In pictures: Upcoming Windows 8 tablets

Aug 10, 2012

Slates set to launch with the new OS.

  <h2>Microsoft Surface</h2>
And of course, there's Microsoft's own Surface. The company has announced two versions of its first tablet - Surface for Windows RT (the more tablet-friendly version of the OS) comes packing an NVIDIA chip, while Surface for Windows 8 Pro (aka Surface Pro) is a lot less tablet-like on specs, running off an ultrabook-grade Ivy Bridge processor. 
<p>Microsoft is yet to reveal prices for the device, saying only it will launch in October alongside Windows 8, but a Swedish retailer last month leaked the price of the devices online.</p>
<p>According to the retailer, the 32GB Windows RT model will reportedly retail for around $A977 - a lower price point than the comparable laptop/tablet hybrid Asus Transformer Pad Infinity ($A999), while the top end 128GB Windows 8 hybrid device will sell for around $A2097.</p>
 

Microsoft Surface

And of course, there's Microsoft's own Surface. The company has announced two versions of its first tablet - Surface for Windows RT (the more tablet-friendly version of the OS) comes packing an NVIDIA chip, while Surface for Windows 8 Pro (aka Surface Pro) is a lot less tablet-like on specs, running off an ultrabook-grade Ivy Bridge processor.

Microsoft is yet to reveal prices for the device, saying only it will launch in October alongside Windows 8, but a Swedish retailer last month leaked the price of the devices online.

According to the retailer, the 32GB Windows RT model will reportedly retail for around $A977 - a lower price point than the comparable laptop/tablet hybrid Asus Transformer Pad Infinity ($A999), while the top end 128GB Windows 8 hybrid device will sell for around $A2097.

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