Microsoft's New Surface Laptop Costs More But Comes With Less Memory

The 2026 Surface Laptop 13-inch starts at $950 with 8GB of memory — $50 more than the 2025 model, which included 16GB. The Verge's testing found the 8GB version freezes temporarily multiple times daily, including during a video call and while editing a document. Windows 11 itself uses 4.2GB at startup, leaving little room for anything else under typical use.