Disassembly Video

News

On December 13, 2021, iFixit and Microsoft announced a program where iFixit Pro independent repairers and Microsoft Authorized Service Providers can purchase tools for repairing select Microsoft Surface devices directly from iFixit.com.

Background

Microsoft’s third generation Surface Laptop was announced alongside the Surface Pro 7 and Surface Pro X on October 2nd, 2019. The Surface Laptop 3 maintains largely the same aesthetic as its predecessor, but features a USB-C port, a larger battery, and a new AMD processor for the 15-inch model.

Identification

The Surface Laptop devices all look very similar. You can identify your Surface Laptop model by the 4-digit number printed on the top edge of the back cover:

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The Surface Laptop 3 15" has model number 1872.

Refer to Microsoft’s official guide for alternative ways to identify your Surface device.

Technical Specifications

Processor

  • AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition
  • AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Mobile Processor with Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition

Memory

  • 8GB or 16GB DDR4 RAM

Storage

  • Removable solid-state drive (SSD) 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB

Graphics

  • AMD Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition
  • AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition

Battery

  • Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage

Display

  • 15” PixelSense™ Display
  • 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI)
  • Surface Pen enabled
  • 10 point multi-touch

Ports

  • 1 x USB-C
  • 1 x USB-A
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • 1 x Surface Connect port

Wireless

  • Wi-Fi 5: 802.11ac compatible
  • Bluetooth 5.0

Dimensions

  • 13.4 x 9.6 x 0.57 inches (339.5 x 244 x 14.69 mm)

Weight

  • Platinum and Matte Black: 3.40 lb (1,542 g)

Additional Information

Device Page

Service Guides

Wikipedia

Surface Support from Microsoft

Microsoft: Surface Drivers and Firmware