Microsoft Surface Tablets are probably the latest buzz on the Internet. People
have already decided to part ways with Apple, after seing the specs of the new
Windows 8 powered tablet devices by Microsoft.
Long before there was the Apple iPad and now there is the Microsoft Surface
Tablet. Microsoft is taking its tablet industry one step ahead by launching
these touchscreen tablets.
1. Fastest Processors on the Planet
The Surface tablets will come in two versions, the Windows RT version and the
Windows 8 Pro version. The RT version will run on Nvidia’s ARM chipsets and the
Operating system will be Windows RT.
While the Windows 8 Pro version will run on Intel’s latest generation Ivy
bridge processors and will be powered by the Windows 8 Pro operating system.
2. Windows 8 Operating System+Metro Style Apps
Windows 8 operating system which is still under development is supposed to
make its debut on these Surface Tablets. The Metro Style dashboard and apps are
probably the only WOW factors on Windows 8.
Although the concept of Windows 8 was taken a tad poorly by reviewers because
it is designed more towards the touchscreen interfaces, its applications will
now carry that extra Oomph when it will be previewed on Windows 8 Pro Surface
tablets.
3. Full-HD Displays: Time to WOW
Both the RT and Windows 8 Pro will have the same size displays on-board i.e.
10.6 inch cleartype HD panel, although the Pro version will be a Full HD (1080p)
display and you are likely to enjoy it more because it also gets you 6 hours of
battery life with a 42W battery.
Magnesium casing will further protect the body and give you the added
textured finish to your Surface tablets.
4. Touchpad (SURFACE): One of a Kind
What makes these tablets unique are their touchpads! The Surface tablet
(unlike the iPad), will have a physical keyboard and a trackpad too which can be
fixed onto the keyboard with the help of covers which will allow you to use it
as a touchpad.
Additionally, a built-in kickstand will offer you the much needed ease of
use. Oh did i tell you, there’s also a pen input? Yes this is not an ordinary
pen, the digital ink will flow when you touch the screen with the pen, by which
you can hand draw almost anything take a digital Mona Lisa for example hehe…top
that iPad!
5. MS Office 2013: Ahead of the future
If you are a student and use Microsoft Office often (i know i do), the RT
tablet will come with Office 2013 alongwith the Windows RT, and the guys at the
Guardian are already regarding the RT tab as the best MS
Office experience.
Fast typing on a tablet is obviously not possible, mostly because of the
touchpad and Surface tablets eliminate that drawback by giving you access to
physical keyboards.
6. Slimmer than the iPad
Images credit: laptopmag.com
Measuring at a mighty 9.3mm thickness, definitely less than the iPad, the
Surface tablets weigh at 676g which is give or take the same as iPad. The RT
tablet will be available in storage size of 32GB and 64GB whereas the Pro
version will offer you 64GB or 128GB storage spaces.
USB 3.0 connectivity can only be seen in the Pro version, whereas the RT
houses the (not so) outdated USB 2.0, and microSD slots are available in both
the Surface tablets.
Pricing and Release
Microsoft hasn’t yet officially announced the pricing of these tabs though
from what the engadget guys are speculating, these tablets will be more or
less in the $500-$700, again that’s just a rumor. Steve Ballmer is planning to
release these tabs late this 2012, although Verge is already expecting it in
October.
Hands crossed, these Surface tablets will surely be a great competitor to the
iPad and unless the guys at Apple are thinking of something unique for their
next iPad these tablets will surely hit a home run this summer.
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