. The new Surface line-up offers incredible versatility, greater performance, and productivity-focused capabilities to help users do what they need to accomplish their goals. We have seen a strong, positive response during the pre-order period and we are pleased to share that the new Surface devices are now available in Singapore,” said Shyamol Bansal, Business Group Lead for Surface & Mixed Reality, Microsoft Singapore.
Providing users the power of a desktop, the versatility of a tablet, and the freedom of a light and thin laptop, Surface Book 3 is available in 13” or 15” sizes. Surface Book 3 15” will deliver up to 50% increased performance than its predecessor and up to 17.5 hours of battery life[1]. The device has a beautifully crisp, high-DPI PixelSense Display, smooth, precise trackpad, comfortable keyboard and the performance of an Intel® 10th Generation Core™ CPU and choice of NVIDIA discrete GPU.
For developers, Surface Book 3 now comes with up to 32GB of RAM and the fastest SSD we have ever shipped. For gamers, Surface Book 3 15” has a NVDIA GeForce GPU with enough power to play the top Xbox Game Pass[2] for PC titles [3]at 1080p in a smooth 60 frames per second. The option of NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 [4]is also available to meet the needs of commercial customers and higher education institutions.
Availability and Pricing
Surface Book 3 is generally available from 23 June 2020 via these commercial authorised resellers: JK Technology; AsiaPac Distribution; and UIC Asian Computer Services and authorised retailers: Best Denki, Challenger, Courts, EpiCentre @ ION Orchard, Gain City, Harvey Norman, Lazada-Microsoft flagship store, Pacific Bookstore, Shopee-Microsoft authorized official store and the Microsoft Store.
The family of devices and accessories will be available in the following configurations in Singapore.
*Only available via the Microsoft Store.
[1] Surface Book 3 15” connected to keyboard base: Up to 17.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2020 using preproduction software and preproduction configurations of Surface Book 3 15” Intel® Core™ i7, 256GB, 16 GB RAM. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
[2] Subscription required
[3] Xbox Wireless controller pairing available on 15″ model.” It is not available on 13.5″
[4] Available for commercial SKU only