Microsoft introduces cheaper Surface devices with half the memory

Microsoft conscionable added a cheaper 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop to its lineup. Both models travel equipped with 8GB of RAM alternatively of 16GB, costing $849 for the specced-down Surface Pro and $949 for the Surface Laptop, as spotted earlier by Windows Central.

When the 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop launched successful 2025, the basal configurations offered 16GB of RAM and 256GB of USF storage, for $799 and $899, respectively. But successful April 2026, Microsoft hiked the prices to $1,049 and $1,199. The representation crunch has besides resulted successful a higher basal price for Microsoft's newest Surface models.

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