Microsoft surface 2 - The second generation Windows RT tablet

The second generation Windows RT tablet show potential , but lacks apps

Price $259

Microsoft surface 2

Surface will forever stand as one of Microsoft’s most confusing product debuts , one of its most hyped reveals followed by underwhelming sales.

Whit the second generation Surface products Microsoft has really kicked things up a notch , adding a full HD screen to the Surface 2 ( which confusingly is the Windows RT version – for some reason Microsoft thought dropping the RT suffix would make life easier ) , while still retaining the excellent build quality and design that so enamored us to Surface initially. The tetra 4 GPU is blisteringly fast, delivering great all – round performance in everything we threw at it, and the optional Touch and Type covers help to make the tablet a seriously useful device when you need to put words onto screen.

The inherent issue with the Surface 2 is that, while it demonstrates excellent performance and is a you to use, the windows store isn’t the best source of Apps out there. While we have, in recent years, seen a significant shift to developers producing apps for both IOS and android , there’s still a general lack of enthusiasm for Windows RT.

This ends up being a deal breaker for the Surface 2, which just doesn’t have the rich variety of software that makes competing Android and iOS tablets so useful and customizable. While there are some interesting novelties, more often than not you’ll find that the Windows implementation of an App either doesn’t exist or is some painfully low – function link to a website. Until Microsoft can get this situation sorted out Surface 2 will suffer. While its big brother, the Surface 2 pro , can fall back on its full Windows legacy and Ultra book hardware to allow access to a vast software library , the lack of legacy Windows software support renders the Surface 2 an outlier.

Apps of Microsoft surface 2

This is a crying shame, because every from the hardware to the price tag for the Surface 2 is truly excellent , and if it wasn’t for the obvious lack of software it would be a serious contender. As it stands, apps are too important for us to ignore.