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the Microsoft Surface 2 is a clear upgrade over the surface RT however from a strictly physical sense those differences may be hard to spot it now comes in silver or at least the backside is silver and the body is ever so slightly thinner and a wee bit lighter it still feels as sturdy and well built as surface RT however Microsoft went a step further with its refinements removing the screw heads in the space under the kickstand and lowering the microSD storage slot making it easier to access speaking of the kickstand the surface 2 has a second lower kickstand angle making it easier to balance on your lap both the new touch and type covers are still sold separately but now include backlighting and aren't as thick when using them as covers type cover keys are quieter when struck which is a plus but the touchpad isn't as comfortable as the original type cover in my opinion of course the surface 2 is running the 8.1 version of Windows RT Windows RT still does not do legacy Windows programs but it does come with a free copy of office 2013 there are a ton of new Archy features from a better design settings menu to easier screen customization and navigation a redesigned Windows Store and the return of the Start menu however for more details check out our Windows 8.1 first look although things have improved with the Windows Store in terms of app availability you still won't find as many apps as you will on Amazon Google or Apple app stores the screen resolution is now 1920 by 1080 up from 1366 by 768 both the front and back cameras have seen significant upgrades and sharpness and aperture but most significant are the photo editing tools which go impressively deep the Tegra 4 inside surface 2 delivers great gaming performance not quite Nvidia shield level but a noticeable step up from last year Wi-Fi performance as well is noticeably faster surface 2 goes for 449 dollars for 30 to a gigabytes of storage and five hundred and forty nine dollars for 64 gigabytes type cover - and touch cover to retail for 130 and $120 respectively surface RT is still available for three hundred and forty nine dollars and if you're trying to choose between the old one or the new one the new one is definitely worth the upgrade however whether surface 2 is right for you is another question it's still the best productivity tablet thanks to its keyboards and inclusion of office and well Xbox music and video are both pretty satisfying full-featured media apps app support in general unfortunately still falls short compared to Apple Google and Amazon check out my full review heceta comm for more information and my final recommendation I'm Eric Franklin and this has been a first look at the Microsoft Surface 2