Emva kokuvumela ukuba i-Apple ihlaziywe kwaye ikhokele phambili kwicandelo lethebhulethi nge- iPad , iMicrosoft yazama ukwenza indawo elahlekileyo ngokukhutshwa kwayo kwi-Surface RT kunye ne-Surfac Pro ipilisi zomthengi. Nangona u-Surface umgca awuzange uthengise njengama-hotcakes, uthe wanika abantu ithuba elithile kwi-tablet indawo elawulwa yi-Apple iOS kunye ne-Android ye-Android operating system. Ngoku iMicrosoft iphindaphinda kabini kumgca wayo weetiyile ngokukhutshwa kwee-tablet ze-Surface 2 kunye ne-Surface Pro 2.
Ngokungafani ne-Windows 8-Powerow Surface Pro 2 - eyona nto isebenza njenge laptop kwiifom ze slate - i-Surface 2 yezemidlalo kwinkqubo yokusebenza ye-Windows njenge-Surface yasekuqaleni. Oku kuthetha ukuba inokufaka kuphela iifayile zeWindows kunye neeprogram ze desktop. Yongeza ixabiso layo eliphantsi le-$ 449 ngokumalunga ne-$ 899 ye-Surface Pro 2 kunye ne-Surface 2 entsha ithathwa njengomncintiswano wemvelo kwiipilisi ze-iOS kunye ne-Android kwimarike. Nantsi ingqalelo indlela i-slate ye-Microsoft ifake ngayo ukukhuphisana.
Ukubonisa: Umdlalo we-2 we-10.6-intshi bonisa ngesisombululo esingu-1,920 x 1,080 kuma-pixels angama-208 nge-intshi, okwenza i-tablet enkulu kunazo zonke. Nangona isisombululo sayo sinokuthi sihlonipheke kwixesha elidlulileyo, nangona kunjalo, lithelekisa xa kuqhathaniswa nezilwanyana ezixhaswa ngokukodwa ngabaqhubi balo. Umzekelo we-Apple umzekelo we-Apple, umzekelo, ubonisa isiboniso se-9.7-intshi ngesisombululo se-2,048 x 1,536 kunye nee-pixels ezingama-264 nge intshi. Okwangoku, i-Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 ibonisa isisombululo sesi-2,560 x 1,600 kwisikrini se-pixels ezingama-339 nge intshi. Oku kufaka u-Surface 2 ekupheleni kwe-spectrum phakathi kwabathandanayo xa kuziwa kwisisombululo seskrini. Ukuba ubukhulu becala lakho, nangona kunjalo, i-Surface 2 ithatha ikhekhe.
Ubunjineli: Ukuqhuba i-Surface 2 ye-Windows RT 8.1 yokusebenza inkqubo yi-1.7GHz iNVIDIA Tegra 4-quad-core chip exhaswe yi-2GB ye-RAM. Ngokwahlukileyo, i-Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 isebenzisa iprogramser ye-quad-core 2.2GHz ngelixa i-benchmarks engavumelekanga i-progressive processor ye-Apple kwi-1.4GHz kunye ne-1GB ye-RAM. Ubomi bebhetri buxhamla kakuhle ngokumalunga namaqhinga kwiiyure ezili-10 zokudlala kwevidiyo, ehambelana neeplisi ze-Apple kwaye zifuphi kakhulu kwi-Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 yeeyure ezili-11 okanye iiyure ezixhomekeke ekusebenziseni kwakho. Ixesha lokuhlawula li malunga neeyure ezimbini ukuya kwezine.
Amandla: I-Surface 2 iza ne-32GB yememori eyakhelwe kwi-$ 449 kunye ne-64GB ye-$ 549. Ngomlinganiselo ofanayo weememori, i-Wi-Fi kuphela ye-HDX 8.9 ibiza i-444 i-$ 444 kunye ne-$ 494 nangona unokunciphisa ixabiso nge-ad-enabled "Special Offers" program ukuya kwi-$ 429 ne $ 479. Inguqu ye-Wi-Fi kuphela ye-iPad Air, okwangoku, ibiza i-$ 599 yeemodeli ezingama-32GB kunye ne-$ 699 ye-64GB version. Ukongezelela ekuthelekeni kakuhle kunye nabalingani bayo ngokwemali, i-Surface ineminye inzuzo-imemori eyandisa. Nangona uhlala unamathele kakhulu kwimemori eyakhelwe kuyo ufumane i-Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 kunye ne-iPad Air, i-Surface 2 iza ne-USB 3.0 port kunye ne-reader ikhadi le-microSD. Oku kukunika ukuguquguquka kwemimori kwaye kukuvumela ukuba ukwandise amandla akho ngendlela elula kwikhredithi.
Ezinye iinkalo: Uluhlu lwe-Surface 2 uluhlu lweempawu ziyikhamera ye-3-megapixel phambi kwekhamera kunye nekhamera ye-5-megapixel yangemva. Kwakhona ii-microphone kunye ne-sensor sensor, i-gyroscope, i-accelerometer kunye ne-magnetometer. Njengebhonasi, iza kunye ne-Microsoft Office RT 2013, apho umzalwana wayo obiza kakhulu, i-Surface 2 Pro, engazange afike. I-Surface 2 ine-kickstand edibeneyo kwi-tablet.
Ukunciphisa: Nangona i-Surface 2 ithatyathwa ngabantu abathandanayo ngokubonakalisa kwayo kunye nezinye iimpawu, isibheno sayo esona sikhangele ukuba abantu abatyalwe kwi-Microsoft ye-Windows kunye ne-Metro ecosystem. Ubukho obulula bechwep ye-USB 3.0 yintsebenziswano enkulu yabasebenzisi bamandla, nangona ukungakwazi ukufaka iinkqubo zedesktop njengokuba ungayenza ne-Surface Pro 2 ngokuqinisekileyo i-bummer. Ekugqibeleni, i-drawback enkulu ye-Surface 2 yintsilelo yayo xa kuthelekiswa nomzalwana wayo obiza. Ngoxa i-iOS kunye ne-Android app yendalo iqhutywe kakuhle, ii-Windows zokusebenza zinayo indlela ende yokuhamba. I-Surface 2 zokubala zepro (Pro counters) ezinokukwazi ukufaka iinkqubo zedesktop kodwa i-Surface 2 ayinayo inketho efanayo. Ngaloo ndlela, nokuba u-Surface 2 isebenza kuwe kuxhomekeke ekubeni okanye awukho kakuhle nge-Windows app.
UJason Hidalgo nguNgcali ye- Portable Electronics ye-About.com . Ewe, uyasilula. Mlandele kwi-Twitter @jasonhidalgo uze udidekile , naye. Ukufumana okungakumbi malunga nama-slate, khangela i-iPad kunye neHebhu ye-Tablet.