Another tip:  In case it hasn't been covered and isn't immediately obvious.  If you right-click where the START button used to be you'll get a bunch of things like the "run" ocmmand etc.

I'm guessing it will be more like having a touchpad on a laptop instead of a touchscreen monitor. Won't be the same at all. This is strictly a guess at this point because I've not read about it yet. I'm thinking the swipe motions are going to be difficult since you aren't touching where you are looking, which is the point of a touchscreen. Let me know how it works, If you say it's fantastic as sliced bread then I'll be having one myself.

My guess is it would be the equivalent of the Apple Magic Trackpad, enabling gestures usable in Win8 - pinch, rotate, swipe, etc.  I'm sure MadDeez will let us know.

I just took a look over at Logitech to see what all the fuss is about... at the US site it was listed as USD$109.00, and at the Australian site it is AUD$99.00.  However, I saw one at GoComp for $74.95, which is where I'd buy one should it come up.  Looks interesting, though

ok, phoon, starkers, monk, et al, i've been using this T650 touchpad for all of 10 minutes and i can tell you honestly that it kicks major ass. i can use either the T650 or my MX Revolution mouse depending on my mood. the build quality on the T650 is rock solid. the user surface feels like glass and it's very responsive. using 1, 2, 3, or 4 fingers to swipe, click, pinch, or whatever the needed gesture is works like a charm. i very highly recommend this touchpad. as you can tell by the picture below, you guys will have an advantage over me when using the T650 so if i can use it without issue, i'm sure you can too. i was hurt in an industrial accident on february 10, 1977. that's what a 750 ton press brake can do to ya. i've never worked a february 10th since then. by the way, that pic is probably 8 to 12 years old. i no longer have that keyboard. i have been using a black and silver microsoft natural keyboard for the past few years. i purchased the logitech illuminated keyboard today but have yet to hook it up.

hopefully, paul won't find very many spelling miscues.

also, logitech has released a new mouse, model T620, which may appeal to those who don't care for a touchpad. the T620 has a glass-smooth surface and the same gestures one uses on the T650 touchpad work on the T620 mouse.

@ MadDeez did you get the k800 keyboard ?
i read the comment about the T650 and looked it up it looks very similar in style also in the shape  

looks like the little brother of the K800, it is pretty much the same just wired, it also has perfectstroke shortcut controls and a dim for the keylights.
 

There's a patch for Windows 8 ......

....it's called 'Windows 7' ...

Admittedly, Win 8 takes some getting used to, but it's not something you can do in a day or three. It does take time, two or three weeks, perhaps, but once you've got it set up to your liking it's a slick and very efficient OS.

I had issues with Acronis 2012 not running in Win 8, but I got a $19.99 upgrade to 2013 and all was well again.  Other than that, all my other programs and utilities work under 8 without issue.  As for launching, closing programs, rebooting, shutting down the PC, Win 8 is decidedly more speedy and efficient than any Windows edition before it.  Now that I've stopped/delayed some programs an services at start up, I'm booting from a cold start to a usable desktop in 19 - 20 seconds, and shutdown occurs in under 10 seconds... and you can't ask for better than that.

That's easy to say when the closest to Win you've been is when you drove past Hardly Normal and they had it on display just inside the front door.

And I reckon that 'hardly normal' customers who shop there should get a free psychiatric consultation with every purchase.

send those peripherals to me. i'll review the heck out of 'em.

Can't keep them.  They're only for review.

Software is treated differently.  Like CDs, books, DVDs, if you review it, you get to keep it.  At least, such has been my experience for a long time.  But hardware usually goes back to the manufacturer.

But it's by Microsoft.

That was kind of my point.