Surface Windows 8 Pro With Type Cover

The Surface Windows 8 Pro, shown with an optional Type Cover, will be available in the United States and Canada Feb. 9 at a starting price of $899. Available in 64GB and 128GB versions, Surface Windows 8 Pro comes bundled with Surface Pen, and provides the power and performance of a laptop in a tablet package.

Here is a Surface Windows 8 Pro with a cyan Touch Cover. The device provides the power and performance of a laptop in a tablet package.

With the Surface Windows 8 Pro, users can embrace their personal style while still getting stuff done. This device combines the power and performance of a laptop in a tablet package. This image shows the tablet from the left angle.

Surface Windows 8 Pro comes bundled with a pen and features Palm Block functionality. This pen makes for a good user experience for writers, graphic designers or even engineers, Microsoft said.

Designed for Surface, Touch Cover is a dual-purpose, pressure-sensitive keyboard and protective cover. Touch Cover Limited Edition is available in red, magenta or cyan.

Here is a right-angle look at the Surface Windows 8 Pro, which will be available through all Microsoft retail stores, microsoftstore.com, Staples and Best Buy in the United States, and Best Buy and Future Shop in Canada.

Inspired by Surface, this special edition Wedge Touch Mouse was created to match Surface devices, according to Microsoft officials. It was designed to provide four-way touch scrolling and easy navigation at a user’s fingertips. Plus, it features Microsoft’s BlueTrack Technology.

The pen that comes with Surface Windows 8 Pro uses Palm Block technology to make writing and drawing natural and intuitive, Microsoft officials said. The pen technology enables note taking, drawing and fine control of the cursor in any setting.

Microsoft’s Panos Panay tweeted that he was on his way to check the new Surface Pros coming off the line.

Microsoft hopes to replicate scenes like this one at the opening of the Microsoft store in Times Square, where crowds swarmed Oct. 25, 2012, to buy the newly released Surface RT, which they could pick up at midnight.