Tom’s Hardware pulled the trigger a bit early and then retracted the story. However, the Internet is forever – and unforgiving.
The cached page shows that Microsoft is prepping to unveil a new Surface device. This one, called Surface Go, is positioned to compete with lower priced iPads and some higher priced Android tablets.
Specs:
| Price | Starting at $399 |
| CPU | Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4415Y |
| Display | 1800 x 122 PixelSense Display |
| RAM | 4 or 8GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 64GB eMMC, 128GB SSD, 256GB SSD |
| Ports | Surface Connect, USB Type-C, MicroSDXC, 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Size | 9.6 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches |
| Weight | 1.2 pounds, 1.7 pounds with Type Cover |
| Consumer OS | Windows 10 Home in S Mode |
| Commercial OS | Windows 10 Pro (S Mode configurable) |
Benchmarks:
OpenCL benchmarks: Upcoming $400 Surface device vs. MacBook 2017 ($1300). pic.twitter.com/pWx05lYjZM
— Mouni Reddy (@mechMouni) July 4, 2018
The Surface Go is now available for pre-order and will ship in August.
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