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Microsoft Surface Teardown

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            <p>Is that the display assembly from a PC laptop? Nope, it's the new Microsoft Surface with Windows RT.</p>
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            <p>To give the Surface laptop-like connectivity, nearly every edge includes ports and buttons. They are (from left to right):</p>
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            <p>Magnetic charging, USB 2.0, and Micro-HDMI out on the right side</p>
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            <p>Just like your first big-kid bike, this <del>laptop</del> tablet comes with a kickstand to prop it up in notebook mode.</p>
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            <p>One of the most notable features of the Surface is its Touch Cover keyboard, which protects the screen when closed and provides a full QWERTY typing experience when open.</p>
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            <p>We begin our expedition by removing the kickstand.</p>
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            <p>Small bezels tend to hide screws, so the first place we look to open the Surface is its long plastic camera cover.</p>
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            <p>Our pictures make it look easy, but removing this plastic cover took about half an hour and a lot of careful prying.</p>
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            <p>Not only did we find the screws we were searching for, but there is also what appears to be a tamper-evident seal that simply reads "Surface."</p>
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