Now the new Surface plates released - Mobile

It was last summer that Microsoft showed off its answer to Apple’s Ipad and all tablet devices with Android – Microsoft Surface RT and Microsoft Surface Pro.

Microsoft’s focus on tablets has not got off the ground, and the large försäljningssuccéen has not materialized.

But Microsoft is keen revenge, and now it’s time for round two. In late September launched Surface 2 (RT has been removed from the name) and Surface Pro 2nd Both plates were released today, Tuesday, and when mobil.se met Micrsoft this morning was one self-criticism after what wicked tongues called for Surface-flop.

Among other things, says software giant that has been clear in its communication with the release of Surface RT and Surface Pro. This will, among other things, have led to customers have felt disappointed at the limitations of Windows RT system, while expecting the full functionality of a Windows 8 plate. That is why it is now clear that Surface 2, which uses Micrsofts simpler RT version of Windows 8.1, is a tablet, while the Surface Pro 2, with the full version of Windows 8.1, shall be counted as a PC computer.

shell of magnesium

The outside looks Microsoft Surface 2 in much the same way as the first Surface RT plate. Surface 2 is a bit thinner and lighter, but feels hefty in its construction with a two-part housing of magnesium.

plate uses that as said by Microsoft’s operating system Windows RT, which has been developed for ARM-based processors found in most smartphones and tablets.

Inside its sleek magnesium shell we find a fyrkärnigt Tegra 4-system chip from Nvidia with 2 GB of ram. When it comes to storage memory is the plate in two models: one with memory of 32 GB, and a second with memory of 64 GB. Surface 2 also has ports for USB 3.0, HD video, and location of an external MicroSD memory card. The plate can connect to the web via wi-fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, but lacks just like the first Surface RT connection via 3G or 4G.

plate screen, which is 10.6 inches, updated with full HD resolution (1920 by 1080 pixels) that provides a pixel density of 208 pixels per inch (ppi).

Mobil.se reported last Monday that some Surface RT users experiencing problems after updated their plate to Windows 8.1 RT. According to Microsoft Surface 2 have escaped these problems. When it comes to Surface RT has also posted a file that makes it possible to restore the software on devices that causes trouble.

recommended price for Surface 2 is located at 3895 dollars for 32 GB model, and 4,795 dollars for 64 GB model.

More muscle under the hood

Even Surface Pro 2 – Full version of Windows 8.1 – maintains the same scale as its predecessor.

Microsoft themselves claim to Surface Pro 2 has more muscle under the hood than 95 percent of the laptops available today and it is 20 percent faster than its predecessor. The plate has been equipped with fourth generation Intel Core i5 processor (Haswell), which provides both better graphic performance and longer battery life.

screen is the same as before, but slightly revamped when it will offer 46 percent better color accuracy than before. Meanwhile, the sound also improved with technology from Dolby.

The recommended selling price of Surface Pro 2 ranging from 7,895 kronor (64 Gbytes of storage memory), to 15,995 kronor (512 Gbytes of storage memory).