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Will you buy one if the RT is ~$500 and Pro is ~$900

yes 115 52.27%
 
no 79 35.91%
 
see resultz 23 10.45%
 
Total:217
DanneSandin on 18 June 2012
Slimebeast said:
DanneSandin said:
woah! I just got home (a little drunk) - what just happend?! A tablet announcened??

Yeah, nothing to see here if you are interested in gaming.

But maybe MS becoming a stronger competitor to Apple is a good thing.

Oh I totally agree! Apple's been given way too much space!

But I'm sure they'll find a way to implement this with nextBox ^^



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Adinnieken on 18 June 2012
I LOVE GIGGS said:
They said that PRO will be released after 3 months and RT will be before that (with the lunch of windows 8).


When will Windows 8 be released? What the difference between RT and PRO?


RT = ARM

Pro = Intel iCore 5

The Pro's will also come with larger storage capacities, but I forget exactly how large.  I think 64GB and 128GB.  RT are 16GB and 32GB.



superchunk on 18 June 2012

Ok OP has been updated with details summarized and a link to MS main Surface webpage.



superchunk on 18 June 2012

new pics and details there!



foxtail on 18 June 2012
Slimebeast said:

Suggested retail pricing will be announced closer to availability and is expected to be competitive with a comparable ARM tablet or Intel Ultrabook-class PC. OEMs will have cost and feature parity on Windows 8 and Windows RT.
What does that mean? (the bolded)


I think it means both versions of windows (8 and RT) will have the same price and features sets for different editions*

*(by different editions I mean like the Home, Professional, and Ultimate editions of Win7).



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superchunk on 18 June 2012
foxtail said:
Slimebeast said:

Suggested retail pricing will be announced closer to availability and is expected to be competitive with a comparable ARM tablet or Intel Ultrabook-class PC. OEMs will have cost and feature parity on Windows 8 and Windows RT.
What does that mean? (the bolded)


I think it means both versions of windows (8 and RT) will have the same price and features sets for different editions*

*(by different editions I mean like the Home, Professional, and Ultimate editions of Win7).

No. It means as OEMs start to make tablets based on these OS they will be priced similar with similar features.

There is only two versions of tablet OS... RT and Pro. Just as phones will have one version. Only the PCs will have so many variations.



Kynes on 18 June 2012
foxtail said:
Slimebeast said:

Suggested retail pricing will be announced closer to availability and is expected to be competitive with a comparable ARM tablet or Intel Ultrabook-class PC. OEMs will have cost and feature parity on Windows 8 and Windows RT.
What does that mean? (the bolded)


I think it means both versions of windows (8 and RT) will have the same price and features sets for different editions*

*(by different editions I mean like the Home, Professional, and Ultimate editions of Win7).

I don't think they mean that. I think MS provides the tech specs the oem have to apend to, and all sell the products of the same type (RT 32 GB) at the same MRSP.



I LOVE GIGGS on 18 June 2012

 

Surface for Windows RT tablet
  • Processor: NVIDIA-made ARM chip
  • Weight: 676 grams
  • Thickness: 9.3 millimeters
  • Display: 10.6-inch ClearType HD capactive touchapenl
  • Battery: 31.5Wh
  • I/O: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2x2 MIMO antennae
  • Software: Windows RT + Office Home & Student 2013 RT
  • Accessories: Touch Cover, Type Cover, VaporMg Case & Stand
  • Capacity: 32GB / 64GB
  • Availability: "Around" the Windows 8 launch (fall 2012)
  • Pricing: To be determined

 

 

 

Surface for Windows 8 Pro
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 (Ivy Bridge)
  • Weight: 903 grams
  • Thickness: 13.5 millimeters
  • Display: 10.6-inch ClearType Full HD (1080p) capactive touchapenl
  • Battery: 42Wh
  • I/O: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort, 2x2 MIMO antennae
  • Software: Windows 8 Pro
  • Accessories: Touch Cover, Type Cover, VaporMg Case & Stand, Pen with Palm Block
  • Capacity: 64GB / 128GB
  • Availability: "Three months after" the Windows 8 launch this fall
  • Pricing: To be determined
Basicaly, Surface RT is a tablet and Surface Pro is ultrabook.
I think I'll buy the RT in the first day. I need a new labtop anyway. I hope it won't cost more than $600.

 



kain_kusanagi on 18 June 2012

I really like that it comes with a keyboard/cover. An onscreen keyboard is fine in a pinch, but to type out even as little as what I just have is a chore with anything but a real keyboard.



superchunk on 18 June 2012
I LOVE GIGGS said:

 

Surface for Windows RT tablet
  • Processor: NVIDIA-made ARM chip
  • Weight: 676 grams
  • Thickness: 9.3 millimeters
  • Display: 10.6-inch ClearType HD capactive touchapenl
  • Battery: 31.5Wh
  • I/O: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2x2 MIMO antennae
  • Software: Windows RT + Office Home & Student 2013 RT
  • Accessories: Touch Cover, Type Cover, VaporMg Case & Stand
  • Capacity: 32GB / 64GB
  • Availability: "Around" the Windows 8 launch (fall 2012)
  • Pricing: To be determined

 

 

 

Surface for Windows 8 Pro
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 (Ivy Bridge)
  • Weight: 903 grams
  • Thickness: 13.5 millimeters
  • Display: 10.6-inch ClearType Full HD (1080p) capactive touchapenl
  • Battery: 42Wh
  • I/O: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort, 2x2 MIMO antennae
  • Software: Windows 8 Pro
  • Accessories: Touch Cover, Type Cover, VaporMg Case & Stand, Pen with Palm Block
  • Capacity: 64GB / 128GB
  • Availability: "Three months after" the Windows 8 launch this fall
  • Pricing: To be determined
Basicaly, Surface RT is a tablet and Surface Pro is ultrabook.

 

I like that better... OP updated. :)