[dba-Tech] Surface

Yikes, its even more expensive than I thought. I thought the RT ARM version was going to be along the same price as a comparable android / ipad tablet, with the intel one being around $700-1000.

> How much will these gizmos cost? Microsoft isn’t talking details. The official line is relatively vague:
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> Suggested retail pricing will be announced closer to availability and is expected to be competitive with a comparable ARM tablet or Intel Ultrabook-class PC.
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> If one assumes that “comparable ARM tablet” means an iPad equipped with 32 or 64 GB of memory, then the equivalent Windows RT Surface models should cost $600 and $700, respectively. Of course, that price will presumably include the keyboard cover (available as extra-cost add-ons from Apple and third parties). It will also include Microsoft Office. (In my hands-on tests, I was able to try out the Microsoft Office 2013 apps on a Windows RT Surface.)
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> As for the Windows 8 Professional Surface, the current crop of Ultrabooks runs $999, give or take a couple hundred dollars. That is, not coincidentally, the starting price of a MacBook Air.
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> Of course, one could make the case that a single Surface device is actually two devices in one—a tablet and a keyboard-equipped notebook. If prospective buyers accept that proposition, then a “competitive” price will seem like a bargain.
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On 2012-06-20, at 10:47 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> It seems that the Surface tablet made a good first impression.
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> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/microsofts-new-surface-tablets-make-a-solid-f
> irst-impression/5142
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> Jim
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