Microsoft Surface price leaked: from £650

A Swedish retailer has posted prices for Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablet online – and they’re a bit steep

The Microsoft Surface tablet has leaked online with a price of £650 for the 32GB Windows RT model – a chunk of change more than the£600 64GB Asus Transformer Pad Infinityand considerably more than the £480 32GBApple iPad.

Swedish online retailerwebhallen.comlisted Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablet on its site, with the top end version (128GB) selling for a whopping £1390. And that doesn’t even appear to include a keyboard. But before you start waxing lyrical about Microsoft’s tight-fisted approach to hardware, bear in mind that these are leaked prices and may not be final.

Check out ourMicrosoft Surface need to know guideto see if you’ll be forking out when it’s released this autumn.

[ViaWPCentral]

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