Thorough comparison of the new Surface Pro 2 with the old Surface Pro and other rival machines

IPad AirEarlier, Microsoft recently released a new model in the USSurface Pro 2We began selling the product. It is thoroughly compared with how old Surface Pro 2 evolves, with the old Surface Pro and rival machines.

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◆ Appearance
Here is a movie that clearly shows the appearance of Surface Pro 2.



This is the new Surface Pro 2.


Since the size is exactly the same as the old Surface Pro (right), it can not be distinguished at first glance.


The big difference is the kickstand on the back.


With Surface Pro 2, you can now change the angle of the stand in two stages.



This is Sony's new tablet terminal that will become a rival of Surface Pro 2 "Vaio Tap 11".



Vaio Tap 11 (right) is slightly bigger screen size. Although it is the same keyboard dock type tablet, Surface Pro 2 is closer to the notebook PC, and Vaio Tap 11 is the one closer to the desktop PC.


◆ Spec comparison
Surface Pro 2 and Apple's "MacBook Air"When comparing the specifications of Vaio Tap 11 and the basic model, it looks like this. Please be aware that Surface Pro 2 has a keyboard not included as an optional option.


Surface Pro 2 includes a 4th generation Intel Core processor "Haswell"Is installed and performance is up compared with the old model.

This is a comparison of the multitasking processing speed, the shorter the graph, the higher the performance. Although it can not match the notebook type MacBook Air, Surface Pro 2 is the fastest on tablet terminals.


Image processing speed in Photoshop CS5. Surface Pro 2 was second to lose on the old Surface Pro.


Encoding speed in iTunes. Surface Pro 2 is the fastest among tablet devices here as well.


HandBrakeVideo encoding speed in. Surface Pro 2 has a high score that surpasses the MacBook Air.


Battery operated time. Surface Pro 2 was the most excellent among tablet terminals.


As mentioned above, Surface Pro 2 is the highest performance in the current tablet terminal, and it can be said that it is a missed head.

·bonus
New model released simultaneously with Surface Pro 2Surface 2"And the old model" Surface RT "are compared, it is such feeling.

Surface 2 performance - YouTube


It seems that the performance has improved certainly also here.

The release of Surface Pro 2 / Surface 2 in Japan is expected to become apparent at the Surface event held by Japan Microsoft on October 24.

·2013/10/24 15:20 Addendum
Japan Microsoft announced the new models "Surface 2", "Surface Pro 2", three kinds of cover with keyboard, and accessories. For general use, from Surface Pro 2 (512 GB) excluding Surface Pro 2 (October 25) via mass merchandising group and online, for corporate users, from November 1 certified Surface reseller will be sold.
Surface 2 for general use48,800 yen(32 GB),¥ 54,800(64 GB), Surface Pro 2,98 thousand yen(128 GB),129,800 yen(256 GB),179,800 yen(512 GB), for corporate Surface 248,800 yen(32 GB),¥ 54,800(64 GB), Surface Pro 2,¥ 98,000(256 GB),159,800 yen(512 GB) (both are tax included).
Also, Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 include Skype 12 months free award "All-you-can-land phone calling plan in 61 countries", Skype 12 months free bonus "Skype WiFi 12 months free", SkyDrive 200 GB free (2 years ) Coupon will come with it.