<ul><li>Microsoft has released a new 13-inch Surface Laptop and a 12-inch Surface Pro, both priced lower than their predecessors but with reduced specs.</li><li>The 13-inch Surface Laptop starts at $899 and shares similarities with the seventh-generation Surface Laptop, including a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus processor and 16GB of RAM.</li><li>However, the new laptop has an 8-core CPU instead of 10 or 12, a smaller and lower-resolution screen, and limited upgrade options.</li><li>Preorders for the new Surface Laptop are open now, with availability starting on May 20.</li></ul>

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