Rumours of a Surface Mini have hotted up in recent weeks, but Microsoft also has an Intel-based Surface tablet in the works, according to multiple reports



From Techradar:

Rumours of the Intel model first appeared on Bloomberg, and later a chip industry source confirmed to CNET that there will definitely be a new Surface model powered by an Intel processor.The source suggested that a Haswell variant with beefier battery life and Windows 8.1 will be outed, rather than one with an Atom Bay Trail processor. This matches Microsoft's approach to the higher-end Surface Pro models, which have used Intel Core i5 chips, such as the Haswell Core i5-4300U in the Surface Pro 2.

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