Microsoft Surface Price Unveiled: Starting at $499

The mystery comes to an end and we already have prices for the expected tablet Microsoft Surface After weeks of speculation and rumors about it, Today the prices for Surface with Windows RT in the United States appeared for the first time on the Microsoft online store.

The price of the tablet without Touch Cover will be $499 with 32 GB of storage. With Touch Cover included, prices start at $599 for the 32 GB version up to $699of the option with 64 GB of storage.The keyboards can also be purchased separately, costing $119 for the Touch Cover and $129 if we prefer the Type Cover.

They are prices in dollars so we will have to wait and see how they behave from Redmond with the conversion to euros. The tablet will be available for sale permanently from October 26.

I remember that we are talking about the tablet with an ARM processor in its bowels and with the RT version of Windows 8 The processor is signed by NVIDIA and It has a 10.6-inch ClearType HD screen, weighs 676 grams and is 9.3 millimeters thick. In addition, the tablet has a built-in back cover that allows it to be used as a support to work more comfortably vertically. The keyboards in turn act as a cover, incorporate a trackpad and differ in the greater hardness and thickness of the Type Cover, closer to a classic keyboard.The Touch Cover, meanwhile, is thinner and available in several colors.

Microsoft is betting big on the Surface and is confident of its success. Proof of this is that just today we learned of a rumor from the Wall Street Journal that Redmond plans to manufacture between 3 and 5 million Surface tablets between now and the end of year. Now that we know its price, it remains to be seen how consumers respond to the new jewel in Microsoft's crown.

UPDATE: Microsoft has temporarily removed your online store information. UPDATE: The link works again and you can now check the prices directly in the Microsoft Store. In addition to the US, Surface RT will be available on October 26 for purchase online and in official stores in seven other countries, including Germany and France at the price of 479 and 489 euros respectively. Spain is not yet included.

Via | The Verge More information | Microsoft Store