Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro Preview(2)

Where Surface RT features a 1.3 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 (ARM) processor with integrated graphics and 2 GB of RAM, Surface Pro features a more conventional and well understood 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5-3317U processor with integrated graphics and 4 GB of RAM. This combination graces a huge percentage of common Ultrabooks and will represent a huge improvement over the Surface RT’s netbook-like performance.

Indeed, a peek at System properties reveals a score of 5.6 on the Windows Experience Index (WEI), with the processor coming in at 6.9 (out of a possible 9.9); the primary disk rates a stellar 8.9. Windows RT doesn’t provide WEI numbers, and for a reason: With that OS, Microsoft promises a consistent experience, so no WEI score is required.

One big area of concern with the Surface Pro is that the Intel Core processor requires a fan and thus the system could be loud. Well, Surface Pro comes with two fans, but in normal use it’s almost completely silent, and uses a unique vent that runs along the back edge of the device; this explains the additional thickness compared to the Surface RT. Play a modern game, however, and the fans kick in, as expected.

The Surface Pro also sports a much higher resolution display than the Surface RT, 1920 x 1080 (“full HD”) vs. 1366 x 768. I’m a bit nervous about how the Windows desktop will look on the Surface’s small 10.6 inch screen. But the Pro will provide better performance and higher resolutions on an external display; that the Surface RT can drive a full HD external display well is perhaps a good sign. Oddly, the Surface Pro uses Mini DisplayPort for video-out, where Surface RT uses a more standard mini-HDMI port.

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