That's almost the most expensive “book” right now

Oct 8, 2015 05:13 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft wowed everyone with its new Surface Book on Tuesday during its own hardware event in New York and now that pre-orders many are trying to figure out whether it's worth or not to purchase the device.

Certainly, the top-of-the-range model is the one drawing the biggest interest, mostly because it comes with the most powerful hardware Microsoft can offer in a device right now, but until now, no pricing information was available.

The Redmond-based software firm isn't yet selling the 1TB version, but thanks to some details posted by WinBeta, we can finally tell for sure how much this high-end laptop is going to cost.

Before we tell you the price, keep in mind that the Surface Book was designed from the very beginning to excel in terms of hardware and performance. So although the 1TB version is expensive, it is for a reason.

$700 more expensive than the top MacBook

So if you want to purchase this model, you have to spend no less than $3,199, which makes it one of the most expensive “books” on the market right now, almost $700 more than the beefiest MacBook Pro with a 15-inch screen.

For the top Surface Book, you get an Intel Core i7 processor, 16 GB of RAM, an optional NVIDIA graphics card, and 1 TB of space. In Apple's case, the most expensive MacBook Pro costs $2,499 and comes with a 2.5 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 16 GB of RAM, Intel Iris Pro Graphics and AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB, and 512 GB of storage.

In case you're wondering why the top Surface Book is so expensive, it's because large capacity SDDs are very expensive too, so it's only natural to expect the price of the device to increase as you add more storage. A 1GB Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB SSD now costs $345on Amazon, down from $499.99, while the 500 GB version is only $175.

The 1TB Surface Book is not yet available for purchase or pre-order and Microsoft hasn't said when customers could get it, but expect more information to be provided later this month when shipments of the other configurations begin officially.