The 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop, currently the least expensive available with a Qualcomm X chip. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Currently, the $999 Microsoft Surface Laptop is the cheapest way to get a Windows machine that runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus chip, with all the battery life benefits (and caveats) that might entail. But in 2025, they’ll be cheaper — Qualcomm now says they’ll hit the $700 mark next year.
