JANUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 13The Surface Laptop 3’s touchpad is 20 percent larger
than the previous model’s touchpad, and it’s smooth
and clickable across virtually its entire surface – less
than a fingers breadth at the top. To be fair, you’ll
probably unconsciously accommodate a trackpad that
isn’t entirely clickable, but it demonstrates Microsoft’’s
commitment to the basics: a good screen, a good
typing experience, and so on.
Microsoft generally isn’t shy about pumping up the
jams, either, and the Surface Laptop 3’s audio booms
forth from a pair of ‘omnisonic’ speakers backed by
Dolby Audio Premium. Wandering through Windows’
audio controls can be a bit of a snipe hunt. Are
they in an app? Part of the Control Panel? I couldn’tIt’s probably time to freshen
up Microsoft’s Surface appJANUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 13The Surface Laptop 3’s touchpad is 20 percent larger
than the previous model’s touchpad, and it’s smooth
and clickable across virtually its entire surface – less
than a fingers breadth at the top. To be fair, you’ll
probably unconsciously accommodate a trackpad that
isn’t entirely clickable, but it demonstrates Microsoft’’s
commitment to the basics: a good screen, a good
typing experience, and so on.
Microsoft generally isn’t shy about pumping up the
jams, either, and the Surface Laptop 3’s audio booms
forth from a pair of ‘omnisonic’ speakers backed by
Dolby Audio Premium. Wandering through Windows’
audio controls can be a bit of a snipe hunt. Are
they in an app? Part of the Control Panel? I couldn’t
It’s probably time to freshen
up Microsoft’s Surface app