Microsoft Slaps $400 Premium on Intel-powered Surface Lineup

Microsoft is charging business customers a $400 premium for Surface devices equipped with Intel's latest Core Ultra processors compared to models using Qualcomm's Arm-based chips, the company has disclosed. The Intel-powered Surface Pro tablet and Surface Laptop, starting at $1,499, come with a second-generation Core Ultra 5 processor featuring eight cores, 16GB of memory and 256GB storage.
Comparable Qualcomm-based models begin at $1,099. The new Intel devices will be available to business cust