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Microsoft Surface 2 vs Dell Venue 11 Pro: Who Wins?

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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2013 did not end without leaving us with something to talk about when it comes totablets. During the final months of the year, Microsoft andDellunveiled their latest Windows 8 tablets. Looking at them from a material point of view, bothtabletslook amazing, and their cost is on par with theperformance.As far asperformancegoes, both theMicrosoft Surface2 and Venue 11 Pro are extremely fast, among the most powerful Windows tablets money can buy and you can tell Microsoft andDellreally put some thought into their new generation oftablets. Although similar, there are some differences between them so let’s go over a specs and features breakdown. We are not comparing theMicrosoft Surface2 Pro with theDell Venue11 Pro, but the second edition of theSurface tablet. We have just finished comparing theDell Venue 11 Pro with the Asus T100, so head over and see the comparison, if you’re interested.

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Dell Venue 11 Pro vs Microsoft Surface 2: specs compared

Dell Venue 11 Pro vs Microsoft Surface 2: specs compared

Seeing the hardware specs of these two state of the arttablets, there is no clear winner and it all breaks down to personal preference. But, there is one thing that puts theMicrosoft Surface2 in a rather big disadvantage, Windows RT.Dell Venue11 Pro has Windows 8.1 operating system and that resolves all the compatibility issues, allowing you to use any PC software. There is no reason to use Windows RT on atabletwith the specs like the Surface 2, simply because it has more than enough juice to let Windows 8.1 run perfectly.

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Milan Stanojevic

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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.