Introduced Microsoft Surface tablets with a touch-lid

    A few minutes ago, at a presentation in Los Angeles, Microsoft introduced its own Microsoft Surface tablets on Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro.



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    Press Release and Specifications

    “We believe in the power of the PC ecosystem ... numerous hardware and software vendors must work together to give users the choice. Partnerships like this are important for the new generation of Windows, ”said Steve Ballmer at the presentation. - However, in the case of Windows 8, we do not want to leave any loopholes (any seam uncovered) and are going to contribute to innovation. This is an absolutely unusual, completely new family of computing devices from Microsoft. This is the new Microsoft Surface - and this is the tablet. ”

    Stephen Sinofsky told the details about the tablet on Windows RT: 9.3 mm thick, 10.6 "HD display with 16: 9 aspect ratio, USB 2.0 port, the first of its kind magnesium alloy housing (VaporMg), the best WiFi support among the existing tablets (2x2 MIMO antenna), the Touch Cover keyboard cover is 3 mm thick in five colors, 32/64 GB of memory.

    Instead of the three-millimeter Touch Cover, you can take a 5-mm Type Cover with moving keys. The tablet on WinRT will be released immediately after starting Win8 that is, no later than October.

    the tablet on Windows 8 running on Ivy Bridge processor, equipped with ports USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort, up to 128 GB of memory, it will be available in three months after a younger model.

    Prices are still hiding, at the presentation, Ballmer said that they would "be competitive," that is, a Surface with an ARM processor would cost like other tablets, while a Win8 tablet would cost like an ultrabook.















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