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Microsoft will finally test the waters of the tablet market as its new Surface goes on sale today. 

The Surface RT, which Microsoft aims to stand out from the wave of other Windows 8 tablets.

Microsoft touted the contrast of the Surface tablet with its ClearView technology as one that reflects glare better than other screens.

A Microsoft engineer recently played up the Surface display as superior to that of the iPad due in large part of the contrast.

Surface RT offers a resolution of 1366x768 compared with the Apple's iPad's 2048x1536 screen resolution. 

Surface uses a flavor of Wi-Fi known as 2x2 Mimo that transfers data over multiple streams to improve performance.

The tablet's thin 3-milimeter Touch Cover doubles as a cover and keyboard. The Touch Cover is intended to replace both a traditional keyboard and mouse as it includes its own touchpad. 

The cover's three Magnets are designed to hold firmly to the tablet while remaining easy to disconnect.

Microsoft Surface RT will be available a starting price tag of $499 for the 32GB version sans Touch Cover. The same model with the Touch Cover will run $500, while a 64GB model with the Touch Cover goes up to $699. Separately, the Touch Cover sells for $120, and the tactile-feel Type Cover keyboard costs $130.