The more costly Intel tablet is on its way, and rumor has it launching at the end of this month. Numerous calls to Microsoft stores around the US all have a consistent message of late January. Both January 26th and 29th have been bandied about, but a window of a few days doesn't make much of a difference. When we can see the RT and Pro models of the Surface head-to-head, we'll have a better picture of where Microsoft sits in the tablet landscape.