Should you buy it?: The new Surface tablets

                 Surface 2                                                                                        Surface Pro 2

 
    If you were waiting for a new Surface tablet revision to come up and wait for prices to drop, then be ready to be upset, a new-and-improved Surface costs $900! - to make matters worse, this doesn't include the Office suite and other desktop apps. How horrifying.

The Surface 2

    Microsoft's hybrid device is thinner, lighter, faster and has the same adorable 1080p display its older brother is equipped with (the Pro 2).  Running the Windows RT interface, it feels as fast and smooth as any iPad or Android slate.

The Surface Pro 2

Reuters pointed out:

The new Surface 2, which runs on a low-power chip designed by ARM Holdings Plc, starts at $449 for the 32 GB version, not including a snap-on keyboard starting at $120. That is slightly less than Apple's latest wifi-only 32GB iPad, which costs $599.
The new Surface Pro 2, which runs on an Intel Corp chip and is aimed more at the lightweight laptop market, starts at $899 for the 64 GB version, not including keyboard. Apple's cheapest 128 GB MacBook Air costs $999.

 

Current Market Price

Amazon's price constitutes the following:
Microsoft - Surface 2 with 32GB - $554.99 

Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet (128 GB Memory, 4 GB RAM, Windows 8 Pro) - $749.99

    In Conclusion, there are a lot of alternatives that are cheaper than the Surface's $554 entry level price tag. Two of them include the Nexus 7 (costs a measly $199), and the iPad Air (Starts off at $499). In the Windows RT realm however, it's a great choice to have the full-fledged Surface Pro 2 - a forward-thinking, business-oriented Windows tablet. As for those getting into the the Windows RT domain, you could start off with the Surface 2 or even the Dell Venue 8 Pro.