Quote Originally Posted by ImaNihilist View Post
I'm pretty curious what the pricing is. I just dropped over $2k on a new MacBook Air. If this new Surface comes with similar specs (2.0GHz Core i7 / HD 4000) I think it has a lot of potential. A bit limited as a workstation with only 4GB of RAM, but more capable than any tablet I've ever seen/heard of on paper.

The ARM version is going to have $600 or less. Going to be hard to charge more than $900 for the Pro version. IMO, if they release a Pro for under $1k I'd consider it. Would be the first non-VM Windows device in many years for me.

I hate the widescreen though. I hate 4:3 and 1024x768, but I gotta admit—4:3 works better for a tablet no matter how much I wish it wasn't so. Even 16:10 tablets are just awkward to hold. Probably because we are so used to the aspect ratio of printed stuff.
I didn't know you could spec a MacBook Air to be 2K . I guess with Apple Care and such it adds up. There is no way the Pro will be under 1K with those specs. The Slate pushes over 1.1K with older SB processors, 4GB RAM, and a 128GB SSD. Some go as high as 1.6K. I'd be very surprised if the Win 8 Pro version was under 999, but MS has taken a loss on hardware before to push in a new direction.

As for the ARM version, it better top out at 499 or it will be pointless IMO. They can't directly compete with Apple on price. They need to come in, under cut, and get people excited about the brand. People need these in their hands at a low price. IMO they should have a 7" $199 version by Christmas or they missed a big opportunity.