Microsoft has a
gigantic market when it comes to desktop department; and when this enormous
company designs a hardware for the more portable computer (tablet), worldwide
tech-enthusiasts will call it the next “big” thing in consumer electronics.
Microsoft CEO,
Steve Ballmer, introduced the upcoming 10.6-inch slate as the “Surface” which
raises several eyebrows of tablet leaders, especially that of Apple and other Windows 8 tablet
manufacturers. The device will come into two variants: the one that will run in
Windows RT with ARM chipset and a Windows 8 Pro Intel-based version.
Both tablets
will be in 10.6-inch Gorilla Glass 2 display having a vapor-deposited PVD
magnesium as its chassis. What make this tablet different from the rest of the
pack are its built-in kickstand and the magnetically attached cover that could
function as full multi-touch keyboard and trackpad.
Ballmer
also announced that the availability of the Surface for Windows RT will be this fall
and Surface for Windows 8 Pro will be 3 months after of the previous’ release and pricing will soon to follow.
Check out the rest of the specs below.
Surface for Windows RT Tablet
Specifications
NVIDIA
Tegra-based ARM chip processor
10.6-inch
ClearType HD display
Windows RT +
Office Home & Student 2013 RT
32GB / 64GB
storage
microSD, USB
2.0, Micro HD Video, 2×2 MIMO antennae
31.5Wh
battery
Weight: 676
grams
Thickness:
9.3 millimeters
With
Touch Cover, Type Cover, VaporMg Case & Stand
Surface for
Windows 8 Pro Tablet Specifications
Intel Core
i5 (Ivy Bridge) processor
10.6-inch
ClearType Full HD (1080p) display
Windows 8
Pro
64GB / 128GB
storage
microSDXC,
USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort, 2×2 MIMO antennae
42Wh battery
Weight: 903
grams
Thickness:
13.5 millimeters
With Touch Cover, Type Cover, VaporMg Case & Stand,
Pen with Palm Block
