Surface called one of the "most overpriced gadgets of all time," we rebuff

 When you see the click-friendly headline of "The Most 15 Overpriced Gadgets of All Time", you know the story will be filled with such notables as the Apple Lisa that cost $10,000 or the Nokia Booklet, but the Surface?

Here's the deal: Laptop Magazine constructed an article that highlights some of the most overpriced gadgets since the beginning of time. One of the items to make the list is Microsoft's Surface with Windows RT. Now, we're not ones to defend Microsoft at every turn, but to call the Surface one of the most overpriced gadgets of all time (of all time!), is a bit hard to swallow.

First off, the author compares the $499 price of the 16GB iPad to the 32 GB version of the Surface, both of which cost $499. While we know the issue of the OS taking up a substantial portion of the available storage is a relevant argument, it still does not offer a level straight comparison. At this point, it would be a better argument to say that the 32GB Surface and the 32GB iPad are a better comparison, in this situation, the iPad costs $100 more than the Surface.