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So, we've gone from $750 as a starting point to $1,100.

It's nice that the Slim Pen went down in price, but if you want to actually take advantage of the $10 keyboard increase and $200 Surface increase, then you can't really cost the Surface Pen (which won't fit in the keyboard or offer haptic support). Now, you pay us $10 tax and get fewer options. You also used to have more than just black keyboards at the $130 price point. The price increase to $100 can't with the 4 or 5, conveniently at the same time they stopped including it in the box with the Pro itself. If course, you also got it FOR FREE with the Surface Pro. For those shopping in the mid or high range, prices haven't changed that much. For those looking for the most affordable Surface Pro, you'll have to see whether the Surface Pro X meets your needs. You can't order a Surface Pro 8 with an Intel Core i3 and 4GB of RAM. The biggest reason for the increased price of the Surface Pro line is that Microsoft cut the most affordable option. Luckily, there are more affordable accessories available. The Surface Signature Keyboard and Surface Slim Pen 2 also work with the Surface Pro X. The Surface Pro 8 is obviously a direct successor to the Surface Pro 7, but it also takes design cues from the Surface Pro X. Upon closer inspection, the high price of the Surface Pro 8 and its accessories seems to stem from the fact that it follows both the Surface Pro 7 and the Surface Pro X. An entry-level Surface Pro 8 is $200 more than a Surface Pro 7 with the same specs, but as you move to higher specs, prices even out. Microsoft got rid of the most affordable option of the Surface Pro lineup, but sort of replaced it with the Surface Pro X.

Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central)Īfter digging through the Microsoft Store and looking back at the launch of the Surface Pro 7, the prices of the Surface Pro 8 and Pro 8 aren't as different as I first thought. That's more than the $750 price of the most affordable Surface Pro 7, but is in line with a Surface Pro 7 with an Intel Core i5 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage.

The Wi-Fi-only model of the Surface Pro X starts at $900 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of upgradable storage. There are differences, such as the Pro X running an ARM processor, but there are Surface Pro devices across a range of prices now. Microsoft has also positioned the Surface Pro X as an entry-model for the Surface Pro lineup.