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Microsoft’s new .inch Surface tablet with

Windows RT arrived as we went to press.

Here’s what our testers found:

An excellent display. The screen rivals that

of the iPad in some ways but falls short in

others. Viewing angles were as good as those

on the fullsized iPad. Colors also looked great.

The display was as bright as those on the best

tablets we’ve tested, making it quite readable

in a brightly lit environment.

Microsoft says the technology the Surface

uses produces sharp text and very detailed

photos. Text did look good, but it wasn’t as

sharp as on the iPad and Nook. Photos had

less detail than on an iPad. Videos looked

good, but the speakers sounded weaker and

more muffled than on an iPad. Volume

controls were easy to access when the

Surface was on its stand.

It’s not a PC. Windows RT, a version

of Windows  designed for tablets, can run

apps from the Windows Store and special

versions of Microsoft Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, and OneNote.

Even though it’s Windowsbased, the

Surface doesn’t run traditional computer

applications, such as Quicken or Photoshop.

To use those on a Microsoft tablet, you need

the more powerful Surface with Windows 

Pro, which can also run the apps from the

Windows Store. That Surface model wasn’t

available at press time.

Apps are limited. The shelves at the

Windows Store looked somewhat bare. There

was no Facebook or Twitter app, for example,

both of which are available for iPad and Android

tablets. Microsoft says new apps are coming

daily. As with other app stores, the Windows

Store lets you install any app that you buy on

multiple devicesfive in this case. You can buy

movies and music from Xbox services.

Thin but heavy. The Surface with

Windows RT is as thin as the thinnest inch

tablets. But at . pounds, it’s heavy. It’s also

longer than the smaller, squarer iPad. Its

weight and shape work against the Surface

when you hold it for an extended period.

A stand and keyboards help. A builtin

stand helps support it at a comfortable angle

on a desk or table. Two optional, well

designed Microsoft keyboardsthe Touch

Cover and the Type Coverhelp, too.

The Touch Cover is thin but fullsized. Its

flat surface requires more pressure when

typing than you might be used to, but its

audible feedback helps. An oddity we found:

When we folded it under the tablet and laid it

on a metal surface, the tablet went to sleep.

The Type Cover is thin, too, but more like a

traditional keyboard. Both models attach to

the Surface using magnets.

A flexible interface. Windows RT uses the

same “live” tile interface that the Windows 

computers and phones run. The Mail tile, for

example, continuously displays your most

recent email. The Photo tile cycles through

your photo library. There’s also a tile on the

screen for each app you install, which you

tap to launch the app. The interface is

customizable. You can change the size of

many tiles and rearrange them.

The GB WiFi Surface costs  without

the Touch Cover. You can save  off the

cost of buying a Touch Cover separately by

bundling the pair for . A GB version of

the Surface with the Touch Cover costs .

Bottom line. The Surface has a lot going

for it, including an excellent display. But if

you’re a serious online user, you’ll find the

software selection limited, even with apps

such as Word and Excel. Xbox content may

keep you entertained, but Microsoft has a

long way to go before its store compares

with the stores for iPads and Android tablets.

A fine iPad

in a small package

If you’re looking for a more portable and

affordable iPad, the iPad Mini delivers, our

preliminary tests found. Apple has managed

to shrink most of what’s good about the

.inch iPad into a smaller package.

It’s midsized, yet thin and light. With

a .inch screen, the Mini offers more real

estate than inch Android tablets. But

bigger doesn’t mean heavier. In fact, it

weighs just under . pounds, the same as

the lightest inch tablets and roughly half

as much as a fullsized iPad. It’s also the

thinnest tablet we’ve seen.

The screen is good enough. Resolution

is much lower than on the newest fullsized

iPad or Nook HD. But the crisp text holds its

own against the best inch tablets and the

nonRetina iPad . Colors and viewing angles

actually match those of the Retina display.

It’s fine for media. When you’re viewing

photos on the Mini, each image fills the

entire screen, without the black bars around

the photo that waste screen space on other

tablets. The Mini’s camerasp video in

the front and MP in the rearare the same

as on the latest fullsized iPad. The audio is

less rich than the fullsized iPad’s but just as

loud. The Mini even oneups the larger iPad’s

mono speaker with its own pair of stereo

speakers, though you must be really close

to hear the stereo effect.

It feels like an iPad. Apple maintained

the iPad experience for reading or using

apps. Magazines look great, book text is fine,

and with the Mini’s size and weight, reading

won’t tire you quickly. A game that ran on a

fullsized iPad worked the same on the Mini.

A GB, WiFi Mini costs ; with G/G

capability, . Models with GB and GB

are also available at higher prices.

Bottom line. In shrinking the iPad,

Apple didn’t compromise much. Instead,

it produced a tablet that’s better suited,

in important ways, for reading.

NEW KID Microsoft’s tablet (shown with optional keyboard) is strong on design.

SKINNY

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iPad Mini

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thinnest

tablet

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Windows finds its touch in Surface tablet

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