Microsoft's Surface Tablet announced

[plasmid303]

Announced today at a press conference. Their first official tablet. 16:9 format at 1920x1080, runs full Windows 8 or Windows 8 RT, Full USB 3.0 support. Some features exclusive to the "pro" sku.

https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx

Windows RT model
WEIGHT: 676 g
THICKNESS: 9.3 mm
PROCESSOR: Tegra 3
DISPLAY: 10.6” ClearType HD Display, 1366x768 pixels
BATTERY: 31.5 W-h
I/O: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2x2 MIMO antennae
SOFTWARE: Office Home & Student 2013 RT, Touch Cover, Type Cover
EXTRAS: VaporMg Case & Stand
SSD: 32 GB, 64 GB

Windows 8 Pro model
WEIGHT: 903 g
THICKNESS: 13.5 mm
PROCESSOR: Core i5 (Ivy Bridge)
DISPLAY: 10.6” ClearType Full HD Display, 1920x1080 pixels
BATTERY: 42 W-h
I/O: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2x2 MIMO antennae
EXTRAS: VaporMg Case & Stand, Touch Cover, Type Cover, Pen with Palm Block
SSD: 64 GB, 128 GB

built-in stand, keyboard doubles as a screen cover.

Digital Ink support:

Pro version runs full Windows 8, as well as Metro. Includes full Microsoft Office Suite.

 

[FQRizzo]

Built in stand? Ewwwwww....

 

[plasmid303]

No price announcement today, but they did say to expect pricing to be in line with Ultrabook pc prices. That's make it between $600-$1000 by my guess.

 

[EVILFACE]

Looks pretty slick.

 

[plasmid303]

Surface announcement video:

[ame]https://youtu.be/dpzu3HM2CIo[/ame]

 

[carbo-fation]

Looks pretty nice.

 

[fosing]

looks flimsy and easy to break wid lots of moving parts. lolz

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

I thought this was one of those coffee table or countertop touch computers... Finally!

But it's just a new Zune attempt to kill Apple

 

[plasmid303]

I thought this was one of those coffee table or countertop touch computers... Finally!

I would like one of those.

 

[EVILFACE]

I thought this was one of those coffee table or countertop touch computers... Finally!

They will be here soon.

 

[mfoga]

looks flimsy and easy to break wid lots of moving parts. lolz

Lots of moving parts?

 

[EVILFACE]

Lots of moving parts?

I guess a kickstand, which is a nice feature, is lots of moving parts.

If it was a Ipad, it would be considered super dupper innovative and patented immediately by Apple.

 

[BadMoon]

I guess a kickstand, which is a nice feature, is lots of moving parts.

If it was a Ipad, it would be considered super dupper innovative and patented immediately by Apple.

This won't sell a quarter of what iPad has sold. Wrong price point. They needed to beat apple and will fail.

 

[plasmid303]

Added more specs to op.

Windows RT model
WEIGHT: 676 g
THICKNESS: 9.3 mm
PROCESSOR: Tegra 3
DISPLAY: 10.6” ClearType HD Display, 1366x768 pixels
BATTERY: 31.5 W-h
I/O: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2x2 MIMO antennae
SOFTWARE: Office Home & Student 2013 RT, Touch Cover, Type Cover
EXTRAS: VaporMg Case & Stand
SSD: 32 GB, 64 GB

Windows 8 Pro model
WEIGHT: 903 g
THICKNESS: 13.5 mm
PROCESSOR: Core i5 (Ivy Bridge)
DISPLAY: 10.6” ClearType Full HD Display, 1920x1080 pixels
BATTERY: 42 W-h
I/O: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2x2 MIMO antennae
EXTRAS: VaporMg Case & Stand, Touch Cover, Type Cover, Pen with Palm Block
SSD: 64 GB, 128 GB


They managed to get a Core i5 in there?! That's pretty impressive.

edit: some pics from the Verge.

 

[EVILFACE]

This won't sell a quarter of what iPad has sold. Wrong price point. They needed to beat apple and will fail.

Cause the market is only large enough for ipad?

MS doesn't need to do anything.

 

[BadMoon]

Cause the market is only large enough for ipad?

MS doesn't need to do anything.

Yes they do if they want to compete in the tablet market. They need a cool product at a cheaper price point than apples $499 basic iPad. If you don't believe me I'm not wasting my time trying to convince you to think otherwise. The sales results will show another fail. Just like most every other tablet trying to compete with apple.

 

[fosing]

the galaxy tab has more to offer than the ipad.

I guess a kickstand, which is a nice feature, is lots of moving parts.

If it was a Ipad, it would be considered super dupper innovative and patented immediately by Apple.

i think that's why apple didnt include that cheap gimmick.


i think they are in the wrong category....they're competing against the macbook air, not the ipad.lolz

 

[ZaCHw117]

LOL at microsoft still trying to catch up to apple.

 

[darthviper107]

That's actually pretty cool, but still if it is better than the iPad it will be unlikely to do nearly as well.

 

[BadMoon]

That's actually pretty cool, but still if it is better than the iPad it will be unlikely to do nearly as well.

I agree. I'm sure this will be superior to iPad in many ways. Hell I cant wait to ditch my PC all together and use solely a table. That will be here in the next couple years.

The problem is they are trying to compete in the wrong category as stated above. Time will tell. However I wouldnt be investing in Microsoft anytime soon based on what I see here. This is their next Zune.