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Microsoft introduces cheaper Surface devices with half the memory
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Microsoft introduces cheaper Surface devices with half the memory
The Verge
Wednesday 24 June 2026, 21:39 UTC
By Emma Roth
2 min read
Key Points
Microsoft just added a cheaper 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop to its lineup. Both models come equipped with 8GB of RAM instead 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 in 2025, the base configurations offered 16GB of RAM and 256GB of USF storage, for $799 and $899, respectively.
Microsoft just added a cheaper 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop to its lineup. Both models come equipped with 8GB of RAM instead 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 in 2025, the base configurations offered 16GB of RAM and 256GB of USF storage, for $799 and $899, respectively. But in April 2026, Microsoft hiked the prices to $1,049 and $1,199. The memory crunch has also resulted in a higher base price for Microsoft's newest Surface models.
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