Several weeks have passed since Microsoft announced its own Surface RT and Surface Pro Tablets but its only now that Microsoft has announced a release date.

The Surface RT model will be released on October 26th this year – so the launch date is the same as that of the Windows 8 itself.

The higher-end model of the Surface, the Surface Pro will be launched 3 months after the release of the Surface RT.

There’s no information at all revealed by Microsoft regarding the price yet, but the Surface RT is said to retail at around $500 and will compete with the rival tablets while the Surface Pro might will retail at around $900-$1000 and will compete with the ultrabooks and laptops of this price range.

Here are windows Tablet Specs again:

Surface RT

• Windows RT operating system
• Weight: 676 grams
• Nvidia Tegra ARM CPU
• 10.6 inch display
• Thickness: 9.3mm
• 32/64 Gb versions
• MicroSD card slot
• MicroHD video
• USB 2.0
• 2×2 MIMO Wifi antennae
• Battery 31.5 W-h
• Front and rear facing HD cameras
• Kickstand

Surface Pro

• Windows 8 operating system
• Weight 903 grams
• Intel Core i5 CPU
• 10.6 inch display
• Thickness: 13.5mm
• 64/128 Gb versions
• MicroSDXC card slot
• USB 3.0
• Micro DisplayPort video
• 2×2 MIMO Wifi antennae
• Battery 42 W-h
• Front and rear facing HD cameras
• Kickstand