Hi folks, i'm considering to purchase a Surface Laptop 3 i5 matte black 13.5 inch model for general productivity (i.e Microsoft Excel/Word/Powerpoint), Video editing (rendering 1080p quality) and light Photoshop/ usage. I find the 3:2 aspect ratio to perfectly fit my needs compared to the wide 16:9/16:10 seen on the Dell XPS 9300.

Can anyone here using a Surface Laptop 3 advise on the following:

- Is the automatic adaptive brightness issue fixed by allowing the user to manual set this in the settings or is it something that still exists after firmware updates?
- Does anyone's unit suffer from the known screen crack issue that even Microsoft aknowledges to affect some models? (Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface...12-9a66c7df6167 & https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/e...racked_screen/)
- How is the average battery life like for basic productivity usage (as per the ones i mentioned above)?

Thanks!