Don’t Buy the Wrong Surface Laptop!

My review of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 comparing both the AMD and Intel 15" models.
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[@Dave2D]

Don't you think it's SCUMMY that Microsoft is hiding these Intel based 15" devices on a secret menu?? To obtain the GOOD intel version. specifically request is at the Microsoft Store. Or go here: www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-laptop-3-for-business/93n7b0kdzncc

[@TheDNW]

Indubitably so my friend. Indubitably so...

[@FalseInformation]

I love you and your videos! Best youtuber around.

[@josecanales3076]

What I hate is that they don't have thunderbolt 3...

[@michaelan9688]

Probably due to the cpu shortages from Intel. That and AMD probably gave them a really good deal on their product as well, meaning Microsoft can make more profit at the same time

[@danc1236]

I would love this laptop if it had full sized arrow keys. Have big fingers, also sift through lots of data / documents. Those tiny half/half up down keys are the worst.

[@headhunterkilla]

Dave: rests his devices on the table with the utmost care. Also dave: spins a 1200 dollar laptop on his fingers.

[@xX12VincEXx]

This is so ironic 😂

[@trigger8152]

Yeah but he's not Linus, soooo I'm ok with it. 🤣

[@RealLaone]

@@xX12VincEXx also iconic

[@TAILSORANGEs]

Is an Apple MacBook 12 inch reference? Dave DID spin a MacBook on his fingers.

[@stevethea5250]

@@RealLaone SPIN TEST

[@SethFowler]

You just blew my mind with that laptop spin

[@nikkeipvck8529]

omg I love ur CHANNEL

[@eggshell671]

When you are so rich you just spin a 1.2k plate without having a heartattcak

[@TanPham-sn3fc]

At least he has a second job if IT fails for him!

[@anikan865]

👁👁

[@dchopzmorales9963]

Great Scott marty

"Arguably the best laptop to spin." I had an heart attack there.

[@iftea7]

which hospital did you go to? I wanna know for when I have one. Thanks.

@@iftea7 Hi, this is the ex-wife of Max. He died, we sorry.

[@iftea7]

@ i miss Max terribly. Sad day for us all

[@deving9799]

You clearly have not gone to school with REAL Asians

[@almog3875]

​@ wtf

[@ascomycotinazzz]

Jerryrigeverything: Durability test Dave lee: spin test

[@rishabhkr.1063]

I would be glad if this thing goes mainstream.

[@dasu2734]

I make helicopter noise when he spins it.

[@ascomycotinazzz]

@@dasu2734 my heart make that kind of noise whenever i see dave spin the laptop

[@BlinkXIII]

He should definitely add this for all of his future reviews.

[@BLUE-wg8lp]

When I saw him spinning the laptop I went directly to the comment section.

[@Saschabrix]

Brain Blue me too XD

[@ayoubnassereldin9044]

Lolll samee

[@swastikray2377]

Lol same

[@christophebrou1178]

same

[@TahirAli-ri3hn]

Me too 😉

[@bowler771]

Did this mans just spin a $1200 laptop on his finger for 10 seconds

[@W1nDy_Artria]

Welcome to Dave's channel New here?

[@Yaromiah]

Man like Dave got the dough

[@Yesica1993]

@@W1nDy_Artria I hadn't seen that either. Made my heart race a bit in fear, LOL! I'm a klutz. If I tried that, it would be in pieces on the floor.

[@bigchum3984]

i thought that was cgi

[@michelbruns]

Big Bum he’s Asian doesn’t need that

[@Sean-ri5np]

me: cant afford a 5-year-old iPhone se dave: casually spins a 1300 dollar laptop on his fingers

[@paulwilliams2024]

buffafboii you need to get your money up then

[@saisri2026]

lol

[@GabyBong]

buffafboii it made my heart stop

[@InfiniteZ100]

this is your problem

[@Sean-ri5np]

@@InfiniteZ100 dude two things. 1st: it was a joke 2nd: I am twelve it is normal for me to have no money

[@royalzip3075]

I wonder who else thinks like: "Oh hey a laptop. Wonder if it spins good."

[@DarkwearGT]

Spins and drops Me : awwwws man

[@funsky77]

Having just bought one 3 days ago, my heart skipped a beat when he spun, then spun faster!💔

[@juanlara4127]

i have a friend he spins his iphone 10 all the time im sure this would be no exception

[@yourguykeikei5738]

Normal people testing a new laptop: Here it is, let’s see if it spins Take that in two ways :)

[@sandracabili5180]

i think that sometimes

[@abdullahejaz6571]

2017 : Fidget Spinner (To Release Stress) 2019: Spinning Laptops (1200$ Spinning Heart Attack Machine)

[@DemonizedTX]

That sounds like an anime attack.

[@louiszhang3050]

actually Dave has been spinning for a while a few years back he just stopped :(

[@Luis-325]

"The best device I had for like spinning a laptop." Yes, I buy laptops just to spin them.

[@khairulusacc3550]

actually its a well camouflage fidget spinners

[@Trinix8325]

The fact is, Dave did that to demonstrate how good the balance this device is. Like other videos which people put a phone into a bucket of water, not because they are buying a phone to get it wet!

[@manamanaman]

When you're so rich you can use laptops like these as spinners

[@kallibaer32]

A rich kids' fidget spinner

[@divyanshutiwari6344]

The first ever comment that made me laugh thank you dude

[@CF542]

Next time I'm in the Microsoft Store, I'm going to spin the laptop like that for the staff. I'm sure they'd appreciate it.

[@DarkwearGT]

Dave can spin it cus he already bought it

[@Radhaugo108]

Never buy a laptop without running the Spinning benchmark first.

[@ailestriker9888]

My heart stopped when he spun that on his fingers

[@kershaad]

Better not let Linus Tech Tips see this then.... There will be splattered laptops all over the place. Linus doesn't need more ways to drop things.

[@Ironhide1125]

Aile Striker oh cool so u were in heaven when u typed that

[@jaimecosta2966]

Loved that surface spin

[@abdu1989]

Finger... Just one

[@mscd9676]

@@jaimecosta2966 hope this video gets a new spin-off.. ok, I'll stop

[@carlosxchavez]

The laptop spinning gave me so much anxiety lol

[@mikhail4486]

My palms are sweaty

[@walkermorales337]

carlosxchavez he has years of experience spinning laptops, and I think he also has a video explaining how he does it, and how he started

[@mab3667]

Mikhail knees are heavy

[@brianevans4]

You can see he took a step backwards when it started to wobble. Just a subtle reminder that he isn't sitting down

[@jnanaprakash9396]

Everyone: Handle the laptop properly. Dave: Let's spin it.

[@balwaann]

Every tech reviewer is a gangsta until Dave start spinning laptops on his fingertip

[@adrianreyna710]

Ahhahhahahaha

[@mathpc4047]

2:35 Plotwist: Dave was actually the best player at NBA back in the day but he changed his identity.

[@TheRMSAndre1]

You mean China changed the identity.

[@kristinafraxx5808]

@@TheRMSAndre1 lmao

[@ghog4792]

That is pretty specific lol

[@gustavotoledo3078]

And skin color

[@kristinafraxx5808]

@@gustavotoledo3078 lmfao

[@omkarkale7224]

Literally every comment here is about Dave spinning the laptop

[@htasarp1]

Those are the new guys. He used to do it before

[@HoloScope]

@@htasarp1 "used to"

[@MrDarren690]

It’s fucking irritating. I want to see discussion on Microsoft’s new laptops but no, people think BOOK SPINNING (remember, Dave just adapted it to laptops) is some Lovecraftian black magic that can only be done by the megasupreme. GROW UP. LET’S DISCUSS TECHNOLOGY.

[@BradGilroy]

And now you too are part of the zeitgeist. 🤯

[@malikhaidar]

And kind of you Kind of me Kind of us

[@louislin9670]

I misheard "enterprise program" as "antichrist program" and I was so confused lolol

[@robertnewzealand]

Does it cost $666?

[@nii_amart]

Me: I need a laptop. My brain: what for? Me: To spin on my finger. Duhh.

[@raqtty]

2:32 *Spins his laptop on finger, acts like no big deal*

[@mourgos1234]

'cause he has alot of money to buy new if it breaks :P

[@danielhandika8767]

He got it for free

[@Simon-oy7kf]

@@danielhandika8767 he did not

[@danielhandika8767]

@@Simon-oy7kf he didn't get free review units like other reviewers?

[@ryankbr]

Dave: “give me some actual thumbs if you liked this video” Me: *severs thumbs* they’re yours

[@neomamuro]

I think Dave's been bitten by a zombie or something. He's asking for a thumb now, not long before he'll be asking for brains.

[@mtaur4113]

This is not normal.

[@ericlarsen1721]

Recently discovered your channel while looking for a new laptop. By far one of the best review sites on KZbin. You already know this but here's some validation: 1) short, classy intro. 2) conscise, relavant info. 3) even pacing 4) great diction, clarity of audio, meaningful comments. My heart was already taken by Lisa at MTR, but you are my next go-to tech channel.

[@tropictom5996]

I love how easy it is to spin these laptops. Makes de-fragging the SSD so much faster.

[@panzerbulljr1]

Lol

[@blackxfiied_]

... but you might end up fragmenting the glass screen

[@gehtdinichtsan309]

Dave: *starts spinning a laptop on his finger* Linus: *breaks out in sweat*

[@tails618]

I think you mean linus, not linux

[@ather450x3]

Watch the latest pixelbook review .. linuS throws it and asks it to fetch

[@Nnhaa986]

@@ather450x3 he means that Linus would drop it, if he was spinning it on his finger.

[@bebekdragon7604]

Linus: *spinning laptop* Laptop: *dropped* Dave: "hold my beer" Beer: *dropped*

[@jasongooden917]

2018: Laptop in the Freezer 2019: Spins laptop on one finger 2020: Controls laptop with his mind

[@Sam42069]

Jason Gooden all that in one year

[@Simon-oy7kf]

@@Sam42069 3 years*

[@DarkwearGT]

@@Simon-oy7kf 4 years

[@darulkhair701]

he did that spin since 2016

[@gegas2231]

I was skeptic at first on your idea of shorter videos but I found myself picking up your videos because they're short so kudos man. Keep up the videos, I love your reviews

[@whoisdub]

jesus is there one comment that is not about him spinning the computer???

[@frjazz7677]

nope spin spin spin

[@orkzin]

Because spinning a laptop is no child's play

[@fbsie8579]

I mean ur comment is about the same thing so :>

[@dchopzmorales9963]

Did you see that spin though

[@narikaba439]

Nope, not even yours😁

[@shubhsingh7485]

I tried to spin my laptop, and now my mom is spinning me

[@hightechgames_wr]

Shubh Singh underrated comment🤣. Give that man his 1000 likes

[@mouhamadyoussouf9320]

Lol

[@ElAndresRodriguez]

@That Sports Guy cause most people on this channel pay for their own computers

[@slowed4270]

my mom wont let me spin my laptop

[@colemanhoyt5437]

Bernt Fredrik listen to your mom lol

[@jadonlee821]

Loool

[@vinilshah4494]

you have a good mom

[@clarindamerle838]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. 😂

[@hazmont]

So many newcomers to your channel never seen you spin a laptop before Dave! Good to see some classic content back again

[@anjanbabu4625]

2:33 heart rate rising > panic attack > heart rate rising amplifies > enters neural shock > tries to settle > 2:40panic intensifies > help on the way

[@stephenh.8336]

*DAVE, STOP SPINNING THAT LAPTOP!*

[@markuks]

Microsoft has really gone 360 on their laptops Dave: lets test that

[@xoxo-pp7ru]

I'mma do what's called a pro gamer move

[@LyricWulf]

spin

[@user-uq3um5nq7d]

Why are you here lol

[@AmitVerma-fn6bp]

I watch your every single video not just because of your awesome reviews but the most important reason is your videos makes me feel calmer

[@createx1751]

I got a heart attack when he started spinning a whole month salary on one finger

[@createx1751]

@Channel Someone gotta flip them burgers

[@sriicasm]

@@createx1751 Lol $1200 is minimum wage in your country? Give me a break, even average engineers don't get that much in our country...

[@tadx6184]

@@sriicasm it's pretty much what I got as an uneducated workhorse without any skills directly after my graduation and before college. It's about 9$ per hour it's really not that much is it ...?

[@advait35]

@@tadx6184 in your country, maybe not. But when you convert that amount onto other currencies it kinda creates quite a tiny fortune. $1200 is like ₹85K, you can get a lot of stuff in that here. Also, that laptop with import duties and other shit added will most probably cross ₹100K. Btw, this is just an fyi. I don't mean to undermine what you earned through hardwork and time.

[@zeal7082]

@@tadx6184 under the same condition you'll get ~0.5USD-1USD per hour in my country.

[@Ethan7s]

Dave: give me some real thumbs. Everyone: what’s your mailing address then?

[@OmegaTryce]

legit, are we supposed to do send him actual thumbs? I'm worried but also intrigued 🧐

[@urick15]

@@OmegaTryce Yes

[@cesarcastro2037]

Of course, every single video from you deserve a like and comment. Just as you feed us with true information and real pain points on the devices. Keep on it Dave!

[@kanthimathimagesh6411]

2019: I would recommend Intel 2020: Where is AMD option

[@Eagle10021]

I was saying the same for the surface pro 7 and pro X

[@LeoHsieh]

Should I wait for laptop 4 or buy it now

[@Eagle10021]

@@LeoHsieh well the surface laptop 4 is gonna be more expensive. So I would go for the laptop 3.

[@mohit_panjwani]

@@Eagle10021 u go

[@jahsaywah2726]

100% of the comment section is how he was so savage to spin the laptop 😂

[@zaraf]

3:55 You missed an opportunity of saying: "SURFACEability" If I spin my laptop I would probably break my finger

[@tomwaddy9035]

Tho is the ONLY non laptop spinning related comment I've seen. Delete it.

[@Subscriber250]

You forgot to write about the spinning

[@zaraf]

Happy now

[@PareshKoli]

Your videos are so clean looking. In terms of simplicity, it is even above MKBHD videos.

[@vaibhavharit4396]

The real ones remember when Dave used to spin almost any laptop in most of his videos

[@iii.kelvin]

Really?!

[@christopherpaan]

Man now I have to watch the rest

[@technokota]

Remember when he spun a stack of MacBooks that he taped together?

[@AdventFuentes]

when no other youtube review gone before 2:35

[@sameerberi9731]

You know what jerry does, he riggs everything 😜

[@lamboblair4671]

Definitely a thumps up for the laptop spin test, need to do the spin test on all laptops from now on please

[@shebumskiedianepeatr5008]

Yow Dave love your videos man., they are very useful and informative. Would like to ask if, do you have any video for "Top 5 or maybe 10 laptops for video Editing/Gaming" probably categorized to cheap and expensive ones? Thank you!

[@alexfusco2531]

2:35 Richest thing I've ever seen

[@JollyBotox]

like a BAWSE 😎

[@bearfunkle7582]

Im literally eating food while watching this video and at 2:31 I couldn't swallow for some reason

[@cesartocon3073]

Me too, i was lunching and talking with my mom, then something on my brain stopped, i could't swallow and ask my mother, "wait, what did you say?".

[@Bertinmunezero]

Everybody talking about the spinning and I'm here feeling bad about having that Ryzen 5 instead of intel smh

[@nikkeipvck8529]

same bro same. ryzen 4000 wud beat the competition

[@oreosarebrown317]

Your voice is so calming... and informative, LOVE the video out of all the other review videos

[@deepakdhilip]

Its been so long since I've seen Dave spin a laptop! Nostalgic

[@s4meerbankupalli164]

You just flexed your laptop spinning skills man 😂😂😂

[@ilkoallexandroff]

Spinning laptops! Yay

[@mcalii]

Excellent review, thank you for explaining the differences between the Intel and AMD products. That laptop spin was amazing!

[@WitchVulgar]

OGs remember back when Dave would spin laptops on his finger regularly

[@sphong0610]

I'm surprised there are so many comments on it. We must have a lot of new fans.

[@niklaskraus1030]

Yeah we are all better because we know him longer

[@darulkhair701]

back then 2016. golden era

[@zenithaeon2272]

😬

[@Tarix13]

99%: OMG, he was spinning it on a f***ing finger! 0%: can you teach me that, Dave?

[@rodrigopinto4000]

what about the remaining one percent?

[@htasarp1]

He made a video on how to do it a few years ago

[@raqtty]

1% don't know how much basic math

[@johnbreaker3874]

The best channel of tech stuff, I'm really looking into these surface, they're amazing and you let's me know which one is the best for me.

[@tobi7470]

Anytime I'm looking for a genuine review for tech always check out what Dave reviews, Great stuff love your work keep it up.

[@cameronbosch1213]

2:34 Dave spinning laptops again!

[@alando3193]

Stop spinning that laptop, that scared me off

[@marque27]

Stop being a pussy.

[@debojitbhattacharya4093]

You guys are awsm

[@bandersnatch6546]

2:30 Now imagine Dave spinning every single laptop he has ever reviewed... including those heavy gaming laptops...

[@ohaider123]

I'm confused, the ryzen processor straight up has far higher clock speeds, how in the world is the intel one better? what benchmarking software did you use?

[@TheIrisCZ]

Just recently I thought - I remember Dave spinning laptops in his reviews. It's pitty he doesn't do it anymore. And here we go!

[@Keffin1]

Next Video: Top 10 Laptops to Spin.

[@ridziridz1310]

Hey m confused between surface laptop 3 or surface laptop 4 for my video editing and blogs stuffs, i dont want to go for screen touch one, can u please guide

[@hhhpolo3551]

Can you review new hp spectre x360 13 2in1 4k oled(late 2019 refersh) and compared to surface laptop 3?

[@kappachino2569]

That laptop spinning gave me anxiety

[@ABVS.]

The moment he spinned the laptop turned me on 🤣😂🤣 Great skill man!!!

[@force1164]

Finally a review of how well the laptop spins. I was always angry for reviewers not to include it in their videos :D

[@herbertgoh9029]

Just curious. The performance test was on the i5 model with 8 gigs of ram. Im wondering if the tier up i7 model with 16 gigs ram would be able to do PHOTO editing & programming? Maybe light video editing with vegas pro/premier pro for learning purposes)? Thanks in advance! Vl

[@EastofVictoriaPark]

Mid-engine laptops are definitely the way to go if handling is your top priority.

[@sphong0610]

Are they RWD?

[@revontheuswang3748]

Nobody: Dave: Let me test how well these laptops can spin.

[@dwaynes5764]

I have the Surface Pro 2 and have a great problem. I am paralyzed and have limited use of my fingers. Back in the day, there was something called single finger scrolling which was perfect for me. Now everything is 2 finger or 3 finger scrolling on the trackpad which I am not able to do. Do you know of a way to bring back single finger scrolling on Windows 10? Any help would be appreciated.

[@mikepanton]

i know you briefly mentioned this in your 2020 MacBook Air review, but would you recommend this over the Air? also thoughts on the cloth keyboard?

[@navyegupta4218]

Woah that spin ⚡️

[@FAYRmusic]

It's been years since I've seen Dave spin a laptop. This made me so happy lol

[@jasonxu9633]

Lol indeed kinda missed the old days when he would spin every single Ultrabook that he reviews

[@savianc9668]

Ive been watching laptop reviews all week and not even once have I seen this dude straight up spin a $1200+ laptop on one hand. Madlad

[@StefanoPelinga]

THANKS! I was DEFINITELY looking for the best spinning laptop for black Friday. I dont even care if it turns on! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@tinyroyale7969]

I had to get a life saving surgery when Dave started to spin the laptop

[@albertptran]

LOL

[@grandmaster356]

Dave: spinning a laptop Me: He is DEFINITELY practicing spinning laptops

[@evanbourassa4547]

Goddamnit Dave, I've been watching your videos for such a long time now, and now, that I see you spinning a laptop on your finger, I was like "fuck it, let's subscribe".

[@samedward291]

2:30 Dave went from spinning it like a basketball to placing it down like a glass of water at 3am 😅😅

[@dr.ljepava]

so, it's basically fidget spinner.

[@malteschimmer4464]

me: has 30$ in account Dave: spins laptop

[@siddhantdixit6484]

Subscribed for that spectacular spin!!

[@jadeviera9475]

Planning on studying graphic design, and thought of this laptop. Better keep looking for something else. Nice video.

[@Juicylynx]

I was like : Don't have enough money to risk spinning my ipad .... After dave at 2:34 , I wanna know which ipad is worth buying in future 😅..

[@colesym84]

When I they announced this, I was immediately discouraged that this was 14nm Zen+ vs Intel 10nm, and this is why. What they needed was a Zen 2 version.

[@ditroia2777]

Michael Coles this is zen+ based. They are 12 nm announced at CES 2019.

[@hjy2187418]

Zen2 apu hasn't come out, might not even be out until next year q2

[@MatrixJockey]

Zen 2 APUs in 2020

[@Sobabo90]

You just answered my question !!! But still wondering, is that enough to work with 3D program and rendering as Sketchup and Vray ? Not full time and not huge model. I always had macbook but I really need to take a windows laptop now too have better result. I think it will be the best compromise, what do you think, suggest ? thx

[@blooduhz]

I am contemplating between surface laptop 3 and Macbook Pro 16. I want for video and photo editing, and FL studio where I recorded music. but I am broke so I use free full torrent version of the adobe and fl studios programs, which one should I get?

[@gideon3839]

For those who's new to this channel, Dave is good at spinning laptops, he used to spin it at a normal basis during his earlier videos. So no worries, i think the point he tried to prove is that the surface laptop is so well build that the weight is evenly distributed which allows him to spin with ease.

[@thespector8587]

Only real OGs know Dave has been spinning laptops since he started his channel back in 2017.

[@darulkhair701]

is it 2017 or 2016? I remember He starts it with aero 14 (orange laptop). cmiiw

[@thespector8587]

@@darulkhair701 it may be 2016. I remember his 1 year anniversary in 2018, but I might be wrong.

[@EnoughCandy]

Dave I need ur help for some reason when I play a game like fortnite my laptop lags soo much when I encounter people and in creative it’s good. Do u think it’s a problem with the cooling or the internet? Btw my laptop is Alienware m15 basic configuration

[@yordanocuellar]

You just made the best advertisement for this Microsoft Surface with that skilfully spinning

[@door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978]

I wanna see this guy spinning an Acer Predator 21x with 2 fingers.

[@kevins3821]

Dave: *starts spinning laptop* Me: *internal screaming*

[@schwimiiiehaiqi5325]

Omg I missed seeing u spin laptops!! Was it the 12" MacBook the last time you spun one? 💙💙💙

[@jamesadam5081]

Hey, looking for some help here. Got a 13 macbook air from 2014 with a core i7 and 4gb RAM at the moment and been thinking about upgrading just based on the lack of RAM alone. I mostly use microsoft apps, lightroom and a lot of chrome tabs. I really want a 15 inch display now as well and love the design of the surface but I'm wondering if the ryzen 5 will be good enough (I mean at least as good as the air's, preferably a bit better) and if there would be any real benefit for me going for the intel version of the 15 inch (on business) which is £300 more. Any thoughts??