Word on the street is that
a Surface Pro version with an 11.6 inch display could also be in the making.
Microsoft's entry in the market, Surface, produced modest sales of 900,000 in the quarter, including its basic Surface RT and
Surface Pro version, according to IDC.
Not exact matches
Microsoft recently released the latest
version of its two - in - one laptop and tablet, the 2017
Surface Pro.
In a blog post on Thursday, Microsoft's
Surface general manager Panos Panay announced the long - awaited (by some) pricing and availability of the
Surface Pro, the beefed - up
version of the RT tablet launched last month.
The
Surface Pro will run straight Windows 8 and come in 64 and 128 GB
versions.
Pros: Good size, quite long so should last the baby for a while Looks quite well built but will see with longer term use Integrates with the Mountain Buggy Nano V2 Stroller (2016)
version Carry handles useful, removable from buggy Light construction Simple 2 clip attach to buggy / pram / stroller Has a hood to cover baby Bottom has a hard wooden board backing, so that the baby can lay on a flat
surface, rest of the product is foldable / collapsible into a flat structure for easy storage and transport (this is also how the product was boxed when it arrived) Cons: There is an plastic smell with this when new, not a big issue, just put it out in the sun to air out before use with baby.
With the Microsoft
Surface RT needing 13 GB of storage for the RT
version of Windows 8, it would appear as though Windows 8
Pro is even more storage hungry
Should the 64 GB
version of the updated
Surface Pro contain the same operating system and pre-installed software specifications, the entry - level
Surface Pro could come with as little as 19 GB of available storage.
The 64 GB
version of
Surface Pro with an Intel inside and running the full blown Windows 8
version is $ 899.
Great news as, eventhough very much into my
Surface RT, am determined on buying the
Pro version when it iis released with a Haswell chip.
Microsoft is reported to have been able to sell just about 1.5 million of its
Surface tablets with the RT
version making up the bulk 1 million and the remaining comprises of
Surface Pro devices.
That the current crop of
Surface devices with both
PRO and RT
versions failed to live up to the expectations of Microsoft is all too evident.
While the iPad
Pro, an anticipated larger
version of the iPad Air with a 12.9 inch screen, would mark Apple's entrance into the enterprise tablet market, it faces competition from
Surface Pro 3, the most successful tablet in Microsoft's
Surface line so far, and other two - in - one tablets, which have a detachable keyboard, from PC makers such as Lenovo, Acer, and Asus.
The Microsoft
Surface and all Windows Tablets are coming in two
versions: the just launched Windows RT with a 1366x768 display that we test here, and the Windows
Pro Tablets with a 1920x1080 display that will launch in early 2013.
Having used the
Surface RT since inception, to me, it's borderline on yes side with a but; the
Pro version falls on the no side.
Microsoft has announced that different
versions will be available featuring ARM and Intel CPUs and the display is a 10.6 ″, 16:9 widescreen HD Display (
Surface), or Full HD Display (
Surface Pro).
Beginning in May there will be a new
Surface 3 tablet in town, and this time it's a more affordable
version of Microsoft's flagship
Surface Pro 3.
Microsoft will start its first day of their annual Xmas Calendar tomorrow called Microsoft Store 12 Day Of Deals running from Dec. 6 to Dec 17, and for the first day they start with a sale on the
Surface Pro: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/b/12-days-of-deals So Wednesday December 6th starts with a
Surface Pro bundle better than the ones we saw during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, as the Intel Core i5
version of... more...
Our configuration of the
Surface Pro, which has a 128 GB SSD, costs $ 999; Microsoft is also selling a
version with 64 GB of storage for $ 899.
The 128 GB
version of the
Surface Pro will have 83 GB of free storage, while the 64 GB
version will have 23 GB of available storage.
In contrast, the
Surface Pro running the full blown Windows 8
version is reported to have evoked greater consumer interest.
A new bigger
version of
Surface Pro is also reported to be in development.
The cheapest
version of the current generation
Surface Pro starts at $ 799, compared to the base model 9.7 - inch iPad that costs a paltry $ 329.
The cheapest
version of the current generation
Surface Pro starts at $ 799, compared to the base model... [Read more...]
A recently leaked image has
surfaced of the BlackBerry Ghost
Pro, a presumably more powerful
version of the BlackBerry Ghost that was leaked back in February.
The Duo 11 is shown with a pen, which obviously means it has pen input; that may also suggest that it's not a Windows RT device, since only the
Pro version of the
Surface features a pen.
Given that the
Surface was only available to buyers for around a month at the time this study was taken, and that Microsoft is planning on debuting the
Pro version of the tablet in January.
Rather than just a smaller
version of the current
Surface, Microsoft is completely redesigning the tablet with a 10 - inch display instead of the 12 - inch size featured in the most recent
Surface Pro.
Just like the most recently released
Surface Pro, this budget tablet also won't include a keyboard cover over stylus in the box, though Microsoft is reportedly working on a cheaper
version of these accessories.
Launched alongside an (almost) pocketable 8 - inch
version, we suspect that many will be looking at the Venue 11
Pro in the same way they look at the
Surface Pro 2 or the Samsung Ativ models.
There are two
version of the
Surface announced which include and ARM based processor running Windows RT and an x86 with Windows 8
Pro.
Launched alongside an (almost) pocketable 8 - inch
version, we suspect that many will be looking at the Venue 11
Pro in the same way they look at the
Surface... Read more
Connectivity And Ports Both the
Surface RT and
Surface Pro have Wi - Fi and Bluetooth but no cellular
versions, which means that if a user does not have Wi - Fi or a mobile hotspot then the device can not be connected to the Internet.
The
Surface Pen is available for $ 49.99 in a selection of colors — black, blue, or red — in addition to the bare - metal
version with purple buttons offered when the pen first came available with the
Surface Pro 3.
The
Surface 3 offers a welcome price break from the pricey Microsoft
Surface Pro 3, and it's well built, offers a full
version of Windows, and boasts impressive battery life.
Bottom Line: The
Surface 3 offers a welcome price break from the pricey Microsoft
Surface Pro 3, and it's well built, offers a full
version of Windows, and boasts impressive battery life.
And like all of those other new Windows 8 machines (except the ThinkPad Twist), the $ 1000
Surface Pro comes with a 128 GB SSD (a $ 900, 64 GB
version of
Surface Pro is also available, but we didn't get one in for review).
Microsoft has just decided to make available to business customers the LTE Advanced
version of the
Surface Pro.
So if you want an Android
version of a
Surface Pro device, here is your tablet.
An Intel - based
version,
Surface for Windows 8
Pro, will ship 90 days after the RT
version.
Microsoft hasn't revealed whether an unlocked 4G LTE
version of the
Surface Pro 2 is in the works.
As many of you will recall, Microsoft
Surface Pro LTE Advanced first became available for the enterprise sector at the end of December last year, so it has only been the Wi - Fi
version of Microsoft
Surface Pro that has been avilable on the consumer market so far.
That's apparently a reference to the fact that the Thinkpad Tablet 2 will run the full, «
Pro»
version of Windows 8, while the initial
version of the
Surface will only run Windows RT..
The new
Surface Pro boasts with 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity, which is a major upgrade from the 1,024 found in the previous
version.
The cheapest
version of the current - generation
Surface Pro starts at $ 799, while the 9.7 - inch iPad costs $ 329.
Though unlike just about every other other Windows slate out there, including the
Surface Pro and
Surface Pro 2, the regular
Surface ships with the RT
version.
The Intel Core i5
versions of
Surface Pro 3 were released in June, while the Intel Core i3... more...
Brydge 12.3
Surface Pro keyboard case is priced at $ 129.99 USD, and its
Pro version with built - in 128 GB SSD costs $ 229.99 USD.
Microsoft says that the
pro version of its
Surface tablet will be available to purchase Feb. 9 in the U.S. and Canada.
This really comes down to support for software written for previous
versions of Windows — the
Surface Pro has it, the
Surface RT does not.