{"id":69082,"date":"2013-01-22T22:48:30","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T20:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=69082"},"modified":"2013-01-23T09:23:15","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T07:23:15","slug":"microsoft-surface-windows-8-pro-tablet-pricing-and-launch-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/69082-microsoft-surface-windows-8-pro-tablet-pricing-and-launch-date.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet pricing and launch date"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft<\/a> announced Tuesday that its business-oriented Surface<\/a> Windows<\/a> 8 Pro tablet computer will debut in the United States and Canada in February with a lofty starting price of $899.<\/p>\n

Microsoft also said that the consumer-focused version of Surface released late last year here will soon be available in 13 new markets around the world.<\/p>\n

The Surface Pro will be available on February 9 at Microsoft stores in the United States and Canada, at the online Microsoft store and at Staples and Best Buy and other retailers.<\/p>\n

“The response to Surface has been exciting to see,” said Microsoft Surface general manager Panos Panay<\/a>. “We’re thrilled to continue growing the Surface family.”<\/p>\n

Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft described Surface Pro as providing “the power and performance of a laptop in a tablet package.”<\/p>\n

Pro tablets, which Microsoft originally said would be released in January, will be available in 64-gigabyte and 128-gigabyte models.<\/p>\n

\"Surface<\/a>

Surface with Windows RT versus Surface with Windows 8 Pro<\/p><\/div>\n

Microsoft introduced the Surface tablet in the middle of last year and began sales in time for the holiday shopping season.<\/p>\n

Although Microsoft has provided no sales data, analysts have said Surface is getting only a small segment of the tablet market led by Apple<\/a>‘s iPad<\/a>, Amazon<\/a>‘s Kindle<\/a> and several others powered by the Google<\/a> Android<\/a> system.<\/p>\n

The lower-cost version of Surface, with a starting price of $499, is now sold at Microsoft retail stores in the United States and Canada and online in the US, Australia, Britain Canada, China, France and Germany.<\/p>\n

Last month, Microsoft said it would begin selling the tablet in third-party retail outlets.<\/p>\n

\"Microsoft<\/a>

Microsoft Surface for Windows 8 Pro tablet<\/p><\/div>\n

More\u00a0Microsoft Surface news<\/h3>\n

Microsoft Surface production increased<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Microsoft phone coming from Foxconn?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Surface teardown reveals real cost<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Microsoft Surface pricing revealed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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