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No 15-inch DDR4 facts imported."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Laptop+3+(15-inch)+Teardown/127277","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_wh"],"notes":{"battery_wh":"Step 11 explicitly identifies a 45.8 Wh battery in both 15-inch and 13.5-inch models and says it is the exact same battery. Only this explicitly shared battery fact is imported."}},{"url":"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/battery/surface-battery-testing-and-estimated-performance","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["battery_life_claimed"],"notes":{"battery_life_claimed":"Surface Laptop 3 13.5-inch Intel Core i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM: up to 11.5 hours based on typical Surface device usage. September 2019 preproduction test. Full discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby: web browsing over multiple tabs, Office productivity and idle apps. Default settings except 150 nits, auto-brightness disabled, Wi-Fi connected. Tested unit has 256GB, the stored reference has 128GB. Same 8 GB RAM and CPU."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/130293/intel-wifi-6-ax201-gig/specifications.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["wifi_bands"],"notes":{"wifi_bands":"Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (Gig+), the module named for this laptop by Windows Central: frequency bands 2.4, 5 GHz (160MHz). No 6 GHz."}},{"url":"https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/microsoft-surface-laptop-3-13-inch","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["form_factor"],"notes":{"form_factor":"Verdict calls the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3 a clamshell. The review unit was an i7 model, form factor is the same chassis. No measured values imported from the i7 unit."}},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Laptop_3","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"Infobox Predecessor: Surface Laptop 2. 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Per-speaker driver count is not published by the maker, check if a teardown shows more than one driver per side."}},{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20893716/microsoft-surface-laptop-3-hands-on-features-price-photos-video-release-date","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["ports","form_factor"],"notes":{"ports":"Launch hands-on: the USB-C port is USB 3.1, can be used for charging, data and video out, and does not support Thunderbolt 3. Supports the DisplayPort alternate mode flag. 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The device does not power on without the rSSD."}},{"url":"https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/mscle/documents/legal/legal-compliance-and-ethics/Microsoft%20Lithium%20Ion%20PDS%2030Jan2025A.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["battery_wh"],"notes":{"battery_wh":"Product Data Sheet, battery information table: model 1867 Surface Laptop 3 13.5 inch Fabric, six cells, one battery, rated energy 45.8 Wh. Model 1867 is the fabric-keyboard 13.5-inch model, which matches the stored Platinum Alcantara reference. The metal model 1868 lists the same 45.8 Wh."}},{"url":"https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/microsoft-surface-laptop-go","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["speaker_count"],"notes":{"speaker_count":"Laptop Go review audio section: like the Surface Laptop 3, the dual omnidirectional speakers are located underneath the keyboard. 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