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Microsoft Surface Tablet With Windows 8 Pro

Microsoft Surface Tablet With Windows 8 Pro to Cost $899

Microsoft has promised a version of the Surface tablet with Intel processor and Windows 8 Pro to be available on the market three months after the official premiere of the version with ARM processor and this seems to be close now.

The company announced that the sales of the new tablet will begin in January. The device will be priced at $899 and $999 dollars respectively for the two versions: with 64GB and 128GB of internal storage memory. In both sets of Surface tablets will enter a special pen, and in addition to these can be added a pouch with integrated keyboard – Touch Cover or Type Cover.

The Surface tablet with Windows 8 Pro uses the same design as the Surface with Windows RT and has a 2×2 MIMO antennas for better connection quality and an integrated stand. Among the differences are the used processor – Intel Core i5, 10.6″ Clear Type screen with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels, USB 3.0 port and Mini Display Port to connect an external monitor with a resolutions up to 2560×1440 pixels.

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December 1, 2012

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Microsoft Surface tablet

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Microsoft Surface with Windows RT to only cost $199?

One of the bigger mysteries about the Surface tablets, which bare the Microsoft logo, is their pricing - this detail, although obviously very important for the end-user, is still being kept…

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August 18, 2012

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The Microsoft Surface tablets

After many speculations, about what is going to be shown at the even, which Microsoft recently held, the result is clear- the software giant has revealed two tablets, on which it also showed off the next version of their platform. Both of the devices rely on a ClearType HD 16:9 display with a diagonal of 10.6″, though they feature different types of processors and therefor run different versions of Windows 8 – Pro and RT. The specifications of both devices are quite impressive, though the x86 based one is clearly going to be superior – it’s going to feature a full HD screen, Core i5 processor (an Ivy Bridge one, of course, meaning that it’s made by a 22nm fabrication process), 64 or 128GB of memory, a microSDXC slot, a USB 3.0 port and a 42 Wh battery, all of which has been made to fit a 13.5mm thick body, which weighs in at just over 900 grams. The other device is considerably lighter and thinner – just 676 grams and 9.3 mm, but than again its hardware is a bit more… average. The procession power is going to come from a Tegra 3 chip, while its display has a 720p resolution.

The Surface tablet also has a smaller (31.5 Wh) battery than its bigger brother, though battery life as a whole is expected to be the same, because of the better energy efficiency of ARM-based chips in comparison to the x86 ones. The device features include a USB port (sadly just a regular 2.0 one) and microSD card slot,as well as two HD cameras and 2×2 MIMO antennas (which can be found in the x86 tablet as well).

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June 20, 2012