The Microsoft Surface RT has been around for a couple of months, but as we all know by now, the RT hasn?t been as successful as Microsoft would?ve liked. Nonetheless, the Surface Pro might save Microsoft?s tablet efforts and once it hits the shelves, it could turn out to be a bigger success than its more affordable (yet not as good) counterpart.
There are however a few issues to consider, and that?s battery life. However, despite earlier reports, Microsoft might actually bring some last-minute changes that could lead to an improvement in the battery life department. Join us after the break for more.
Microsoft Surface Pro: New Low Power Intel CPU To Bring Longer Battery Life ?
Last year we?ve talked at length about the Microsoft Surface Pro and about what you can expect from it in terms of price, release date and hardware specs. Nonetheless, when Microsoft announced the tablet, the one thing that has been greatly criticized was the expected battery life, which is supposed to be around half of what the Surface RT has to offer.
That?s really a problem and owning a tablet that can?t run more than a few hours without needing to be plugged in for a recharge can be rather annoying, and a deal breaker for some.
The good news however, is that Intel has recently announced a new line of low-power Ivy Bridge processors destined for tablets and ultrabooks, and the best part is that there?s also a chance that this new chip might end up in the Surface Pro, thus increasing the battery life tremendously.
These new mobile processors need less power to operate -as low as 7 watt which is a pretty big improvement when compared to the ongoing 17 watt chips. Last but not least, processing power should be up to five times greater than it is on an Nvidia Tegra 3 CPU.
Hopefully Microsoft will pick these new Intel SoCs up and perhaps the battery life on its upcoming Surface Pro will not pose an issue. We?ll keep you posted.
Thanks The Verge for the heads-up regarding this new low power Intel CPU.
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