A few moments ago we reported that Microsoft accidentally revealed the Surface RT pricing,but Later on pulled the page offline after recognizing the mistake.
Now Microsoft has officially revealed the complete Surface RT tablet specifications and pricing details.As we already know that the 32 GB model without the touch cover would start at $499 ($599 for the touch cover based version) and the 64 GB version would cost $699 including the touch cover,the preorders starts from today.
We now also know the other hardware specifications of the surface tablet.Here’s the list of specifications for Surface RT tablet.
Software - Surface with Windows RT comes with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT Preview (2) (which includes Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote)
Exterior - 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches, 1.5 pounds, VaporMg casing, dark titanium color, volume and power buttons
Storage - 32 GB (3); 64 GB
CPU - NVIDIA T30, 2 GB of RAM
Wireless - Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0 technology
Cameras - Two 720p HD cameras, front- and rear-facing
Audio - Two microphones, stereo speakers
Ports - Full-size USB 2.0, microSDXC card slot, headset jack, HD video out port, cover port
Sensors - Ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass
Power Supply - 24W power supply
Warranty - One-year limited hardware warranty
Apps (included) - Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT Preview (2) (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote), Windows Mail and Windows Messaging, SkyDrive, Windows Internet Explorer 10, Bing, Xbox Music, Xbox Video, and Xbox Games
So now it confirms that the lowest priced model of Surface which features a 32GB of storage would cost $100 less than the official pricing for the ipad with same storage capacity and on the plus side the surface bundles in the Office 2013 RT edition Preview which is freely upgradable to a full version once Office hits public release.
With the other Windows RT based tablets priced on a higher side we can expect that to convert in some good market share for the Microsoft Surface tablets being a lot cheaper than its brothers.
Checkout the Press Release For More Details.