Wi-Fi Surface will cost more iPad with module 4G

According to informed sources, Microsoft has no plans to equip the Surface of the first generation of mobile communication support. New software giant plates can only work in wireless networks Wi-Fi, which is dictated by the desire to reduce the price of devices.

In the module, even without the price of the 3G/4G Surface is hardly accessible. According to preliminary data, ARM-modified mini-computer, Microsoft will cost $ 599 in a configuration with 32 GB of integrated flash memory. The tablet with an Intel processor costs $ 999.

This price is much higher than the cost of the last modification iPad: «Apple" product in its simplest configuration costs $ 499. Not to mention the previous generation of devices - iPad 2, which can be purchased for $ 399.

According to DigiTimes, collecting plates Surface trusted Taiwanese company Pegatron Technology. It belongs to the corporation, Asustek, previously noticed in collaboration with other IT-giant - by Google.

However, official confirmation of the price of Microsoft is not followed. Company representatives noted that the exact cost of devices will be named closer to the beginning of sales. The company also refuses to say who will produce the new product.

Microsoft, we recall, is preparing two basic versions Surface with 10.6-inch touch screen, one of them is executed on a processor with ARM architecture and uses a special version of the operating system Windows RT, the second - is equipped with Intel Core chip third generation, and the role played by software platform Windows 8 Pro. The yield tablets scheduled this fall.

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