The Surface Book 3 bids a farewell

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April 2, 2025

I was a big fan of the Surface Book lineup. The whole PC aspect versus a removable tablet was innovative and versatile for almost anyone. The Surface Book 3 came out on May 6th, 2020, right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. It came in two versions: 13-inch and 15-inch screens. If you have one of these cool systems, you’ve gotten your last update, which means no further firmware updates, drivers, or security patches will come.

The Surface Book kept the same design through it’s life cycle making it as far as the 10th generation Intel chips and 32GB ram was the maximum. You had the choice of integrated graphics, a GTX 1650/1660 Max-Q, in the business model the Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 was an option.

While the system did get five years of support and can indeed run Windows 11, you’ll get the Windows 11 software updates that come as well

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Size & Weight	Dimensions:*474462.02mm* With mount:143.3g Without mount:95.6g
Camera	Image sensor:1/1.5” CMOS Effective pixels:50M Aperture: f/1.9 FOV (D):85.5° (4:3) FOV (H):72.9° Equivalent Focal Length:26mm Minimum focus distance:10cm Supported Frame Rate: MJPEG:4000×3000@[30 25 24 20 15], 3840×2160@[30 25 24 20 15], 1920×1440@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1920×1080@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1280×960@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1280×720@[60 30 25 24 20 15] YUV:3840×2160@[15], 1920×1440@[30 25 24 20 15], 1920×1080@[30 25 24 20 15], 1280×960@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1280×720@[30 25 24 20 15], 640×480@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 640×360@[60 30 25 24 20 15] H264:3840×2160@[30 25 24 20 15], 1920×1440@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1920×1080@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1280×960@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1280×720@[60 30 25 24 20 15] Zoom:1-4x Focus Type: AF/MF HDR: Support
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Appearance	OBSBOT Tiny 2
Size & Weight	Dimensions:*474462.02mm* With mount:143.3g Without mount:95.6g
Camera	Image sensor:1/1.5” CMOS Effective pixels:50M Aperture: f/1.9 FOV (D):85.5° (4:3) FOV (H):72.9° Equivalent Focal Length:26mm Minimum focus distance:10cm Supported Frame Rate: MJPEG:4000×3000@[30 25 24 20 15], 3840×2160@[30 25 24 20 15], 1920×1440@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1920×1080@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1280×960@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1280×720@[60 30 25 24 20 15] YUV:3840×2160@[15], 1920×1440@[30 25 24 20 15], 1920×1080@[30 25 24 20 15], 1280×960@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1280×720@[30 25 24 20 15], 640×480@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 640×360@[60 30 25 24 20 15] H264:3840×2160@[30 25 24 20 15], 1920×1440@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1920×1080@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1280×960@[60 30 25 24 20 15], 1280×720@[60 30 25 24 20 15] Zoom:1-4x Focus Type: AF/MF HDR: Support
2-axis gimbal	Gimbal installation: Non-removable Controllable range: Pan: ±140°；Tilt: 30°~ -70° Mechanical range: Pan: ±150°；Tilt: ±90° Max controllable speed:120°/s
Audio	Audio input: Built-in dual omni-directional mics with noise reduction Audio Modes: Noice-Reduction / Automatic Gain Control
Power	5V/0.8A
System Requirements	Windows® 10 or later macOS 11 or later Recommended for 1080p 60 fps and 4K Recommended Apple computers: MacBook Pro (2018, 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 Processors or later) MacBook Air (2018, 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 Processors or later) iMac Retina (2019, 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 Processors or later) Recommended PC configuration: CPU: 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 Processors or later RAM: 8GB
Auxiliary Functions	Gesture Control Voice Control
Auxiliary App	OBSBOT WebCam
Operating Environment	Camera working environment temperature: 0°C-40°C
Voice Version	Support English & Mandarin

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