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<h1 style="text-align: center;">microsoft surface PRO 2</h1>
<h2>[WHAT]</h2>
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<li><strong>a tablet computer built and sold by Microsoft(MSFT), 10" form factor / screen size,</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;ships with the <a href="/view/article?id=549#content" target="_blank">windows 8</a> operating system(o/s),&nbsp;</li>
<li>] 2nd generation surface&nbsp;product&nbsp;released in&nbsp;2013-10,&nbsp;along with&nbsp;its&nbsp;older sibling the surface RT 2&nbsp;</li>
<li>] competitors include the apple ipad air,&nbsp; nexus 10/samsung galaxy 10.1</li>
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<h2>[WHY - PRO'S]</h2>
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<li><strong>]&nbsp;impressive HARDWARE, specifications</strong></li>
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<li>] SCREEN: 1920x1080 screen, ### dpi, 16:9 a/r, "cleartype",&nbsp;10 pt touch</li>
<li>] PROCESSOR:&nbsp;# Ghz&nbsp;# Core, intel&nbsp;core&nbsp;i5 3rd gen&nbsp;</li>
<li>] RAM:&nbsp;4 GB, (4096 MB)&nbsp;</li>
<li>] STORAGE:&nbsp;64 GB ( 128GB model available, a 32GB )</li>
<li>] POWER: battery&nbsp;48 w/hrs vs 42.5 w/hrs for ipad 4,&nbsp;3.5 - 4&nbsp;hours life&nbsp;</li>
<li>] RADIOS: wifi a/b/g/n, bluetooth 4 l/w, <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0;">NO cellular/lte</span></li>
<li>] SPEAKERS: 2&nbsp;</li>
<li>] MIC: 2</li>
<li>] PORTS: dock connector/cover port(keyboard), micro SDxc, USB 3.0, HD video out(mini displayPort), &nbsp;</li>
<li>] OTHER: accelorometer,gyrometor, light.ambient, compass ?= gps,&nbsp;?NFC,&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>] cameras HD front and back</strong></li>
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<li>] front&nbsp; HD camera, 720p</li>
<li>] rear HD camera, 720p</li>
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<li><strong>]&nbsp;mini displayPort</strong></li>
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<li>] plug this in to your big screen HD TV and watch the HD videos that you recorded or the video content that you downloaded, including support for playback of&nbsp;adobe FLASH VIDEOs&nbsp;found on youtube/elsewhere,</li>
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<li><strong>] usb 3.0</strong></li>
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<li>] keyboard, ] flash drive, ] ext hdd, ] joystick, ] ext dvd/bluray?, ] printer</li>
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<li><strong>] [operating system]</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="/view/article?id=549#content" target="_blank">windows 8</a>&nbsp;the same FULL BLOWN o/s that you have on your desktop or laptop PC. it can run the same PROGRAMS that you run</li>
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<li><strong>] NATIVE SW APPS &amp; PROGRAMS</strong></li>
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<li>] includes&nbsp;PROGRAM <strong>- microsoft office 2013 -&nbsp;&nbsp;yes, it is the full version of the home and student edition(word, excel, powerpoint and oneNote)&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></li>
<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=929#content" target="_blank">NATIVE APPS</a> - a list&nbsp;of the APPS that ship&nbsp;with the O/S along with a brief description of each, its strengths and weaknesses&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>] THIRD PARTY APPS ...</strong></li>
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<li>] 2012-12 LIST&nbsp;<a href="/view/article?id=930#content" target="_blank">25 categories, our choice for the top 5 apps</a> in each category</li>
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<li><strong>] ECOSYSTEM</strong></li>
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<li>] skydrive, ] ms account (sso), ] native apps INTEGRATION w/ services, ] store, ] xbox music, ]</li>
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<li><strong>]&nbsp;UNIQUE + design + build&nbsp;QUALITY +++</strong></li>
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<li>] UNIQUE magnesium alloy casing, UNIQUE flip stand, UNIQUE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES&nbsp;detachable keyboards/cover, subjective -&nbsp;beautiful, well made, high quality</li>
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<li><strong>] ACCESSORIES-MFG</strong></li>
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<li>] touch cover,119 keyboard + touchad, no moving parts, colors&nbsp;</li>
<li>] type cover -129 tactile keys,best ever</li>
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<h2>[WHY NOT - CON'S]</h2>
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<li>] of course there are always some things that it does not do as well as some of the others may&nbsp;...</li>
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<li>some things that a little annoying, and here they are in no particular order ...</li>
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<li><strong>] </strong><strong>price&nbsp;or value</strong></li>
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<li>] ...</li>
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<li><strong>] operating system</strong></li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li><strong>] APPS-NATIVE</strong></li>
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<li>] lacking - which is NOT really a huge deal, if you dont like msft mail then just use another mail right, well</li>
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<li><strong>]&nbsp;ECOSYSTEM -&nbsp;immature</strong></li>
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<li>] its NOT on par with "the competition", don't fall into the APP numbers trap, what apps do you use?,&nbsp;&nbsp;will it get there? when?</li>
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<li><strong>] APPS-THIRD-PARTY</strong></li>
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<li>] quantity =</li>
<li>] quality =</li>
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<li><strong>] ???</strong></li>
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<li><strong>] ?= design - size</strong></li>
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<li>] too large, too heavy, portrait mode&nbsp;BUT it is ] thinner than ipad</li>
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<li><strong>] ?=&nbsp;10pt touch VS 11pt ipad</strong></li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li><strong>] ?= display - &nbsp;</strong></li>
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<li>] 2048x1500 retina sounds &gt;&nbsp;1920x1080</li>
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<li><strong>] ?= rt vs pro</strong></li>
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<li>] 500 w/office VS 900 w/out</li>
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<h2>[WHERE]</h2>
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<li><strong>] to buy</strong></li>
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<li>] initially sold EXCLUSIVELY in the NEW microsoft stores (of which there are only 30 in north america) and online by microsoft,</li>
<li>] later&nbsp;MSFT announced they would be expanding distribution to retailers including ...</li>
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<li><strong>]&nbsp;to use [what]</strong></li>
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<li><strong>] ...</strong></li>
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<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
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<li>] 2013-10</li>
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<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
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<li>] what in action</li>
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<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<li><strong>] A step by step guide to working with this tablet</strong></li>
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<li>] reset device</li>
<li>] root device</li>
<li>] operating system</li>
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<h2>[REVIEWS]</h2>
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<li><strong>] the experts have weighed in ...</strong></li>
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<li>] REVIEW - <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/review-acers-iconia-w700-is-an-ultrabook-in-a-tablets-body/" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/review-acers-iconia-w700-is-an-ultrabook-in-a-tablets-body/</a></li>
<li>] REVIEW - <a href="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/windows/3402233/acer-w700" target="_blank">http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/windows/3402233/acer-w700</a></li>
<li>] REVIEWS SUMMARY -&nbsp; microsoft surface pro - summary page of multiple reviews, links to original reviews from multiple sources</li>
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<h2>[ANALYSIS]</h2>
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<li><strong>] this tablet&nbsp;VERSUS the</strong></li>
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<li>] ipad air&nbsp;</li>
<li>]&nbsp;samsung galaxy 12.2</li>
<li>] nexus 10</li>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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<li>] OBJECTS - microsoft surface PRO</li>
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<li>this page lists&nbsp;our <span style="text-decoration: underline;">full specifications</span>, and also presents a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">side by side comparison of the SURFACE specs beside the [IPAD 4]</span> specs</li>
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<li>] <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-US/surface-with-windows-8-pro/specifications" target="_blank">microsoft surface home page</a></li>
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<li>the official surface page, specifications,</li>
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<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=800" target="_blank">our tablet guide</a> -</li>
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<li>] our notes on tablets, a breakdown of tablet features, a list of tablet models, current, previous and future, tablet reviews and analysis, and more ...</li>
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<li>] <a href="/view/chapters?id=134" target="_blank">our windows 8.x guide</a></li>
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<li>] our notes on the this operating system,</li>
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<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=560" target="_blank">our operating systems guide</a></li>
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<li>] our notes on tablet operating systems(OS), a breakdown of the major operating systems that are currently available, the features that you will find in each of them, what differentiates one OS from another,</li>
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