Even though the Surface Laptop 3 has a touch-enabled display, there’s no
substitute for moving a cursor to perform some tasks, such as selecting text.
Fortunately, the touchpad is as excellent as the keyboard, with an equally
satisfying thud when you click it. I still prefer the haptic feedback and larger size
of Apple’s trackpads, but the Surface Laptop 3 touchpad is as good as any
Windows pad I’ve used.
A UNIQUE RATIO
The touch screen is a Microsoft PixelSense display, with a resolution of 2,256 by
1,504 pixels that results in a rather unusual 3:2 aspect ratio. Most laptops have
wider 16:9 screen ratios, which makes them excellent movie-watching platforms
but decreases the amount of vertical space available to scroll a web page,
spreadsheet, or text document. For those who plan to use the Surface Laptop 3
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Besides its unique orientation and touch capabilities, the PixelSense screen also
looks gorgeous. Though it’s shy of 4K resolution (3,840 by 2,160 pixels), the
Surface Laptop 3’s display density of 201 pixels per inch makes text and
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Consistent with the Surface’s back-to-basics theme, the display lacks HDR
support, OLED technology, and professional-level color gamut support, but
most prospective buyers won’t need those cutting-edge features.