Microsoft’s rumored $400 Surface could come with much less powerful chips

Rumors about a new line of cheaper Surface tablets that could compete with Apple’s lower-cost iPads began to surface in May, and now sources speaking with WinFuture.de have divulged divulged that the cheaper models might run on Intel’s less powerful Pentium chips.

Earlier Bloomberg reports and an FCC filing gave some initial details — the tablet will have 10-inch surface screens (instead of the current 12-inches on the Surface Pro), rounded corners, USB 3 for charging, a weight that’s 20 percent lighter, and a price of $400.

Up until now, not much has been known about what’s driving these tables, but the source tells WinFuture.de that they will house much less powerful chips than the current Core i5 and i7 models offered on the current,...

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