[kinggeek]

Dear members,

Do you know the price of Surface RT? heard it is $599 for the 32G.Don't you think it is a little too high?

[LiveBrianD]

I think the RT model starts at $600 (32GB), and the Pro (x86) one starts at $1000. I do think it's a bit high though - although the other x86 ones are similarly priced, for the RT model, that is a bit high. Did they miss the pricing of the Nexus 7 or something? (I'm not expecting them to go that low, but even the iPad is cheaper than this...) I don't understand why they didn't use an AMD E450 for the Pro model though, which would've cut costs quite a bit.

[compnovo]

LiveBrianD, on 18 July 2012 - 07:42 PM, said:

I think the RT model starts at $600 (32GB), and the Pro (x86) one starts at $1000.

LiveB, where are you getting your numbers from? All I've seen on line so far are guesses (e.g., "competitive with the iPad") --- I didn't think any official prices had been put out.

[smax013]

compnovo, on 18 July 2012 - 08:17 PM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 18 July 2012 - 07:42 PM, said:

I think the RT model starts at $600 (32GB), and the Pro (x86) one starts at $1000.

LiveB, where are you getting your numbers from? All I've seen on line so far are guesses (e.g., "competitive with the iPad") --- I didn't think any official prices had been put out.

My guess is that he is repeating the "speculated" price...i.e. http://www.bgr.com/2...ice-600-dollar/

[smax013]

LiveBrianD, on 18 July 2012 - 07:42 PM, said:

I think the RT model starts at $600 (32GB), and the Pro (x86) one starts at $1000. I do think it's a bit high though - although the other x86 ones are similarly priced, for the RT model, that is a bit high. Did they miss the pricing of the Nexus 7 or something? (I'm not expecting them to go that low, but even the iPad is cheaper than this...) I don't understand why they didn't use an AMD E450 for the Pro model though, which would've cut costs quite a bit.

Yes and no...with regards to the iPad being cheaper.

Yes, you can get iPads (with less storage or the older model) for less than $600, but a 32 GB iPad is $600, which would be comparable to the Surface RT 32 GB model if it is priced at $600.

And to my knowledge, Microsoft has not announced the prices yet.

[LiveBrianD]

smax013, on 28 July 2012 - 10:44 AM, said:

compnovo, on 18 July 2012 - 08:17 PM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 18 July 2012 - 07:42 PM, said:

I think the RT model starts at $600 (32GB), and the Pro (x86) one starts at $1000.

LiveB, where are you getting your numbers from? All I've seen on line so far are guesses (e.g., "competitive with the iPad") --- I didn't think any official prices had been put out.

My guess is that he is repeating the "speculated" price...i.e. http://www.bgr.com/2...ice-600-dollar/

Yep. I don't have any insider information here.

[LiveBrianD]

smax013, on 28 July 2012 - 10:52 AM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 18 July 2012 - 07:42 PM, said:

I think the RT model starts at $600 (32GB), and the Pro (x86) one starts at $1000. I do think it's a bit high though - although the other x86 ones are similarly priced, for the RT model, that is a bit high. Did they miss the pricing of the Nexus 7 or something? (I'm not expecting them to go that low, but even the iPad is cheaper than this...) I don't understand why they didn't use an AMD E450 for the Pro model though, which would've cut costs quite a bit.

Yes and no...with regards to the iPad being cheaper.

Yes, you can get iPads (with less storage or the older model) for less than $600, but a 32 GB iPad is $600, which would be comparable to the Surface RT 32 GB model if it is priced at $600.

And to my knowledge, Microsoft has not announced the prices yet.

Good point - I forgot about that. Still, with the entry price being higher, you'll probably get quite a few people who wonder why they should buy that when the iPad has plenty of apps and most have already heard of it and used it. Of course, we'll have to wait and see what they decide to charge for it.