UK prices for Microsoft’s Surface Book have gone up by £150 (roughly 11 percent), with the company confirming the change was caused by the falling value of the pound. TechCrunch first spotted the increase, and a spokesperson for Microsoft told the publication it’s “adjusting the British pound prices of some of our hardware and consumer software in order to align to market dynamics.” Aka, the ongoing Brexit fallout.

That means that a base version of the Surface Book, with 128GB hard drive and a Intel Core i5 processor, used to cost £1,299 and now sells for £1449. Microsoft clarified, though, that these increases are only affecting direct sales from the company to individuals or larger firms. Whether or not Surface Book prices will be…

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