Microsoft refreshes small Surface Pro and Laptop with Snapdragon X2 Plus, prices jump to $1,149+
tomwarren · x · 2026-09-24
Microsoft is refreshing the 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop with Qualcomm's six-core Snapdragon X2 Plus, shipping October 13th — now available in black for the first time.
- Prices rise sharply: the Surface Pro 12 goes from $799.99 to $1,149.99, and the Laptop 13 from $899.99 to $1,199.99. The 8GB base model is gone; both start at 16GB RAM (up to 24GB), which the author attributes to RAM price spikes.
- Microsoft claims up to 18% better battery efficiency, 60%+ faster graphics, and up to 95% faster local AI inferencing on the built-in NPU.
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