Costco has the Surface 3 bundle for pre-order, comes with Office 365, a Type Cover, and a Pen

[Mockingbird]

introduced the world to the 10.8-inch tablet device on March 31st which runs full Windows, rather than Windows RT.

For those who are eager to get their hands on this device, Costco has it available for pre-order as part of a bundle that includes Office 365 Personal. You can choose between the 2GB/64GB memory/storage option for $599.99, or the higher end 4GB/128GB memory/storage option for $699.99. Both options come with an Intel Atom Quad Core processor, a silver Surface Pen, a black Type Cover, and one year of Office 365 Personal. These bundles are $100 over the retail price which is a fantastic value.

 

Source: http://www.winbeta.org/news/costco-has-surface-3-bundle-pre-order-comes-office-365-and-type-cover

 

Off comment note:

$80 saving over retail price for Type Cover + Surface Pen bundle.

[Stokkolm]

Nice, I'm gonna have to take advantage of this offer.

[Mockingbird]

For anyone on the fence about about getting a Surface 3, this should seal the deal.

[Rudy]

I never quite understood why the cover doesn't come with it since MS is marketing these as laptop replacement

[Mockingbird]

I never quite understood why the cover doesn't come with it since MS is marketing these as laptop replacement

 

According to the Surface team, people want different color Type Covers and keeping track of all the Surface models and different color Type Cover bundles would be a SKU nightmare.

[jakem1]

I never quite understood why the cover doesn't come with it since MS is marketing these as laptop replacement

 

I got a free type cover for my Surface and have only used it a couple of times.  I intend to get a Surface Pro in the next 12 months and doubt I'll bother with the type cover when I do.  The Surface is a tablet that can replace a laptop but doesn't have to.  It's perfectly functional as a tablet and there's no point forcing people to buy a keyboard that they may not need.

 

According to the Surface team, people want different color Type Covers and keeping track of all the Surface models and different color Type Cover bundles would be a SKU nightmare.

 

That's perfectly reasonable IMO.