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Microsoft raises prices of Surface PCs, with Laptop 7 and Pro 11 now starting at $500 more than at their 2024 launch, citing higher memory and component costs

Microsoft is raising prices on all its current Surface PC offerings, with the midrange devices now starting at above $1,000, and flagships starting at $1,500.

Windows Central Zac Bowden

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  • @leakerapple @leakerapple on x
    Apple knew this was coming which is why they're being so aggressive with Mac pricing. They're buying up all the memory supply to starve their competition, and keeping prices stable while their competitors are raising prices by hundreds of dollars. 2026 will be the year the Mac
  • @tgod34748 @tgod34748 on x
    I'm sorry. The fact that Microsoft is charging $1150 for a laptop with a 178 PPI display should be illegal. There's zero reason why anyone on this planet should buy this piece of shit. [image]
  • @luftkopptim @luftkopptim on x
    At a time of the Macbook Neo this is literally the dumbest thing you could do...
  • @zacbowden Zac Bowden on x
    Ouch. Microsoft just raised prices of all its Surface PCs by a A LOT. The Surface Pro 12-inch, which launched last year at $799, now starts at $1,049 for the same config. Surface Laptop 7 and Pro 11, which launched in 2024 for $999, now starts at $1,499. Even the midrange
  • @vadimyuryev Vadim Yuryev on x
    Hate to say it again but... Meanwhile, Apple.
  • @tomwarren Tom Warren on x
    RAMageddon has come for Microsoft's Surface Pro and Surface Laptop. The Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 are now $500 more expensive than their original starting price https://www.theverge.com/...
  • @harrymccracken.com Harry McCracken on bluesky
    The entry-level Surface Laptop might have been the most MacBook Neo-like machine out there.  But thanks to the RAM shortage, its price just went up and it now costs twice as much as the Neo.
  • r/hardware r on reddit
    Microsoft raises prices of their Surface PCs by up to 500$ due to DRAM/NAND crysis
  • r/Surface r on reddit
    Microsoft reveals major price increases for all Surface PCs as RAM crisis continues
  • @ralph_grabowski Ralph Grabowski on x
    The confusion over this news is fascinating. These are two different markets. Mac Neo is for iConsumers tired of @Apple's BMW-like pricing. Surface is for corporate accounts. Also, one runs MacOS, the other Windows. [image]
  • @dwightsilverman.com Dwight Silverman on bluesky
    I (and other tech journos) have been sounding the alarm about digitalia prices skyrocketing due to RAM cost increases, warning those who were thinking about buying to do so sooner rather than later.  —  Well, if you have been waiting ... “later” is now.  The ship has sailed.  Elv…