Microsoft Relevant Products/Services has announced it will launch new Surface tablets on Sept. 23.The invitations went out to the press on Monday for the event, though the technology giant has not disclosed any other information about what might be shown on that occasion.
Some Microsoft-watchers had conjectured that Oct. 18 might be the date when Microsoft would show its updated tablets, as it is also the launch date for the retail release of version 8.1 of the Windows operating system. Nevertheless, the October date might still be the time when the tablets will actually ship.
The new models reportedly will be called the Surface 2, for Windows RT model, and Surface 2 Pro for Windows 8.1 version. The Surface 2 Pro is likely to have an Intel Relevant Products/Services Core i5 Haswell processor, which is being installed in a number of new mobile Relevant Products/Services products from various manufacturers and features low battery consumption. In the Surface 2 Pro, for example, the Haswell processor could extend the tablet Relevant Products/Services’s battery life by as much as five hours. New models will look basically the same as the earlier ones, but there will be a new optional Power Cover with a battery on-board as well as a new dock.
Pricing of the new models is still not available. Some Microsoft-watchers have argued the company must keep the price under $500, at least for the RT version, to have any hopes of impacting the market. Else, the tablets start competing with Apple’s iPad and its much-larger inventory of apps specific to tablets , as well as laptops.
Another question is whether the RT initials will be dropped from the updated model, which is quite likely. But, if the Surface 2 does not have RT initials, will consumer confusion about which one runs Windows legacy applications be heightened?
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