Surface Pro lands at Microsoft Store

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I was going to get a Surface Pro until the reports of 4-5 hours battery life, instead I got a Samsung ATIV Atom tablet. I've had it for a couple of weeks now and I'm really liking Windows 8 in this form factor. I find myself switching to whatever form of input is best suited for the task I am performing, be it stylus, touch, mouse, virtual or physical keyboard.

I've had a few different Android tablets, going all the way back to the Gingerbread days and I currently have a tablet running Jelly Bean and I'm not looking back, the only thing I miss is my Unified Remote app.

I'm pretty sure I'll be buying one in the near future, regardless of the battery. I have a full featured Windows 8 laptop (Samsung Chronos 7) for most of my high end uses, and the ability for the Pro to literally double as a Cintaq tablet is phenominal.

Granted, if the device suceeds, you can rest assured next year they'll have somehow magically doubled battery life and release a new model.

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