19 June 2012 | Los Angeles, California | Engadget
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Microsoft didn't just announce one Surface tablet today -- it's announced one for each of
the main varieties of Windows. That includes the Surface for Windows 8 Pro, which is slightly
larger and decidedly more Intel-based than its ARM-fueled counterpart for Windows RT. In
addition to the more full-fledged OS, it packs a larger 42 W-h battery, an Ivy Bridge Core i5
processor (at least in the model on display today), USB 3.0 ports instead of 2.0, and your
choice of 64GB or 128GB of storage (double the standard offerings of the RT Surface). The
screen is the same 10.6-inch ClearType Full HD display found in the RT model, but it comes
wrapped in a package that's 13.5 mm thin and weighs 903 grams (compared to 9.3 mm and
676 grams for the RT). That's apparently not big enough to disqualify it from Microsoft's
new keyboard-laden covers, though, and it even gets another accessory of its own: a pen
with a "Palm Block."
As for pricing and availability, Microsoft is only going as far to say that it will be "on par with
Ultrabook-class PCs" and available about three months after the Windows 8 launch (when the
RT model will be available).
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Microsoft didn't just announce one Surface tablet today -- it's announced one for each of
the main varieties of Windows. That includes the Surface for Windows 8 Pro, which is slightly
larger and decidedly more Intel-based than its ARM-fueled counterpart for Windows RT. In
addition to the more full-fledged OS, it packs a larger 42 W-h battery, an Ivy Bridge Core i5
processor (at least in the model on display today), USB 3.0 ports instead of 2.0, and your
choice of 64GB or 128GB of storage (double the standard offerings of the RT Surface). The
screen is the same 10.6-inch ClearType Full HD display found in the RT model, but it comes
wrapped in a package that's 13.5 mm thin and weighs 903 grams (compared to 9.3 mm and
676 grams for the RT). That's apparently not big enough to disqualify it from Microsoft's
new keyboard-laden covers, though, and it even gets another accessory of its own: a pen
with a "Palm Block."
As for pricing and availability, Microsoft is only going as far to say that it will be "on par with
Ultrabook-class PCs" and available about three months after the Windows 8 launch (when the
RT model will be available).
