Microsoft gave more details on one of the most anticipated releases of the year: the staging of its own touch tablets with Windows 8. However, not all markets will welcome the team from the start. And Spain is one of the countries that have been left out of the launch list. The version that Microsoft will put on sale, in the first place, will be the Microsoft Surface RT, the cheaper version of the two models it has in mind to launch.
So far, few details had been revealed by the Redmond company about its flagship product for the coming months: Microsoft Surface. This team is presented as the first foray of the software manufacturer in the hardware market. Appearance that some of its partners did not like. However, the market launch date is approaching powerfully ”” next October 26 ”” and Microsoft has kicked off one of its versions: Microsoft Surface RT, the most economical model and will not have a full version Windows 8, an operating system that will also be available that same day.
Well, some markets can already reserve their units among which are the United States, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. However, Spain "" for the moment "" is out of the first markets to receive the product. What's more, something similar happened with the now retired Microsoft Zune player.
The starting price will be $ 500 (about 380 euros at the current exchange rate), although if you want to accompany a cover / keyboard "" those baptized as Touch Covers "", you will have to add an extra $ 120 (just over 90 euros To the change). Of course, the customer can choose from a wide range of colors to fully customize their Microsoft Surface. At the moment, Microsoft has not given any details of when Spain could receive the product. And much less, at what price. Similarly, in recent years it has already been possible to verify which is the preferred method by companies when applying currency conversions: one Dollar is equal to one Euro.
Meanwhile, the North American company has already indicated some more characteristics about its next product. Microsoft Surface RT will have a 10.1 - inch diagonal HD with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Its processor will be based on one of the latest NVIDIA platforms: Tegra 3 with quad-core processors and accompanied by a RAM of two GigaBytes, which are not bad at all to move the latest Windows 8 icons.
On the other hand, the tablet will have two cameras: one rear and one front, and both will be able to record videos in high definition, at a maximum of 720p. The internal memory will be given by two versions: one of 32 GB and another of 64 GB. Although, as is often the case in many cases, memory cards up to 32 GB more can be used. Finally, in addition to having WiFi and Bluetooth connections, it will also have USB ports where you can connect peripherals such as a mouse or keyboard as well as a hard disk or USB memory.
