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There have long been rumors that a successor to Microsoft’s first tablet, Surface, is coming, and Monday night the company held a big event below street level in New York where they got a lot of news in this regard.
A new docking station, several different types of keyboards upgraded and new covers are just some of the things that several journalists at the site reported even before the event started, but it was obvious that the main focus was on a bigger news: The launch of sequels to Surface RT and Surface Pro.
Surface Manager starts the show with Pro 2
New Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 is released from Microsoft. Photo: Microsoft
Panos Panay, Microsoft’s vice president of Surface initiative, took care of the actual launch. He says that the company’s developers have worked in eighteen months with a next-generation Surface – and everything seems able to tip in favor of the rumors involving new hardware.
Surface Pro 2 has been upgraded its ClearType HD display with around 50 percent better color reproduction, and the company says even the least reflective display in the industry.
graphics performance of the compact machine will be 50 percent more intense than before, and overall performance, according to Microsoft also got a bump. Surface Pro 2 will be on the regular 20 percent faster than its predecessor.
Haswell inside, extra power out
The new Power Cover will offer a juicy upgrade of battery life in Surface Pro 2 Photo: Microsoft
With the launch of Surface Pro 2 also takes a new Intel’s Haswell-family of processors into hyper mobile computers, in the form of an Intel Core i5 processor.
According to Panay help improve battery life by as much as 75 percent, thus will not affect the performance it delivers. In addition, the machine according to Microsoft will be both cooler and quieter.
Surface Pro 2 has also been far more storage capacity than its predecessor and boasts up to 512 GB of the greatest variety, along with 8 GB of flash memory. It therefore means that you get a virtually full-featured PC in the same form factor as a tablet.
the external changes, the stand on the back of Surface Pro 2 now has the ability to lock in a second position, and the machine has been equipped with Dolby sound. In addition, it is now possible to machine a little thicker cover than before, Surface Power Cover, which in itself offers 30 percent extra life – because it comes with a built-in battery.
Custom pros
A brand new docking station will also help to emphasize the “Pro” part of the name, in that it allows business users connecting to their normal desktop drive. This will have three USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, mini-DsiplayPort, nettverkskobal, inputs and outputs for audio, as well as of course a power plug.
The new Microsoft Surface Pro 2 also get the docking station to connect to PC monitor, speakers and other devices. Photo: Microsoft new keyboard covers, in the form of a continuation of a seating Type cover from the original Surface-release is also in place. This is one millimeter thinner than the old version, but both will have better switches, and also get backlit keys.
Towards the end of the Surface Pro 2 launch, it was also demonstrated that the device is able to play video with extremely high resolution, called 6K video on the fly. Thus, a mean apparent that this is a machine that may be suitable for editing in the field, whether now not quite so effectively that of an actual full-scale workstation.
Should get people “away from the iPad»
Junior version is not forgotten. Until today, Surface RT come with ARM processor and Windows RT, and thus have not been able to run popular Windows applications – unlike Surface Pro. This continues with the new version.
Microsoft’s new clean tablet will go by the name Surface 2, and the company emphasizes a major upgrade of hardware when the sequel launches.
The new stand, which can locked in two positions, received a great deal of attention. The frame is the same on both Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 Photo: Microsoft
screen should be upgraded from 1366 x 768 pixels, a full HD ClearType display – ie 1920 x 1080 pixels. In addition, the speed of the processor – which will now be an Nvidia Tegra 4 – be significantly upgraded, bus speed for wireless network will be doubled, and the unit now has USB 3.0.
unit must also be lighter and thinner, Microsoft has been able by constructing it with fewer parts. Battery life is increased by 25 percent compared to the Surface RT, which will provide full 12-hour operational use.
Panay says that a lighter tablet, with more speed, less glare screen and better battery life are meant to get people off to just go out and buy something to consume it. Instead, the idea is to get people to go away from the iPad and other tablets, and “rather be more productive.”
Surface 2 will continue with RT
Windows 8.1 is not far away, Microsoft has also released the mobile version of the operating system an overhaul. This should come Surface 2 for good, and even though the tablet will no longer get “RT” in the name, the Windows version that comes with that.
Surface 2 will therefore launch with Windows RT 8.1. Pro model we call higher up in the case, however, the full version of Windows 8.1, and thus could drive the familiar PC applications you can on any computer.
shall nevertheless not be a lack of software compatibility with Surface 2 either, and the scene demonstrates the Panay Office RT-pack at work on the tablet. This follows the way of the bargain when one picks up a Microsoft Surface 2 available.
Better camera, more services
Both cameras on Surface 2 is yet upgraded. Front camera now boasts 3.5 megapixels, while the rear camera is adjusted up to 5 megapixels. Both will also have upgraded your ability to shoot in low light.
Byservices is in this respect more to boast of. Both units are according to Microsoft’s Panos one year of free international calls to phones via Skype, in addition to two years with 200 GB of storage on Microsoft’s cloud service, which is still referred to as SkyDrive.
This will allow you to restore everything you had on your computer to a brand new unit, if the old is stolen or lost. However, we are not sure if these offers are for customers outside the United States.
Norwegian prices confirmed
The Norwegian prices for both types Surface machines are also confirmed by Microsoft:
computer variant, Surface Pro 2, will be recommended retail price of 7299 dollars. This comes in four configurations: variant with 4GB of flash memory available with 64 GB or 128 GB of storage, while a more well-grown version with 8 GB of flash memory is available with 256 GB or 512 GB of storage.
tablet, Surface 2, on the other hand come with either 32GB or 64GB of storage. Suggested retail price starts at 3599 dollars.
More news on the sly
addition to hardware upgrades, enhanced displays, and a newer version of the operating systems on board, it is even more up in the sleeve of Microsoft today. Much has been about the accessories supplied, and we know that keyboards and covers the devices will also work on old Surface machines.
This will be good news for the Land-owners who find it brand new Land Touch 2 case seems tempting. This has in fact been given an upgrade from just 80 in 1092 to the sensors, and are pressure sensitive.
This means that you should try “finger paint” on the device will be able to press down harder to smear the paint more than, say a boss – before transforming it into a pressure sensitive mixers and demonstrate how to mix music the device.
There seems to be everything, and a round launch of telling the new Surface models will be on the market 22 October.
Read tests of the old models:
Surface Pro – not a tablet, it’s a PC »
Surface RT – The tablet would be PC »
(Sources: The Verge, Tom’s Live, Phone Arena, press release)
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