As I said, understandable confusion, and MS has done a very poor job of making a distinction between the two. I suspect that in two to four years there will be

As I said, understandable confusion, and MS has done a very poor job of making a distinction between the two. I suspect that in two to four years there will be no distinction. I used the Surface for a few days and was quite happy with it, but don't find that I need a table full time. My iPad toting teens adored it and have been complaining because their school requires the use of an iPad. I'm waiting for the Pro, which will be slightly less processor than I want, but I expect it will completely replace my laptop while still giving me tablet abilities. Regular Windows 8 isn't targeted so much at tablets as it is at touchscreen devices. Which covers tablet, laptops, and that weird huge canvas form factor and others.