Microsoft is about to unleashed their Surface Tablet on the world soon. The Redmond based company has marked the upcoming release with a new commercial.
The Surface tablet is Microsoft answer to the iPad and other tables from Android vendors. The tablet is set to come in two models, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT.
Windows RT | Windows 8 Pro |
676 g | 903 g |
9.3 mm | 13.5 mm |
10.6” ClearType HD Display 31.5 W-h | 10.6” ClearType Full HD Display 42 W-h |
microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video | microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video |
Touch Cover, Type Cover VaporMg Case & Stand | Touch Cover, Type Cover, Pen with Palm Block VaporMg Case & Stand |
2×2 MIMO antennae Office Home & Student 2013 RT | 2×2 MIMO antennae |
32 GB, 64 GB | 64 GB, 128 GB |
According to a new report from AllThingsD Microsoft is placing a huge order for its Surface tablet in the fourth quarter.
The report stated:
According to component suppliers in Asia, Microsoft has placed orders to produce 3 million to 5 million of these tablets in the fourth quarter. That is similar to the orders that were placed for Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets and Google GOOG -0.51%’s Nexus 7 tablets, these suppliers say. Some component suppliers to Apple AAPL +0.79% in Asia say they have received orders to make more than 10 million units of a smaller tablet for the Cupertino, Calif. company in the fourth quarter.
Mass production of the Surface tablets began earlier this month, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Source: Microsoft