Right now, for instance, the Microsoft Store is selling the new Surface Laptop 5 starting at $899.99 ($100 off) for the model with a 12th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.

Microsoft has taken the wraps off the new Surface Laptop — an Arm-based laptop for consumers that’s available for preorder today, starting at $999.99 (13.8-inch) or $1,199.99 (15-inch), and ...