article_snippet: Microsoft hopes Microsoft will be able to replace a traditional laptop for many buyers, and help Microsoft fend off Apple's iPad and Macbook laptops.
article_snippet: Microsoft hopes the new cheaper tablet will appeal to students and budget-conscious families - and lure buyers away from Apple.
article_snippet: The firm will sell keyboard covers for £129, turning the new tablet into a full featured windows laptop.
article_snippet: Microsoft will also sell a stylus for the Surface 3 separately for $49 .
article_snippet: A keyboard cover, one of the Surface's distinctive features, adds another $129.
article_snippet: And Microsoft will sell a stylus separately for $49.
article_snippet: (Microsoft's included with the Pro 3.)
article_snippet: In the past, Microsoft has used a lightweight version called RT in Microsoft cheaper tablets.
highlights_snippet: Users can buy $129 keyboard cover to turn tablet into laptop .
  
highlights_snippet: Microsoft hopes tablet will lure buyers away from iPad and Macbook .
  