Surface Pro 3 Australia Pricing: We Have To Wait Until August

This morning, Microsoft announced the Surface Pro 3, the latest addition to its tablet roundup. The 12-inch Windows 8 Pro device launches in the US on 20 June, but Australia will have to wait until end of August for local release.

The larger screen and integrated keyboard mean that this really is a laptop with tablet capabilities. Microsoft appears to be pitching it heavily as a MacBook Air alternative: the announcement blog post describes it as “half the thickness of a MacBook Pro, and 30% thinner than an 11-inch MacBook Air”. The pricing is also designed to compete with the well-known Apple device: the entry-level 64GB model is $979. Apple’s cheapest current MacBook Air is $1099 (it has 128GB of RAM rather than 64GB, but also has a smaller 11-inch screen and no touchscreen capabilities).

Here’s the Australian pricing for the various Surface Pro 3 configurations:

Model Price
64GB Intel i3 $979
128GB Intel i5 $1209
256GB Intel i5 $1549
256GB Intel i7 $1829
512GB Intel i7 $2279

No sign of a Surface RT 3, we notice. You can pre-order the device on the Microsoft Australia web site, with delivery promised by 31 August. For me, the most appealing element of this is the claimed nine-hour battery life. How about you?


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