(PRWEB UK) 9 January 2013

Microsofts first venture into the tablet market, the Surface just recently hit local markets and at almost the same time, Apple has announced a fourth generation iPad with faster processor and better Wi-Fi. Protect Your Bubble, specialty gadget insurance company, takes a look at the pros and cons.

For starters, Microsofts Surface comes in two models, the Nvidia Tegra-3 running Windows RT and the soon to be released (possibly January) Intel Core i5 model with Windows 8.

Both Surfaces are heavier than the iPad. The RT weight of 1.5lbs is only marginally heavier than the iPads 1.44lbs, but the Windows 8 Pro model is almost two full pounds.

Screen sizes of 10.6 inches and 1366×768 resolution for the RT and iPad while the Windows 8 Pro has 1920×1080 resolution. The iPad packs 2048×1536 resolution and retina display into the 9.7in display, making for a much crisper picture.

Protect your bubble says if internal storage is the requirement then Surface is the answer. The Windows RT Surface starts at 32GB, twice that of the iPads entry level amount of 16GB. The Surface also has microSD expansion slots, something the Apple product lacks. The Windows 8 model will start at 64GB of storage as standard. Both Surfaces offer a USB port for peripherals of all sorts, again a place where the iPad falls short.

Costs are relatively equal between the iPad Forth Generation and the RT Surface, at around