Microsoft Surface 2

The Surface 2, which just made its public debut on Sept.23, is already making an impression on a lot of people, including Mike Krahulik (aka “Gabe,” the artist behind the online comics on Penny Arcade, one of the most popular communities for gamers on the Web) and Roz Hall, a University technology advisor by day. But by night Hall is a self-proclaimed iPad Artist who has since switched over to the Surface.

Pre-orders began Tuesday morning via www.MicrosoftStore.com, Microsoft Stores, and select retailers in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

You can hear new details about the making of the Surface 2 in this interview with Panos Panay, corporate vice president of Surface. Panay spoke with NEXT’s Steve Clayton at the Surface 2 launch event in New York City on Monday.