Microsoft Surface

A short description about "Surface" And "Surface Pro" Tablets.

Microsoft Surface is a series of tablet(Tabs) PCs designed and marketed by Microsoft. The Surface(Tablet) will be available in two versions, "Surface" and "Surface Pro". "Surface" will run the Windows RT operating system and use an ARM CPU. 


While,"Surface Pro" will run the Windows 8 Pro operating system and use an Intel CPU.There is  10.6-inch Display, 16:9 widescreen HD Display (Surface), or Full HD Display (Surface Pro).The product was announced by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at a Los Angeles event on June 18, 2012, at Milk Studios.

Magnesium chassis, vapour deposition coating, cutaway edges, the design credentials and the specs for Microsoft’s new tablet are impressive and in the flesh this is a excel piece of hardware that looks good – and is practical too.


It’s thin, it’s light, it’s comfortable to grab, it runs Windows RT as excellently as you’d expect, it makes you want to touch it but it’s also designed so you can snap the magnetically attached cover into place – in no way similar to any competitor idea…


However, you will not be able to get the Surface tablet until Windows 8 ships – and we can’t get its big brother, the Intel Core i5 Surface for Windows 8 Pro, for another three months after that.

Specifications.

Developer: Microsoft


Type: Tablet computer


Operating system:   Windows RT (Surface)
                              Windows 8 Pro (Surface Pro)


Power:     31.5 W-h (Surface)
                42 W-h (Surface Pro)


CPU:    ARM (Surface)
            Dual-core Intel Core i5 (Surface Pro)


Storage capacity: (Surface) 32 or 64 GB and microSD slot
                           (Surface) Pro 64 or 128 GB and microSDXC slot


Display:  (Surface) 10.6 in ClearType HD screen with 16:9 aspect ratio
              (Surface) Pro 10.6 in ClearType Full HD screen with 16:9 aspect ratio


Input:     (Surface) Multi-touch screen, Touch Cover, Type Cover
            (Surface Pro) Pen with palm block


Connectivity:   2×2 MIMO Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
                      (Surface) USB 2.0, micro HDMI
                      (Surface Pro) USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort


Weight:       676 g (Surface)
                  903 g (Surface Pro)

Dimensions of Microsoft Surface.

MS Surface is having Black Shiny Panel.

Hardware Components

Vision System and Display:

Microsoft Surface includes a 5-camera vision system with OSTAR® infrared direct illumination. The vision system uses infrared cameras to sense objects, hand gestures, and touch on the screen and then it processes that input.

Microsoft Surface applications respond to the input, and then the it projects the resulting display on the 30-inch screen by using the given display:

Type: 30" XGA DLP projector

ATI X1650 graphics card with 256 MB memory

Resolution: 1028 x 768

Tabletop:

The tabletop of a Microsoft Surface includes 30-inch screen where the unit displays applications and where users interact with them, and it includes a clear, acrylic area around the screen. The tabletop has the given parameters:

Maximum standing weight on the tabletop: 180 pounds (lbs)

Maximum pressure on the tabletop: 50 pounds per square inch (psi)

Panels and Kick Plates: All sides of a Microsoft Surface unit are covered by panels.Black acrylic and shiny layer of panel are present.

AC/Main Rocker Switch and On/Standby Button.