If you’ve been waiting for Microsoft to update its Surface PC lineup – perhaps with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 Elite processor – then I have bad news for you. Microsoft Is is shaking up its PC lineup, but it’s doing so by raising prices big. That means you’ll pay at least $1,500 for a Surface device that launched for $1,000 just two years ago, and Microsoft no longer offers new Surface devices for less than $1,000.
The 12-inch Surface Pro tablet that originally started at $799 and the 13-inch Surface Laptop that launched at $899 now have a price increase of $250 to $1,049 and $1,149, respectively. Prices for the high-end Surface Laptop and the 13-inch Surface Pro both start at $999 from 2024, but will rise to $1,199 in 2025 when their entry-level versions with 256GB of storage are discontinued; Both now start at $1,499, a $300 increase.
As originally reported by Windows Central, Microsoft is attributing the price hike to “recent increases in memory and component costs.” Supply shortages of RAM and storage chips in particular have been wreaking havoc on consumer tech all year, delaying some launches, depleting existing products, and increasing prices for small and large companies alike.
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