The RAM Crisis Just Royally Screwed Microsoft Surface PCs

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. The RAM crisis has struck again, hitting at the very heart of the Windows 11 ecosystem. Microsoft silently hiked the cost of practically all its flagship Surface PCs between $100 and $500. The cost of memory may be ending any hope of seeing a high-quality Microsoft-made PC match Apple’s affordable MacBook Neo. On Monday, Windows Central was first to notice price hikes across Microsoft’s entire Surface lineup. That includes Microsoft’s Surface Pro 12-inch launched in 2025 for $800 (without the keyboard attachment to turn it into a usable PC), which now costs $1,050. The Surface Pro 13-inch from 2024, a 2-in-1 hybrid tablet/laptop that comes with a previous-gen Snapdragon X Plus chip, now starts at $1,500. It originally launched for $1,000, again without the additional $280 keyboard attachment with Slim Pen. Microsoft told Windows Central the price hikes were “due to recent increases in memory and component costs.” Inevitably, it will lead to fewer hardware sales at a precarious time for Microsoft’s hardware busine