Microsoft announces Surface PRO pricing 64GB/$899, 128GB/$999

Although we're all the same getting settled in with our Surface RT Tablet, Microsoft has finally dropped info on its pricier and more powerful large brother, the Surface Pro.

The 64GB version will become for $899 and you can double that with 128GB for a hundred more at $999. The Surface Pro for those unfamiliar runs the full version of Windows 8, pregnant information technology can run Windows 7 desktop apps in addition to the new RT ones. It also has some more advanced hardware including the next-gen i5 processor, x.vi" 1920x1080 Hd resolution, a USB 3.0 port and a mini-display port.

Those are some meaning increases that should brand the Pro a faster, more elegant solution for those who need more raw power in a tablet. In addition, yous go the newfangled Surface pen for drawing/writing on that new high-resolution display (it includes "palm blocking technology" to make the experience even better).

Of course, that high pricing does not include either the Touch or Type covers, so you can add together an extra $125 or and so to that above price plus country tax, making the Surface PRO one expensive investment. On the other hand, y'all are getting a superlative quality device with what is sure to exist high-priority support from Microsoft for years to come up.

Release date for the Surface Pro is expected in January.

Update: Microsoft has added the Surface Pro to the Surface Website. The folio confirms the pricing and the specifications for the Surface Pro.

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