By Emma Roth
Publication Date: 2026-04-13 20:45:00
Last year, Microsoft stopped selling the $999 versions of the Surface Pro 11 and the 13.8-inch Surface Laptop 7 in favor of the $1,199 models with more storage. At the time, it seemed like Microsoft was trying to make room for the cheaper 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop that launched last May. However, these newer devices aren’t safe from the price hikes, either, as the starting price for the 12-inch Surface Pro has gone up from $799 to $1,049, while the 13-inch Surface Laptop is jumping from $899 to $1,199.
The 15-inch Surface Laptop now costs $1,599, up from its $1,299 starting price in 2024. As noted by Windows Central, a maxed-out version of the 15-inch Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X Elite, 64GB RAM, and 1TB of storage now costs $3,649 — hundreds of dollars more than a 16-inch MacBook Pro with similar specs.
The price hikes also put Microsoft’s Surface devices in an even tougher spot against Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo, which is outperforming rival Windows…
