Microsoft guns for Nexus 7 with US$200 Surface Windows RT

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The Microsoft Surface Windows RT tablet won't just be slimmer and lighter than the iPad – it'll also be cheaper, with a reported price of US$200 (£130).

If true, that price – revealed by Engadget's inside source – places the Surface Windows RT in direct competition with the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire, and with better specs to boot. That means a 10.6in screen at 1366x768 resolution, and a Tegra 3 quad-core chip – plus of course that brilliant case-cum-keyboard and the powerful Windows 8 RT OS, too. It's expected to be in our hands on October 26th.

Need a recap? Check out our Microsoft Surface need to know guide.

[Via Engadget]

Comments

d0mth0ma5

40 weeks ago

Whilst £130 may be the direct exchange rate comparison, it doesn't include tax, therefore the £159 (like the Nexus 7) is much more realistic.

AdDaMan

40 weeks ago

I find it hard to belive. Especially with the keyboard case.

rd3d2

40 weeks ago

I find it hard to believe that you are reporting rumour as if it were fact.

Far more likely is a price somewhere between $499->$699 (and imo that would be cheap)

arachnoid

40 weeks ago

Websites Ive read this morning suggest this is an incorect quote and its more likely to be $299 which includes a trial version of Office 2013 so you can add a license fee for that too on the price.

Gavin_Coles

40 weeks ago

Unless you can install Linux on it the price is immaterial...

quokka

40 weeks ago

biggest mistake is no 3G - if they want to compete then these devices must be truely mobile.

Artoisguy

40 weeks ago

I can't beliive a review that doesn't suggest that the ipad will still be better ;-)

Microsoft guns for Nexus 7 with US$200 Surface Windows RT