
The Surface Book is unique because it's a full laptop with GPU which, via an elaborate docking mechanism, can detach from the keyboard and become a large tablet computer, or flip around entirely. Combined with major hardware improvements in SB3, the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) is finally here, delivering a full developer-friendly coding environment without compromises for the first time.Įver since I switched away from a MacBook Pro, the Surface Book 2 was my daily-driver computer of choice: a versatile laptop that could game, code, or become a tablet, in a single device. For developers looking to switch away from a MacBook Pro, the Surface Book has long been one of the most compelling alternatives, but this time around it's even better.

After three years of waiting, the next generation of Microsoft's Surface Book 3 is here.
