Surface Book 3 snags first batch of firmware updates after launch

Some fresh firmware updates are ready for your Surface Book 3 right out of the box.

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What you need to know

Microsoft’s new Surface Book 3 is available starting today, and it has a fresh set of firmware updates available on day one. These updates largely bring reliability and stability improvements across the board, along with some interoperability improvements.

Here’s a look at all of what’s new according to theSurface Update Historypage.

If you have a Surface Book 3 arriving today, or are planning to pick one up, you can grab these updates right away via Windows Update. Otherwise, the new Surface Book 3 is available to buy now with a price starting at $1,600 for the consumer version. There’s also a business version available, with NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 graphics with Max-Qstarting at $3,500.

Power on the go

The refreshed Surface Book 3 for 2020 gets new Intel 10th Gen processors, more powerful GTX graphics, and much better Wi-Fi, SSD, and RAM options making this one powerful 2-in-1 convertible PC.

Beefy power

This version of the Surface Book 3 has options for NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q graphics, allowing it to meet the demands of creators and users who need more power.

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