A new leak suggests that Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 will span a prices ranging from $799 to a whopping $1,949. The leak is coming ahead of a Microsoft press event related to its Surface tablets.

According to WPCentral, Microsoft will offer the Surface Pro 3, which is believed to be a larger device with a 12-inch screen, in the following configurations:

- Core i3, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage - $799
- Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage - $999
- Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage - $1,299
- Core i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage - $1,549
- Core i7, 8GB RAM, 512GB storage - $1,949

The new tablet will also purportedly come with a new Type cover.

Although the specs look impressive, the reported prices -- if they prove correct -- are very high.

Microsoft has lost more than a billion so far on its Surface tablet business.

On Tuesday, CEO Satya Nadella is expected to step on a New York stage and unveil one or more new Surface tablets, and outline his direction for the in-house hardware project.