Microsoft announced a slew of new Surface tablets this morning. Thankfully they did announce pricing and release date along with the new devices. The Surface brand has not been selling very well so far, but Microsoft hopes these new models will fix that. The new tablets will be up for pre-order tomorrow (9/24) beginning at 8AM ET. They will ship on October 22nd.
Surface Pro 2 will be available in several configurations, starting at $899 for the base model.
- 64GB/4GB RAM
- 128GB/4GB RAM
- 256GB/8GB RAM
- 128GB/8GB RAM
Surface 2 will be available in 32GB and 64GB models starting at $449. Microsoft is also putting the original Surface RT up for sale again in 32GB for $349. See below for full specs on the two new Surface tablets
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Specs
- 10.6-inch 1080p display
- Intel Core i5 Haswell processor
- Intel CPU
- 4GB or 8GB of RAM
- 64/128/256GB storage
- 720p camera
- USB 3.0
- mini Display
- Adjustable kickstand
- Windows 8.1
- 10.8 x 6.8 x .53
- 2 pounds
- 48 wh battery
Microsoft Surface 2 Specs
- 10.6-inch 1080p display
- Nvidia Tegra 4 quad-core processor
- 2GB of RAM
- 32/64GB of storage
- 1080p camera
- USB 3.0
- Adjustable kickstand
- Windows RT 8.1
- 10.8 x 6.8 x .35
- 1.5 pounds
- 10 hr battery
Tomorrow you can pre-order your device at Microsoft’s website right here. Pre-orders open at 8AM eastern time. Does anyone plan on buying one of these devices? Which one?
