Instead, Microsoft announced a new Surface Pro 3. Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Surface Computing, Panos Panay presented details about the Surface Pro 3 during the Microsoft Surface Event this morning in New York City just a few minutes before I wrote this post. During his presentation, he showed off the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and covered the specs, pricing, and availability.
I have those details for you now…
Surface Pro 3 Tablet Details: Pricing and Availability
The Surface will be available for pre-order tomorrow (5/21) and will start at just $799. Since the SP3 will offer a choice of an Core i3, i5, or i7 processor, the pricing is a bit complex. Fortunately, I have a table to answer your questions here, including some accessory pricing:
| Surface Pro 3 | Estimated retail price (USD) |
| Intel® Core™ i3, 64 GB[1] and 4 GB of RAM | $799 |
| Intel® Core™ i5, 128 GB7 and 4 GB of RAM | $999 |
| Intel® Core™ i5, 256 GB7 and 8 GB of RAM | $1,299 |
| Intel® Core™ i7, 256 GB7 and 8 GB of RAM | $1,549 |
| Intel® Core™ i7, 512 GB7 and 8 GB of RAM | $1,949 |
| Surface Pro 3 Accessories | Estimated retail price (USD) |
| Surface Pro Type Cover | $129.99 |
| Additional Surface Pen | $49.99 |
| Additional 36W Power Supply | $79.99 |
| Additional Pen Loop | $4.99 |
| Docking Station for Surface Pro 3 | $199.99 |
| Surface Ethernet Adapter | $39.99 |
Surface Mini Tablet Details: Specifications
In my rumor post a few Fridays ago, I made my best guess as to what the technical specifications and included software would be for the new Surface Mini. Well, since that didn’t happen, I figured you’d want to know about the Surface Pro 3 instead:
- 12″ screen (3×2 aspect ratio) 2160 by 1440 pixels
- Only 1.76 lbs (800g) in weight
- The physical dimensions are 7.93″ x 11.5″ x 0.36″
- 5 MP and 1080p HD front and rear facing cameras
- Choice of Core i3/i5/i7 CPU
- Up to 512GB internal hard drive
- 4GB or 8 GB RAM options
- Up to 9 hour battery life (Microsoft claims)
- Full size USB 3.0 port
- 36w power supply
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Front facing speakers
You can see Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 Fact Sheet here
That’s it for now but later, I’ll go over some of the cool new features of the Surface Pro 3 that were covered in today’s presentation. So, stay tuned… Tim
