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Surface Book
The ultimate laptop.
Starting at $1,499
Surface Pro 4
The tablet that can replace your laptop.
Starting at $899*
Surface 3
The perfect balance of performance and value.
Starting at $499*
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Surface Book
Starting at $1,499
Surface Pro 4
Starting at $899*
Surface 3
Starting at $499*
Tech specs
  • Screen: 13.5” PixelSense™ Display

  • Screen resolution: 3000 x 2000 (267 PPI)

  • Weight: Starting at 1,516 grams (3.34 pounds) including keyboard

  • Storage: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB1

  • RAM: 8GB or 16GB

  • Battery Life: Up to 12 hours of video playback†

  • Windows Hello3 face sign-in camera (front-facing)

  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video

  • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video

  • 4G LTE not available

  • Connect to external displays

  • Supports notetaking and drawing with Surface Pen
    (Pen included)

  • Screen: 12.3” PixelSense™ Display

  • Screen resolution: 2736 x 1824 (267 PPI)

  • Weight: Starting at 766 grams (1.69 pounds)

  • Storage: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB1

  • RAM: 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB

  • Battery Life: Up to 9 hours of video playback†

  • Windows Hello3 face sign-in camera (front-facing)

  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video

  • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video

  • 4G LTE not available

  • Connect to external displays

  • Supports notetaking and drawing with Surface Pen
    (Pen included)

  • Screen: 10.8'' Display

  • Screen resolution: 1920 x 1280 (214 PPI)

  • Weight: Starting at 622 grams (1.37 pounds)

  • Storage: 64GB or 128GB1
  • RAM: 2GB or 4GB

  • Battery Life: Up to 10 hours of video playback†

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  • 3.5MP front-facing camera

  • 8.0MP rear-facing camera with autofocus

  • 4G LTE available

  • Connect to external displays

  • Supports notetaking and drawing with Surface Pen
    (Pen sold separately)

Programs & apps
  • Run common desktop programs like iTunes or Chrome

  • Play touch-optimized games from the Windows Store

  • Basic photo editing and movie editing

  • Run common desktop programs like iTunes or Chrome

  • Play touch-optimized games from the Windows Store

  • Basic photo editing and movie editing

  • Run common desktop programs like iTunes or Chrome

  • Play touch-optimized games from the Windows Store

  • Basic photo editing and movie editing

Microsoft Office applications
  • General use

    (sending email, creating, and editing documents, etc.)

  • Professional needs

    (managing Exchange mail and calendars, opening large documents, etc.)
  • Power user needs

    (creating and editing complex documents and large databases, etc.)
  • General use

    (sending email, creating, and editing documents, etc.)

  • Professional needs

    (managing Exchange mail and calendars, opening large documents, etc.)
  • Power user needs

    (creating and editing complex documents and large databases, etc.)
  • General use

    (sending email, creating, and editing documents, etc.)

  • Professional needs

    (managing Exchange mail and calendars, opening large documents, etc.)
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Powerful desktop software
  • Supports casual gaming, like games from the Steam store2

  • Advanced photo editing with programs like Adobe® Photoshop® CC2

  • Professional HD video editing with programs like Adobe® Premiere Pro® CC2

  • Using professional grade apps like Visual Studio2 and MATLAB2

  • Designing with 3D modeling programs like AutoCAD2

  • High performance video editing, like 4K video

  • Even faster 3D rendering with software like Maya.

  • Supports casual gaming, like games from the Steam store2

  • Advanced photo editing with programs like Adobe® Photoshop® CC2

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  • Using professional-grade apps like Visual Studio2 and MATLAB2

  • Designing with 3D modeling programs like AutoCAD2

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Surface Book
The ultimate laptop.
Starting at $1,499
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Surface Pro 4
The tablet that can replace your laptop.
Starting at $899*
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Surface 3
The perfect balance of performance and value.
Starting at $499*
Buy now Learn more
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* Keyboard sold separately.
† Cortana available in selected global markets at launch; experience may vary by region and device.
1 System software uses significant storage space. Available storage is subject to change based on system software updates and apps usage. 1GB= 1 billion bytes. See Surface.com/Storage for more details.
2 Sold separately.
3 Windows Hello requires specialized hardware, including fingerprint reader, illuminated IR sensor or other biometric sensors.
† Surface Book Battery life
Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2015 using preproduction Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and auto-brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

Surface Pro 4
Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2015 using preproduction Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

Surface 3
Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2015 using 128GB units with 4GB RAM. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.