Became known the price of Microsoft Surface tablet RT

Microsoft has started accepting pre-orders, and publish the prices for the new tablet Surface RT. A device with a 10.6-inch screen will be available with the same value as the company Apple puts on its model of iPad. Minimum cost in this case will have a very simple version with 32 GB of internal memory, and without a complete dock-keyboard-cover song Touch Cover. Such variants will cost $ 499. For Touch Cover will have to pay $ 100. Moreover, if the purchase Touch Cover separately from the device, its price will increase to $ 119, and Type Cover with hardware buttons - $ 129. Additional charge for another 32 GB as is $ 100, respectively, top version with 64 GB of internal memory and Touch Cover costs $ 699, and without it - $ 599. worth noting that this cost tablet Microsoft Surface RT is somewhat strange, since he apparently loses the start of the third generation of tablet Apple iPad, which at the same price have a screen resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, while the product from Microsoft is only 1366 x 768 pixels. The advantages include the PDV aluminum housing with built-in stand, 9.3 mm thick and weighing less than 700 grams. Whether this will be enough to compete with the iPad is not clear, but at Microsoft think they can sell 3 to 5 million units, which are booked by New Year's sale.