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Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 4!
Microsoft has officially unveiled there latest hybrid device, the SURFACE PRO 4 today at it's launch event in New York. Pre-Orders shall be starting from tomorrow at a price of $899 in the US. In short, the Surface Pro 4 is Thinner, lighter and more powerful than the Surface Pro 3.
The 12.3-inch tablet is much thinner than its predecessor at 8.4mm, with the 267-ppi display using PixelGlass technology and supporting 1024 levels of pressure.
The top-end version also sports a fairly impressive 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, with a 6th generation Core i7 Intel processor.
At the event, Microsoft announced that the Surface Pro 4 is actually 30 per cent faster than the Surface Pro 3, and 50 per cent faster than its direct competitor - the MacBook Air.
There's a new Surface Pen, too, which has been redesigned with an eraser and magnetic storage. It also has all-year battery life.
With the pen comes a revamped Type Cover, which will be thinner and lighter as expected, with a larger precision glass trackpad and integrated backlit keyboard.
The Type Cover also comes with fingerprint authentification for Windows Hello.
Getting one up on the Surface Pro 3's 2,160 x 1,440 pixel-resolution display, the Surface Pro 4 features a 2,736 x 1,824 pixel-resolution display, lending a PPI of 267. Its aspect ratio remains 3:2, which provides a little extra vertical space over traditional 16:9 displays.
The configurations and pricing are:
128 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ M3 with 4 GB of RAM $899 ERP
128 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 with 4 GB of RAM $999 ERP
256 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 with 8 GB of RAM $1,299 ERP
256 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 with 8 GB of RAM $1,599 ERP
256 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 with 16 GB of RAM $1,799 ERP
512 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 with 16 GB of RAM $2,199 ERP
Microsoft reckons you'll squeeze nine hours of battery life out of the Surface Pro 4 based on the Core i5, 256GB, 8GB version of the machine.
With the pen comes a revamped Type Cover, which will be thinner and lighter as expected, with a larger precision glass trackpad and integrated backlit keyboard.
The Type Cover also comes with fingerprint authentification for Windows Hello.
Surface Pro 4 design
The Surface Pro 4's design has gone under iterative change, rather than a full transformation. Microsoft has slimmed down the 12.3-inch display's bezel to accommodate more screen, making more room for Office and other applications while keeping the same physical footprint as the Surface Pro 3.
Getting one up on the Surface Pro 3's 2,160 x 1,440 pixel-resolution display, the Surface Pro 4 features a 2,736 x 1,824 pixel-resolution display, lending a PPI of 267. Its aspect ratio remains 3:2, which provides a little extra vertical space over traditional 16:9 displays.
Surface Pro 4 specs
Microsoft is offering the Surface Pro 4 in two flavours, depending on the levels of power you're looking for. Five of the six configurations on offer come with Intel's Core i5 or Core i7 processor and can be configured with a lower or higher amount of storage and RAM. Microsoft is offering a Surface Pro 4 with 1TB of SSD storage in addition to the configurations below, but pricing is yet to be revealed.
The configurations and pricing are:
128 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ M3 with 4 GB of RAM $899 ERP
128 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 with 4 GB of RAM $999 ERP
256 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 with 8 GB of RAM $1,299 ERP
256 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 with 8 GB of RAM $1,599 ERP
256 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 with 16 GB of RAM $1,799 ERP
512 GB 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 with 16 GB of RAM $2,199 ERP
Microsoft reckons you'll squeeze nine hours of battery life out of the Surface Pro 4 based on the Core i5, 256GB, 8GB version of the machine.
Surface Pro 4 accessories
Microsoft's Surface tablets have always gone hand-in-hand with their accessories, and the Surface Pro 4 is no different. Dissatisfaction with previous Type Covers led to suggestions that Microsoft would create an entirely new Type Cover - perhaps one similar to the one that comes with the Lenovo IdeaPad Miix 700. Instead, it refined what was already in place.
The new Surface Pro 4 Type Cover features redesigned backlit keys that use a new scissor design for smoother typing. The new keys feature a low 1.33mm travel and are joined by a redesigned trackpad that's 40% larger than the before. Surface Pro 3 fans shouldn't look at Surface Pro 4 owners with envy, though, as the new Type Cover also works with Microsof'ts older tablet.
The new Surface Pro 4 Type Cover features redesigned backlit keys that use a new scissor design for smoother typing. The new keys feature a low 1.33mm travel and are joined by a redesigned trackpad that's 40% larger than the before. Surface Pro 3 fans shouldn't look at Surface Pro 4 owners with envy, though, as the new Type Cover also works with Microsof'ts older tablet.
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