<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
Surface-series	B-Device
2-in-1	O
detachable	O
produced	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unveiled	O
at	O
an	O
event	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
succeeds	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
released	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
maintaining	O
a	O
design	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
improved	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
compared	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Haswell	B-Device
Intel	O
Core	O
processor	O
and	O
an	O
increased	O
number	O
of	O
storage	O
options	O
,	O
improved	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
kickstand	O
and	O
cover	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
were	O
opened	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
launched	O
with	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
2	O
,	O
the	O
Touch	O
Cover	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Type	O
Cover	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panos	O
Panay	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
Surface	B-Device
at	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
the	O
sole	O
speaker	O
for	O
the	O
event	O
and	O
the	O
advocate	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
Surface	B-Device
Team	O
and	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Remix	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
shares	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
design	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
weighs	O
915	O
grams	O
(	O
2.01lb	O
)	O
:	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
features	O
a	O
10.6	O
inches	O
(	O
27cm	O
)	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	B-Device
has	O
a	O
16:9	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
is	O
advantageous	O
for	O
video	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
a	O
two-stage	O
kickstand	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
two	O
different	O
angles	O
:	O
22	O
and	O
55	O
degrees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
it	O
includes	O
10.6-inch	O
10-point	O
1080p	O
multi-touch	B-Application
digitizer	B-Device
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
with	O
a	O
Wacom	B-Device
stylus	O
pen	O
that	O
supports	O
1024	O
different	O
levels	O
of	O
pressure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
Haswell	B-Device
Intel	O
Core	O
i5-4200U	O
(	O
1.6GHz	O
with	O
Intel	O
Turbo	O
Boost	O
up	O
to	O
2.6GHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
available	O
with	O
64	O
,	O
128	O
,	O
256	O
,	O
or	O
512	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
;	O
the	O
64	O
and	O
128	O
GB	O
models	O
includes	O
4	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
while	O
the	O
latter	O
options	O
include	O
8	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
a	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
ambient	O
light	O
sensor	O
,	O
compass	O
,	O
2	O
720p	O
Lifecam	O
cameras	O
,	O
and	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
ships	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
as	O
its	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
shipped	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
with	O
a	O
one-month	O
trial	O
version	O
of	O
Office	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
been	O
further	O
upgradeable	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
free	O
for	O
existing	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
comes	O
with	O
pre-installed	O
apps	O
that	O
include	O
:	O
Fresh	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
,	O
Photos	O
,	O
Mail	O
,	O
Maps	B-Application
,	O
People	O
,	O
Skype	O
,	O
Calendar	O
,	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
OneNote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
suite	O
of	O
MSN	O
apps	O
(	O
formerly	O
Bing	B-Application
apps	O
)	O
that	O
are	O
included	O
are	O
:	O
MSN	O
Food	O
and	O
Drink	O
,	O
MSN	O
Money	O
(	O
formerly	O
Bing	B-Application
Finance	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Bing	B-Application
app	I-Application
(	O
now	O
defunct	O
)	O
,	O
MSN	O
Weather	O
,	O
MSN	O
Travel	O
,	O
and	O
MSN	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reader	O
and	O
Sound	O
Recorder	O
were	O
added	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
update	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Fresh	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
app	O
and	O
service	O
will	O
be	O
rebranded	O
to	O
Groove	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Groove	B-Application
music	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
's	O
cover	O
accessories	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
the	O
Touch	O
Cover	O
2	O
and	O
Type	O
Cover	O
2	O
are	O
slightly	O
thinner	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
versions	O
and	O
now	O
include	O
a	O
"	O
dynamic	O
"	O
backlight	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accompanying	O
the	O
Touch	O
Cover	O
2	O
and	O
Type	O
Cover	O
2	O
is	O
a	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
feet	O
away	O
via	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
mainstream	O
public	O
release	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
distributed	O
to	O
musicians	O
through	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Remix	O
Project	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Docking	O
Station	O
works	O
exclusively	O
with	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
not	O
with	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
RT	O
or	O
Surface	B-Device
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
desktop	O
style	O
peripheral	O
attaches	O
to	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
,	O
adding	O
three	O
USB	O
2.0	O
ports	O
,	O
one	O
USB	O
3.0	O
port	O
,	O
one	O
10/100	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
port	O
,	O
one	O
mini	B-Protocol
DisplayPort	I-Protocol
and	O
3.5	O
mm	O
audio	O
input/output	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Bradley	O
from	O
PC	O
World	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
funny	O
thing	O
happened	O
to	O
me	O
when	O
I	O
started	O
playing	O
around	O
with	O
a	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	O
It	O
became	O
my	O
favorite	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
'm	O
not	O
a	O
Windows	O
hater	O
by	O
any	O
stretch	O
of	O
the	O
imagination	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
also	O
did	O
n't	O
expect	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
much	O
as	O
I	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ewan	O
Spence	O
from	O
Forbes	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
takes	O
all	O
the	O
compromises	O
that	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
any	O
hardware	O
design	O
(	O
power	O
,	O
portability	O
,	O
input	O
,	O
connectivity	O
,	O
etc	O
)	O
and	O
makes	O
them	O
work	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
addresses	O
the	O
biggest	O
compromise	O
of	O
all	O
...	O
mixing	O
a	O
laptop	O
and	O
a	O
tablet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Warren	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
unique	O
mix	O
of	O
touch	O
,	O
keyboard	O
,	O
mouse	O
,	O
and	O
pen	O
really	O
does	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brooke	O
Crothers	O
from	O
CNET	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
made	O
a	O
tablet-hybrid	O
that	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joel	O
Santo	O
Domingo	O
from	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
our	O
former	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
Windows	O
8	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
improves	O
performance	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
form	O
factor	O
and	O
wide	O
accessory	O
catalog	O
the	O
first-gen	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
had	O
going	O
for	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
McLellan	O
from	O
ZDNet	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Haswell-based	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
delivers	O
improved	O
performance	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
dual-angle	O
kickstand	O
is	O
also	O
welcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Safford	O
from	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
much	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
too	O
heavy	O
for	O
a	O
tablet	O
and	O
is	O
no	O
steal	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
starting	O
around	O
$	O
900.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Bright	O
from	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
wanting	O
a	O
laptop	O
,	O
get	O
a	O
laptop	O
—	O
and	O
if	O
you	O
just	O
want	O
a	O
tablet	O
,	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
2	O
for	O
half	O
the	O
price.	O
"	O
</s>
