Microsoft Surface price revealed, starts at $499
 

Microsoft's Surface website has finally unveiled the prices for their hotly anticipated tablet, and it turns out the base model will start at $499, coming with 32 GB of storage and no Touch Cover. The model up will cost $599 and includes the Touch Cover, normally valued at $119 so you do save some cash. The final model costing $699 bumps the storage to 64 GB and includes the same Touch Cover as the 32 GB model.

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft...Neowin+News%29

for that price you can get an iPad... why invest in the Surface?

why?
 

because it isn't an iPad.