Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet - After missing initial shipping plans with some undisclosed delays, and despite seeing its welcome party in NYC abolished by a storm dubbed Nemo, Microsoft's finally started the process to make that long-awaited Surface Pro available to the masses. Starting with US and Canada residents, those seeking Redmond's in-house hardware and a full serving of Windows 8 can now snag a Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet Price starting at $899 for the 64GB model, while the more spacious 128GB unit is slightly costlier at $999.
And while these prices do include Microsoft's pressure-sensitive pen, they don't account for any other fancy accessories, which means potential buyers will have to shell out a little extra cash if a Touch or Type Cover are of interest -- more specifically, $120 and $130, respectively. We'll see how Ballmer and Co. cope with demand this time around, but as history would kindly note, it's probably best to be one of the first in line just to be extra, extra safe.
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| Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet (Photo: ABC News) |
The Surface Pro tablet, however, has an Intel Core i5 processor and Windows Pro, which is capable of running new versions of Windows programs as well as traditional programs. Because of its greater power, including 64GB or 128GB solid state drive options.
Included with the tablet is a stylus or Surface pen, but to get a keyboard you'll have to shell out some more money. The Touch Cover, which we reviewed with the Surface RT, has touch sensors instead of physical keys one can press.
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| Microsoft surface pro tablet (Photo: ABC News) |
Analysts say it's still early to predict the success of Microsoft's Surface business. "Given the limited availability of Surface over the holidays and that it runs Windows RT, it's hard to say how well it really did in the market or make judgments about how well Surface Pro might do," Michael Gartenberg, Gartner Research Director, told ABC News.
"Given that Surface Pro runs on an Intel processor and Windows 8 with legacy application support will make a major difference in explaining it to consumers and it will be the best representation of Microsoft's interoperation of how the personal computer and tablet have evolved."
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