The Surface Pro shares a lot of its design traits with its lower cost counterpart, the original Surface hybrid tablet, announced on the same day. It was available for a purchase on February 9, 2013, in the United States, Canada and China, and was released on, in the United Kingdom and a number of other countries. Microsoft did not take pre-orders for the Surface Pro. Initially announced as Surface for Windows 8 Pro on June 18, 2012, at a Los Angeles event, Microsoft later renamed the device to Surface Pro, and launched it on February 9, 2013. The device ran a 64-bit version of Windows 8 Pro operating system with a free upgrade possibility to Windows 8.1 Pro, and eventually also Windows 10. The Surface Pro is a first generation 2-in-1 detachable of the Microsoft Surface series, designed and manufactured by Microsoft.

Windows Store, Xbox Music, OneDrive, Xbox Games, Xbox Video MicroSD slot, accepts cards of up to 200 GB ġ0.6 inches (27 cm) 1920x1080 (208 ppi) ClearType HD screen with 16:9 aspect ratioġ0-point multi-touch screen, pen input with Wacom digital pen digitizer, ambient light sensor, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, compass, dual microphonesĢ×2 MIMO Wi-Fi ( 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n), Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPortġ51.2 kJ (42 W (Upgradable to Windows 8.1 and upgradable from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10)ġ.7 up to 2.6 GHz, 3 MB cache, 17 W Ĥ GB dual-channel DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/sec)

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