At 18" it's a little big for a "tablet", but it's really a full ultrabook PC in a tablet format. I've been running everything from Visual Studio to Photoshop to Eclipse on it and have no complaints. i5 processor, 8Gb RAM, 500GB HDD, USB 3...it has everything you'd find on any modern ultralight laptop, and about 5 hours of battery life.
It's very light and I've had no problems carrying it around the house and office with me, but I really do think that a slightly smaller version (15" or so) would be perfect. 18" is big enough that it's awkward to use one handed while standing, a problem that would be solved with a few less inches of screen space. Still, if you want a "tablet style" computer, it's worth taking a look at. I think it's the first PC with that form factor to really get it right.
And I'm happy to report that it dual boots Linux Mint just fine, so you're not even stuck with Windows 8 
Edit history
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
= new reply since forum marked as read