Microsoft Surface tablet on Windows 8 Pro will cost as much as three iPad

Tablet Microsoft Surface , competing with the popular iPad, may be too expensive for most consumers. If we believe the preliminary price tagListed on the site of one of Europe's retailers, even the basic version of the gadget will be a two-thirds more expensive than a similar version from Apple.

 

The cost of «Microsoft-pills," said Swedish site Webhallen.com. Cheaper version on the ARM processor and Windows RT with 32 GB of internal memory is converted to euros $ 1003. That's $ 400 more expensive than the price the iPad with the same memory and without 3G in the U.S.. Recall, Microsoft has no plans to equip the Surface of the first generation of mobile communication support. Tablet software giant will only work in wireless networks Wi-Fi, which is dictated by the desire to reduce the price of devices.

Nevertheless, for the cost model based on the Surface of Intel processors and SSD-drive capacity of 128GB can buy several iPad - a device first Swedes valued at $ 2152.

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 build 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.

As for the date, it is likely, ARM-version of the Surface will be available at the time, and when the new Operating System Windows 8, October 26. Intel-version is expected in early 2013th.