The Surface RT uses a 10.6-inch 16×9 ClearType HD Display at 1366×768. The screen can handle 5 points of contact at once. Indoors, the screen is deep and rich with vibrant colors.

Microsoft's Surface RT ($499) is a 10.6-inch tablet that runs Windows RT, a version of Windows 8.

The Surface RT tablet is on sale at the Microsoft web site, with delivery promised for October 26. Orders seem to have been brisk with the initial inventory sold out.

Surface RT is preloaded with a specialized version of Microsoft Office for home and student use that includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote. It does not include Outlook.

Surface RT with Touch Cover seen from the rear Microsoft. The magnetic power connector never locks in without some fiddling, and the wear and tear is already starting to show after just a week.

Surface RT full review. The 1.5-pound tablet has a 10.6-inch display with a kickstand, 32 GB of storage space and over eight hours of battery life, according to ABC News' review .

The Surface RT uses a quad-core, 1.3GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor, and provides an estimated eight to nine hours of battery life—about double that of the Surface Pro, ...

Despite Microsoft dropping its price by $150, the tablet still doesn't cut it for the vast majority of customers looking to jump into the tablet fray.

My Surface RT arrived a couple of days ago and I have not put it down much other than to munch some turkey. It is early yet but my initial experience is mixed. I believe it is a good mobile ...

Surface RT is squarely aimed at the consumer space, but these three features present a compelling productivity story for business travelers, as well as students bivouacked at their local cafes.

Surface RT is lighter and thinner, with solid battery life. But it only runs Windows Store apps. The selection pales next to iOS’ App Store and Android’s Google Play.

Like Surface RT, Surface Pro X is an ARM-based Windows tablet. As I said before, though, the Surface RT really wasn't a bad device. It just suffered from a poorly thought-out user interface and a ...