InformationWeek reports that Microsoft plans to introduce its Surface tablets later this year at prices starting at about $600 for the entry-level version,
Surface for Windows RT, which uses mobile chips designed by ARM Holdings and runs Windows 8 RT, will be priced at a minimum of $599, according to DigiTimes, a Taiwan-based publication that closely tracks the nation's PC components industry. Surface for Windows 8, which runs a full-blown version of the Windows 8 operating system and is powered by Intel's Ivy Bridge architecture, will start at about $799.Microsoft Surface To Start At $599?
Microsoft has tapped Taipei-based Pegatron to build the devices, DigiTimes reported, citing unnamed sources.