Quick overview:
On the one hand, The Verge praises The tablet is praised to the skies: best display in the world, breathtaking performance, innovative touch operation. And on the other hand, the renowned New York IT magazine presented the Microsoft Surface Pro to hell: poor battery performance, shaky keyboard use, inconsistent device concept. Brutally contrasting falls the much-noticed criticism from The Verge. Here's the full video review - and all the important Surface Pro facts.
The smaller Surface RT has just gone on sale in Germany - at the same time, its big brother Surface Pro was launched in the USA and is "The Big Story" at The Verge - the video review can be viewed above. The 128Gbyte version sold out quickly.
Fake check - what's inside the Microsoft Surface Pro?
A real strength of the smaller version of Microsoft's Surface RT is the battery life. So why is it only around four hours on the Surface Pro? And is it lagging behind all tablet rivals and even many ultrabooks?
According to Microsoft, this is due to the high performance and design. Microsoft's tablet comparison is also telling, with the Pro version being called Connections: "Not connected in idle mode to save the battery." The RT version, on the other hand, says: "Always connected..."
Here are some more important facts about the Microsoft Surface Pro:
- The Surface Pro costs around 900 US dollars - with an Intel Core i5 processor and 64 GB flash memory (the 128 GB version costs just under 1,000 US dollars).
- The Surface Pro runs the Windows 8 operating system, no longer the Windows RT version.
- A 10.6-inch clear-type Full HD display (16:9 / 1920 x 1,080 pixels) is now installed.
- A working memory of 4 GB RAM is at work inside.
- Fast USB 3.0 storage media can be connected on the outside.
- The Pro version also comes with a stylus pen (of course, its touchscreen can still be operated with your fingers).
- WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n is also included,
- Bluetooth 4.0 and
- two 720p HD cameras (front and rear).
(Video: Youtube channel of The Verge, article image: screenshot)
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