Thursday, January 7, 2016

Microsoft Surface Pro 3, Pro 4 launched in India, prices start at Rs 73,990




Microsoft has released its Surface Pro range of professional-grade tablets in the Indian market for consumers as well as enterprise users. The Surface Pro 3 models start at Rs 73,990, while the pricing for Surface Pro 4 begins at Rs 89,990.


The company said both tablets will be exclusively available on Amazon.in for the first six months. Buyers can book the device starting January 7 and deliveries will start January 14.

Interested users can book a demo for the Surface Pro 4 at their office. No more than three units can be ordered per customer, however. If you want to check out the tablet in person, the company is demoing it at five Microsoft Stores: Noida, Gurgaon, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.

The successor to the 2013's sleeper hit Surface Pro 3, the Surface Pro 4 was unveiled at an event in October last year. It offers substantial hardware specs improvement over the Surface Pro 3.

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 comes with a 12.3-inch PixelSense Display with 2736x1824p resolution and runs the Windows 10 Pro operating system. It is available in three processor options: Intel Skylake Corem3, i5 and i7; buyers can choose between 4GB, 8GB and 16GB of RAM and 128GB, 256GB and 512GB of storage. The top model, with i7 processor, 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, costs Rs 1,44,990.

It is powered by Intel's 6th-generation Core processor varying from core M3, to Core i5, to Core i7. As for graphics, the Surface Pro 4 has Intel HD Graphics 515, Intel HD Graphics 520, and Intel Iris Graphics correspondingly.

For connectivity, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has USB 3.0 port, card reader, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi and MiniDisplay Port. The front camera has 5MP resolution, while the rear camera features an 8MP sensor. The tablet comes with Dolby audio for sound enhancement. Battery life of Surface Pro 4 is 9 hours, Microsoft says.

In India, the company is offering three variants of the Surface Pro 4 on Amazon India. These variants are as follows:

Surface Pro 4 with Core i5/4GB of RAM/128GB SSD (Price Rs. 89,990).
Surface Pro 4 with Core i5/8GB of RAM/256GB SSD (Price Rs. 1,20,990).
Surface Pro 4 with Core i7/8GB of RAM/256GB SSD (Price Rs. 1,44,990).

The company is selling the Surface Pen, an accessory for the Surface Pro 4, at a price point of Rs. 5,990. The Surface Pro 4 Type Cover keyboard, which is available in blue and black colour options, is priced at Rs. 12,490, and features additional ports and sensors. No prices for the Surface Dock have yet been provided.

Microsoft is also making the Surface Pro 4 available to enterprise users. These users will be able to buy the Surface Pro 4 via authorised retail partners. HCL is the official distribution partner. The enterprise users have the following Surface Pro 4 variants to choose from:

The Surface Pro 4 with Core M/4GB RAM/128GB SSD.
The Surface Pro 4 with Core i5/ 4GB RAM/128GB SSD.
The Surface Pro 4 with Core i5/ 8GB RAM/256GB SSD.
The Surface Pro 4 with Core i7/ 16GB RAM/128 GB SSD, and 
The Surface Pro 4 with Core i7/ 16GB RAM/512 GB SSD variants are available on special order.



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