<p>I think I want a Microsoft Surface for my Chanukah gift this year. I played with one at the Microsoft Store this afternoon and liked it a lot. I also like the fact that it comes pre-loaded with Office, etc.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any experience with it yet, as it is new? My husband has an Ipad, but he’s not good at sharing! </p>
<p>Also, does anyone know if there are any coupons or discounts on it out there?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It’s so new I haven’t heard of any discounts at all. </p>
<p>You might want to look into the Office thing; it’s not exactly the same Office you’re used to, though it may still be what you want.</p>
<p>(As a note, I was recently surprised and somewhat annoyed to discover the keyboard - touch or type cover - only works in landscape. I do nearly everything in portrait.)</p>
<p>Thanks for the heads up on that. I am planning to upgrade to the more traditional keyboard…the other just feels too weird to me.</p>
<p>You might want to reconsider this. Microsoft is having a lot of trouble selling these.</p>
<p>The model that you saw was problem the Surface RT. Surface RT is an ARM - based operating system and won’t run traditional Windows programs.</p>
<p>The Surface RT comes with Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition. This version is normally about $99 for a 3-system license. I do not know whether or not the professional/business version is available for the Surface RT.</p>
<p>Someone that tried the covers told me that the touch cover is a 0/10 on usability compared to a regular keyboard. He also told me that the type cover is a 5/10 on usability. The Surface Pro is more interesting though quite a bit more expensive but at least it will run all of your Windows software.</p>
<p>We have enough hardware around the house for now though I’m giving something to my mother so I’ll have to replace it with something at home.</p>