{"id":65902,"date":"2012-11-30T08:18:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T06:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=65902"},"modified":"2012-11-30T13:44:59","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T11:44:59","slug":"microsoft-surface-pro-pricing-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/65902-microsoft-surface-pro-pricing-for-us.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Surface Pro pricing for US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft<\/a> announced Thursday that its Surface Pro, a version of its new tablet aimed at business users, would be available in January starting at $899 for US customers.<\/p>\n

The Surface Pro will be powered by an Intel processor and have a full version of the new Windows<\/a> 8 operating system, which is designed with both PCs and tablets in mind.<\/p>\n

“It’s a full PC AND a tablet,” said a blog post from Microsoft’s Panos Panay.<\/p>\n

“And all this in a PC that will weigh less than two pounds and be less than 14 millimeters thick. We are excited about both Surface with Windows RT and Surface with Windows 8 Pro.”<\/p>\n

Microsoft started selling the surface last month in a version aimed at consumers with a mobile-style processor and a tweaked version of its new operating system called Windows RT. It pricing was roughly in line the the iPad, the top-selling tablet.<\/p>\n

The Surface Pro will be more expensive, and is apparently aimed at corporate users and those seeking a laptop replacement. The least expensive version with 64 gigabytes of memory will sell for $899, not including the touch cover with keyboard. A 128 GB version will start at $999.<\/p>\n

“Surface with Windows 8 Pro uses the same familiar elegant design principles as Surface with Windows RT,” Panay said.<\/p>\n

Chief executive Steve Ballmer<\/a> has described the iPad challenger –complete with a built-in stand and ultra thin covers which double as keyboards in a range of colors — as a tablet that “works and plays.”<\/p>\n

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