{"id":1318,"date":"2025-05-08T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2025-05-08T06:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:30:20","slug":"not-just-xbox-microsoft-raises-the-price-of-its-surface-laptops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/05\/08\/not-just-xbox-microsoft-raises-the-price-of-its-surface-laptops\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Just Xbox: Microsoft Raises the Price of Its Surface Laptops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alongside the rollout of cheaper Surfaces, Microsoft also increased prices on previous-gen laptops by around 20%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/00hKMB0APQqn4DXyxwFuW5v-1.fit_lim.v1746617189.jpg\" alt=\"The Microsoft Surface Laptop 13-inch model on a blue background\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small>Microsoft Surface Laptop 13-inch<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft announced twonew Surface laptopson Tuesday, and it appears the company used the announcement to increase prices on some of the previous models by around 20%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spotted byXDA, Microsoft has yet to officially announce the price changes, but they\u2019re active on the company\u2019s online store. For example, the13-inch Surface Prolaunched at $999.99 but now costs $1,199.99 if you try and buy one in its cheapest configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Microsoft-1746388-G3HTA056H\">G3HTA056H Battery for Microsoft Surface Pro X 13&#8243; Tablet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/00hKMB0APQqn4DXyxwFuW5v-2.fit_lim.size_768x.png\" alt=\"Surface Pro price on May 5\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small>Surface Pro price on May 5 (Credit: Wayback Machine\/Microsoft)<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/00hKMB0APQqn4DXyxwFuW5v-3.fit_lim.size_768x.png\" alt=\"Surface Pro price on May 7\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small>Surface Pro price on May 7 (Credit: Microsoft)<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other retailers, like Amazon and Best Buy, have yet to reflect the price increases, so if you&#8217;re looking to buy one of these products, it may be cheaper on a third-party site. Price hikes spotted so far include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Surface Laptop<\/strong><strong>, 13.8-inch<\/strong>\u2014 now $1,199.99, up from $999.99<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surface Pro, 13-inch<\/strong>\u2014 now $1,199.99, up from $999.99<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surface 65W Power Supply<\/strong>\u2014 now $119.99, up from $89.99<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surface 127W Power Supply<\/strong>\u2014 now $174.99, up from $124.99<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>TheSurface Laptop Studio 2also got more expensive in recent weeks, moving from a base of $1,999.99 to $2,379.99, XDA notes. There\u2019s currently a deal on the product that keeps it at the $1,999.99 mark, but Microsoft says it&#8217;s a time-sensitive discount rather than the base price. Meanwhile, the 15-inchSurface Laptopremains at $1,299.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Microsoft-1746441-G3HTA071H\">G3HTA071H Battery for Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 1964<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reasoning for the price change is unclear, but the company alsosignificantly increased the prices&nbsp;of its Xbox products last week, citing &#8220;market conditions and the rising cost of development.&#8221; That saw the price of an Xbox Series X rise $100 and an Xbox Series S increase by $80, alongside various accessories. The brand also warned customers to expect its first-party games to rise to $80 at some point later this year.The brand&#8217;s two new Surface products are a 12-inch version of the Pro that starts at $799.99 and a 13-inch Surface Laptop that starts at $899.99. Both are more affordable than recent Surface products, giving customers a new entry-level option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alongside the rollout of cheaper Surfaces, Microsoft also increased prices on previous-gen laptops by around 20%. Microsoft Surface Laptop 13-inch Microsoft announced twonew Surface laptopson Tuesday, and it appears the company used the announcement to increase prices on some of the previous models by around 20%. Spotted byXDA, Microsoft has yet to officially announce the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/05\/08\/not-just-xbox-microsoft-raises-the-price-of-its-surface-laptops\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Not Just Xbox: Microsoft Raises the Price of Its Surface Laptops<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1319,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions\/1319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}