Microsoft announces Surface for Windows 8 Pro

Microsoft didn't just announce one Surface tablet today -- it's announced one for each of the main varieties of Windows. That includes the Surface for Windows 8 Pro, which is slightly larger than its ARM-based counterpart for Windows RT. In addition to the more full-fledged OS, it packs a larger 42 W-h battery, USB 3.0 ports instead of 2.0, and your choice of 64GB or 128GB of storage (double the standard offerings of the RT Surface). The screen is the same 10.6-inch ClearType Full HD display found in the RT model, but it comes wrapped in a slightly larger package: 13.5 mm thin and 903 grams. That's apparently not big enough to disqualify it from Microsoft's new keyboard-laden covers, though, and it even gets another accessory of its own: a pen with a "Palm Block."

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