Just thought I'd toss out a comparison between these two new devices and see what happens. I think reading through this is very apparent the Chromebook is a far better choice for hardware in everyway except touchscreen AND its 1/2 the price. I mean CPU and GPU are far better and everything else is equal.

Software is debateable as Chromebook is well, Chrome with tons of apps through their store and full internet (office suite through Google Docs, can be saved as any MSOffice doc). Windows RT is similar to Windows but clearly not identical. So far its software will be gimped as compared to Windows (or other tablets Android/iOS).

For games, it should be obvious Chromebook has better potential (latest tech & DX11). However, that will really depend on what Google does with their game offerings in store next year. Last May they stated 2013 would be a big push in gaming.

What's your opinion?

*GPU comparison - This is actually with the Mali 400, a lower-end Mali GPU and is where I pulled the GFLOPS data above from. The newer T-604 simply blows away the Tegra3's GPU.
*http://reviewresults.in/reviewresults/post/2012/07/13/Mali-400-vs-Tegra-3.aspx

Wait so the Chromebook is a laptop and not a tablet?

yes... I'm comparing as one of the best features of either Surface option is that keyboard option making it a real laptop replacement vs other tablets.

Oh cool I didn't know that, I would take the Chromebook personally. Thats a hell of a lovely price tag.

Surface slate FTW , Cause i can't chrome or it 's maker.

Does Chromebook run full android OS. It might be good option for starter laptop than.

I'm getting that Chromebook  when it's out! ^_^

I spent a lot of time waiting for the proper tablet. Windows RT is nice but the price of Surface and other RT tablets have disappointed me. The Nexus 7 was the only real tablet I strongly considered. When I saw this last week, I made up my mind.

Ive been looking for a while to replace my aging laptop and didn't want to spend more than $400. The Asus Infinity Pad is phenomenal, and the Kindle Fire HD and the Nexus 7 seemed to be the best at their price point, or any price point for that matter. For the moment Chrome OS seems unbeatable for a laptop replacement, and for $205 or $250 you can't beat it!

Chrome OS is not Android. It's a simplistic OS that does all tasks that the average consumer would need to do (Homework, email, and browsing). It does require internet connection though.

It may visiually look like Windows, but it is different. No windows program will run on it.

I was looking at Nexus 7 for my little cousin but i might look into this one now. The keyboard is certainly a bonus. Will have to see if it has an offline mode when not around internet. 

Thanks for answering.