nsane.forums Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 There has been a lot of speculation over what the price of Microsoft's Windows 8 and Windows RT surface tablets will be, but a Swedish retailer has enlightened us on how much it lists Surface for. When the surface was announced there was and still is speculation over what the appropriate retail price will be, and we originally assumed the price of the cheaper Windows RT model would be around £400 ($620), but according to Swedish retail website, Webhallen.com, we seemed to have got that wrong. The Swedish site has the ARM-based Windows RT tablet with 32GBs of space priced at £648 ($1000) – this model is meant to be the cheaper model. However, there are explanations for the unusually high price point; for one, Sweden’s tax costs are higher for electronic devices, which means that we could be expecting to see the device at £599, which is also the price of the iPad’s higher-end model – but despite that, do you feel the price is right for Microsoft’s new tablet? The price for the higher-end, non-ARM-based Windows 8 pro tablet is £1,500 ($2,300) for the 128GB model and £1,200 ($1,900) for the 64GB version according to Webhallen. It does feel like we’re spending a lot more just to stay in relevance with the latest applications and features, rather than for hardware and peripherals, so you could say that we could be overpaying for the experience surface will give us. Sure, Windows 8 and Windows RT are full operating systems and are built for commercial applications which means that it doesn't need to compete with the price points of other devices, but should the Windows RT model be cheaper? We believe that Windows 8 and Windows RT are best enjoyed on touch-enabled devices, but the price may prove to be the game-changer in Microsoft’s Surface success if it matches the Swedish pricing. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 25, 2012 Administrator Share Posted July 25, 2012 Damn expensive. :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digimon Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Damn expensive. :mellow:if microsoft follows past action atleast in the states it will be cheaper then over seas when adjusted for currency diffrences americans pay about 25 percent less on windows 7 for example and with prelaunch pricing of windows 8 its set to be about 20 percent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I don't like microsoft hardwares at all <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 26, 2012 Administrator Share Posted July 26, 2012 I don't like microsoft hardwares at all <_< You should try XBOX 360 controller (for PC), damn great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I would prefer PS3 for gaming..It has a 8 core processor specially designed by IBM but XBOX 360 has 3 core from AMD (I guess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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