What's beneath the surface of Microsoft's latest tablet? A fair number of puns, but also some familiar, and improved, hardware:

10.6 inch ClearType Full HD Display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080

4th generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processor

Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) + Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy technology

64/128 GB or 256/512 GB storage capacity

4 GB RAM (models with 64/128 GB storage) or 8 GB RAM (models with 256/512 GB storage)

Two 720p HD cameras, front and rear-facing

Full-size USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort, and microSDXC card reader