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"With hardware, actually getting to see and touch it makes all the difference in the world," said Directions on Microsoft analyst Michael Cherry. "And they said nothing about battery life."
The Microsoft Surface tablet, unveiled late on Monday, comes with a built-in "kickstand."In pictures: Surface -- 'A PC, a tablet and new'
Gartenberg agreed that hands-on time was crucial to how he would think of the Surface.
"It may be beautiful, but it's all in the details," Gartenberg said. "The last version of the Zune was one of the most beautiful pieces of hardware, but Microsoft sold about 10 of them. Consumers are not with battery like Toshiba Satellite A70 Battery , Toshiba Satellite A75 Battery , Toshiba Tecra 8000 Battery , Toshiba Tecra 8100 Battery , Toshiba Tecra 9000 Battery , Toshiba Tecra 9100 Battery , Toshiba Satellite 1900 Battery , Toshiba Satellite A60-662 Battery , Toshiba Satellite A65 Battery , Toshiba Satellite 2100 Battery , Toshiba PA3291U-1BAS Battery , Toshiba PA3591U-1BAS Battery buying devices, they're not even looking at platforms. They're buying an integrated ecosystem with a personal cloud experience. And we don't know what the Surface offers there."
The two configurations are slightly different in weight and thickness, with the Windows RT-powered Surface the lighter and thinner of the pair. According to Microsoft, it's a few millimeters thinner than the iPad and a few grams heavier.
Surface for Windows 8 Pro, however, is bulkier and heavier -- it weighs about a half pound more than its Windows RT sibling and is about two-tenths of an inch thicker.
Both tablets sport a 10.6-in. display, whose resolution was among the things Microsoft did not discuss; two built-in cameras; multiple USB ports -- USB 3.0 on the Windows 8 Pro model, the older USB 2.0 on the Windows RT tablet -- but only the latter comes with Office apps, identified as Office Home & Student 2013 RT.
Microsoft said previously that Windows RT would include versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote; the mention of "2013" associated with Office is confirmation of what others had reported earlier as the likely numerical designation of the upcoming suite.
An integrated kickstand props up the tablet for easier viewing, and Microsoft will offer a pair of keyboard accessories. The first, a touch keyboard-cum cover dubbed "Touch Cover," will apparently be similar to pressing the on-screen "keys" on other tablets. The second, called "Type Cover," is a physical keyboard with a trackpad.