After visiting my local MS Store I can honestly say that the Surface2 is really an upgrade from the SurfaceRT. App launching on the desktop and in metro is night and day compared to the SurfaceRT. I can actually see my self outputting to an external monitor now. Something simple as launching Word or the Music app or anything is almost as fast as launching on the Surface Pro2. I didn't run any official benchmarks, but in just real word usage in launching apps they are almost the same on the Surface2 and Surface Pro 2.
The MS rep and I would count down and launch an app on the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2 and the Surface 2 would maybe be a second behind. I came away extremely impressed.
The MS rep and I would count down and launch an app on the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2 and the Surface 2 would maybe be a second behind. I came away extremely impressed.