class=”label”> Published: 23 September 2013 at. 6:22 p.m.
After 18 months’ work, Microsoft is ready with the second generation Surface. The first generation of portable tablets was not a success, although they had some interesting design points.
Now they are back with new editions, Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2, powered by a new version of Windows; 8.1, which will answer a lot of the criticism of the operating system.
Surface Pro 2
New Surface Pro 2 has got a better screen with probably more color resolution. It has better sound with new speakers and with technology from Dolby. And it’s fast. Faster than 95 percent of the modern laptops, according to the company.
– Graphics performance is also increased by 50 percent, says Microsoft Surface-chief, Panos Panay.
of Surface innovations brought to the table was the Kick Stand. The original could precipitate and support the tablet in a 22 degrees angle. Now it can be in two different waves.
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Better Battery
Battery life was one of the things that disappointed with the original. It has a fixed through using the new Haswell release of the Intel Core i5, but also through other measures.
promise 60 percent longer lifespan. With what they call Surface Pro with Power Cover, ie extra battery increases battery life to 2.5 times the original. The new covers come in several colors, and they will have built-in keyboard illumination.
tablet device has three USB 2.0 connectors, one USB 3.0, one Mini DisplayPort, Ethernet, and audio in and out.
Even with a dock have a thought, and here they can drive two monitors, one in 4K resolution.
– This is the most productive professional tablet contained, laws Panay.
Surface 2
It is not only the Pro edition is now being replaced. The thin ARM-equipped variant also comes in new clothes.
It is lighter, thinner and is designed for people who want something more than a tablet they consume data. A mean form factor is ideal for production as well.
New Surface 2 has got a massive upgrade of speed. Now there is a 2 GB RAM and a quad-core Nvidia Tegra processor at 1.7 GHz which constitute the machinery.
same time, the screen resolution has been increased to 1920 times 1080 pixels. The same as the previous and the new Pro model.
The previous model was made of magnesium and painted black. It is this, too, minus the black paint. Now the choice of materials to light.
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New: Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 Photo: Microsoft
To further sweeten the offer and create publicity for its own solution for cloud storage are the two new portable tablets with two years of free SkyDrive storage on the 200GB.
But Microsoft has more sugar in stock. With the acquisition follows a years supply of Skype fixed to 60 countries around the world.
And ditto for free using Skype Wi-Fi where available.
According to the press release from Microsoft, the new products will be available in Norway from 22 October. A Surface 2 with 32GB of flash memory will cost 3599 dollars, while a doubling of the stock price will increase to 4399 million.
is smaller than the iPad, but there is a big difference. None of Surface models come with a SIM card. But since both have full-size USB ports, you can use a modem, or they can be connected to mobile via bluetooth.
Big Brother Pro cheapest version will cost 7299 million with 64 GB and digitizer pen. It’s probably a bit small, but a doubling of memory costs $ 800 extra.
Selecting issue with max memory, the 512 GB, you must enter 14 599 million.
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