Microsoft Jumps into Tablet Business – Announces Surface and Surface Pro
Monday saw Microsoft coming into the tablet business directly challenging Apple’s iPad. Microsoft announced 2 tablets, in fact two versions of same tablets with variation in specifications. Surface which is a lower-end tablet and Surface Pro is said to be a higher-end tablet.
Those who had the chance to experience Windows Surface tablets in a press event yesterday are throwing positive reviews about the hardware as well as for software.
Analysts are calling these two tabs a new era in mobile computing.
Here are the specs of the both tablets:
Surface- Windows RT operating system
- Weight: 676 grams
- Nvidia Tegra ARM CPU
- 10.6 inch display
- Thickness: 9.3mm
- 32/64 Gb versions
- MicroSD card slot
- MicroHD video
- USB 2.0
- 2×2 MIMO Wifi antennae
- Battery 31.5 W-h
- Front and rear facing HD cameras
- Kickstand
- Windows 8 operating system
- Weight 903 grams
- Intel Core i5 CPU
- 10.6 inch display
- Thickness: 13.5mm
- 64/128 Gb versions
- MicroSDXC card slot
- USB 3.0
- Micro DisplayPort video
- 2×2 MIMO Wifi antennae
- Battery 42 W-h
- Front and rear facing HD cameras
- Kickstand
Microsoft also announced the Touch cover and Type cover. Both are keyboards that attach to the tablet. Type cover is a 5mm thick keyboard with physical buttons and trackpad while Touch cover is a 3mm thick keyboard with no physical keys and trackpad.
Microsoft remained quite on pricing and availability but its expected this fall, sometime after tha release of Windows 8.
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