Microsoft’s latest tablet, the Surface Pro 4 was recently launched for sale in Saudi Arabia, through Al Falak Electronic Equipment & Supplies which will also be distributing the new tablet’s full range of accessories.

Various variants of the product will be rolled out in the local market with the following specifications: Intel Core i5, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB storage; Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB storage; Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB storage; and Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB storage.

The 12.3 inch tablet includes various ports for different uses and needs, including full-size USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort, microSD card reader, Micro USB, headset jack, and Type Cover port which enables the use of the Type Cover, a slim keyboard that transforms the tablet into a laptop. The tablet also offers touch functionality or typing via keyboard or writing with the Surface Pen or even voice commands.

Ahmed Ashadawi, president and CEO of Al Falak, said: “As a distributor of Surface Pro 4 in the Saudi Arabia, we are demonstrating, once again, our successful partnership with Microsoft Arabia and our shared commitment to meet and anticipate the needs of our customers as well as exceed their expectations.”

“By making it available for the first time, we are providing the local market with a new cutting-edge device designed with unmatched features to outperform both laptops and tablets existing in the region today,” he added.

Rakan Tarabzouni, head of Windows OS & Devices at Microsoft Arabia, said: “We are happy to collaborate with Al Falak in this latest strategic move to launch Surface Pro 4 in Saudi Arabia, which we consider one of our important markets. Such a move will enable us to further highlight our approach to adopt the concept of advanced business performance via mobile and compact devices and promote the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative not only in Saudi Arabia but the rest of the Gulf region. Surface Pro 4 enables users and business to achieve more, anywhere.”

With more than three decades in the business, Al Falak has built a network of strategic business partnerships with leading vendor companies around the world, and has received due recognition for its efforts such as receiving the ‘FY15 EMEA Best Distributor Award of the Year for Office Online’ from Microsoft.

The company has been a long time distributor for Microsoft over the last 20 years—offering its full range of products (XBox, Microsoft Office, etc.) and technologies to the Saudi market. Al Falak is also the first in the GCC region to sell Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) keys for Windows and Microsoft Office to system builder resellers in Saudi Arabia. –TradeArabia News Service