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Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2: Now With New Kickstand!

Posted by timothy on from the seeking-balance dept.

UnknowingFool writes "For consumers who had hoped that Microsoft would greatly upgrade their recent entries into the tablet market, leaks and rumors have said that both machines will receive modest hardware changes. Surface Pro 2 will sport new Haswell processors which will increase battery life to 7 hours. RAM is expected to increase from 4GB to 8GB. Surface (formerly RT) will get Tegra 4 processors. The only other confirmed change will be new kickstands that have 2 positions instead of one."

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  1. OMG WOW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Kickstands!!

    1. Re:OMG WOW by The+Grim+Reefer · · Score: 2, Funny

      Kickstands!!

      ...that have 2 positions!!!

  2. I wish I could get a Nokia one by hawkinspeter · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, it has come to this.

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    1. Re:I wish I could get a Nokia one by DrXym · · Score: 2, Funny

      Why so sirius?

  3. Size does matter. by soup4you2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I feel these manufactures are moving backwards. I don't want a small tablet, I would much prefer something more usable with a 15" or 17" screen. These things are just too small to really be useful.

    1. Re:Size does matter. by Shoten · · Score: 5, Funny

      I feel these manufactures are moving backwards. I don't want a small tablet, I would much prefer something more usable with a 15" or 17" screen. These things are just too small to really be useful.

      Yeah, exactly...I would love a 17" tablet. Also, I would like it to have a better keyboard, and more ports. And a hard drive. A bigger battery would be nice. How about both a touchpad and a touchscreen? Maybe a little nub in the middle of the keyboard, for those who don't like touchpads, come to think of it, would be a good idea too. Oh, more RAM. And if it could run full Windows or OS X instead of RT, that would be handy too...

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    2. Re:Size does matter. by h4rr4r · · Score: 4, Funny

      That is a great idea, but I think they should attach the keyboard to the tablet and let it use that to hold it up. Just spitballing here but I bet you could have it fold in the middle to make it more convenient to carry.

    3. Re:Size does matter. by Gilmoure · · Score: 3, Funny

      Ah, you mean the Pear Pad.

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    4. Re:Size does matter. by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 4, Funny

      How would you carry that around?
      How the hell would you hold it?

      I'll take "Things you hope your new girlfriend will say!" for $200 Alex.

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  4. More? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are they just trying to see how tall they can make a mountain of unsold Surfaces?

  5. Holy cow!! by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only other confirmed change will be new kickstands that have 2 positions instead of one.

    Holy crap ... a kickstand with 2 positions.

    Now that is innovation and market leadership.

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  6. woo! new kickstands! by swschrad · · Score: 4, Funny

    hey, honey, I'm taking down the retirement account and getting me two of them Surface 2s with the high-wattage kickstand! it has TWO positions! AND they have Windows 8.1 with the start button!
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    why are you packing everything? oh, it's only my stuff?

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  7. Re:Bye Bye by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't wait.

    Good news! The line won't be long at all.

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  8. I have a Surface Pro by chuckugly · · Score: 3, Funny

    Microsoft "gave" me a Surface Pro a while back and it's actually a decent device, I use it a lot as a replacement for my old netbook, but it's not really a tablet so much as a new netbook with touch. The RT ... I am amazed anyone thought anything about that was a good idea. As far as I can see the RT is completely full of fail whereas the Pro is merely a bit overpriced.