Microsoft’s second addition to the surface family, ‘the
surface 2’ was a really innovative product when it was launched in 2013. The
surface 2 was able to solve all the problems that the first surface had. The
surface 2 spotted a 1920x1080 IPS LCD Capacitive touch screen which was much
better than its predecessor surface 1 which came in a resolution of 1366x768
pixels. The smaller pixels gave the surface 2 a fresh look and took it in par
with the Apple’s ipad 5 released at that time making it one of the high end
tablets available during that time. The surface 2 was slimmer, sleaker and was
more attractive than the original surface.
The surface 2 had a more powerful Nvidia Tegra Quad Core processor
and 2GB of DDR3 RAM. The surface 2 was released with windows 8.1 RT and with MS
office pre installed. It had the usual refinements from the original surface
like stereo speakers but this time the sound quality was much better and with a
USB 3.0 full sized port rather than the regular USB 2.0 port found in the
original surface making it capable of high speed data transfers. The surface 2
came in 2 variants 32gb and 64gb like the original surface. The surface 2
provided more battery backup than its predecessor with about 10 hours of
continuous video playback. The surface 2 spotted a 3.5MP primary camera for
skype and video calls with 720p recording and a 5MP rear shooter capable of
1080p video recording. The surface 2 had a Micro-SD slot just like the surface
which supports cards up to 64gb.
Surface 2 had a new kickstand which could be adjusted in 2
angles making it more comfortable to use than the original surface. The surface
2 keyboards are now backlit making it more comfortable to use in dark
environments and is available as type 2 and touch 2 ones. The keyboards still
needs to be purchased separately.
Even after 5 years of its release Microsoft is still pushing
updates to the surface 2 and it performs as smooth and fast as it was in 2013.
The apps available has depleted over time with Microsoft focusing to develop
apps for windows 10 but still there are a good lot of apps available for the
surface and it performs well even now and could be used for regular office work
or for students.
The surface 2 was priced at 499 $ when it was first launched
in 2013. Now after five years you could find a brand-new surface 2 for around
200$. The price has reduced to more than 60% of its original value making it a
good bargain for college students.
The surface 2 performs much better compared to the
chromebooks available now making it popular among students.
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