Microsoft Surface Pro Review, News: First Gen Windows Pro Slab May Soon Be Out Of The Market; 128 GB Version Offered W/ $300 Discount Plus Free Shipping By Best Buy

Microsoft Surface Pro review, news: The first gen Windows Pro tablet is expected to soon be out of the market. In an earlier report, Best Buy is offering the unit $220.00 cheaper, but a recent look on Big Blue’s website and it shows that it’s being offered $300 less than its original price. It also comes with free shipping.

The discount from Best Buy first started with a $400 discount, PCWorld says that the discount doesn’t seem to have any catch and that the tablets can be purchased either online or in-store. Best Buy is also selling the the original Windows-RT powered Surface entry-level 32GB variant for $280; $70 off its $350 price tag.

According to the tech news site, the Redmond tech giant appears to be clearing out old inventory in the New Year, encouraging buyers to jump up on the new Haswell-powered Surface Pro 2 iteration. Based on PCWorld’s reviews, CNET’s and other major tech publications, the new Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is a step up from its predecessor.

The idea that Microsoft is clearing out inventory is further confirmed by a move by Microsoft a few weeks ago to sell the 128GB Surface Pro for $599 as part of a special “holiday deal” with limited quantities available. A recent check on the site and it shows that the Surface Pro is still available at $599 with the note, “Shop now, quantities are limited.” On the main Surface sales page, the available configurations presented are the Surface, Surface 2, and Surface Pro 2.

Aside from the Surface Pro 2 offers, Microsoft is also discounting Windows-powered tablets that use the lesser powerful Intel “Bay Trail” Atom processor. Extreme Tech reports that the 32GB Dell Venue Pro has dropped from $299 to $229 and the 32GB Lenovo Miix 2 and 32GB Toshiba Encore have fallen from to $249, from $299. Based on their current pricing, it puts these Windows tablets at par with its Android counterpart.

Best Buy is not promoting its Surface Pro discount as a limited-time special, but PC World says that there’s no reason to think that the Surface Pro will be around in a few months. This is specially true because of the aggressive offers from both Best Buy and Microsoft.

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