Sadly, I think it's a repeat, though I'd be getting a Surface Pro 2 with 512gb/8gb if the price were say $1300, but $1700 just strikes me as a lot of money. At

Sadly, I think it's a repeat, though I'd be getting a Surface Pro 2 with 512gb/8gb if the price were say $1300, but $1700 just strikes me as a lot of money. At the same time, I haven't seen a comparably spec'd ultrabook for $1300, so maybe the pricing isn't that far off, and Microsoft doesn't want to be seen as undercutting it's partners.