Microsoft's next version of its highly successful Surface (which debuted in 2007) is imminent. After supposedly suffering some delays which forced delivery times from this year to the beginning of next, the next generation Surface is now officially available to pre-order in 23 countries.
Microsoft Surface 2.0 up for pre-order in 23 countries
Microsoft’s next generation Surface is now available for pre-order.
Microsoft’s next generation Surface is now available for pre-order.


The device -- which will run Windows 7 and cost about $8,400 -- is a Samsung-manufactured table with a 2.9GHz dual-core AMD processor and a 40-inch, 1920 x 1080 display. ZDNet previously reported that the new Surface had been delayed until January 2012 because of software problems, but no firm shipping date has been revealed.
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