据报道，微软允许消费者在发布当天预订Surface RT平板电脑，以便在店内取用。消息来自WPCentral，一位论坛成员成功地从俄勒冈州的一家微软弹出式商店预订了一台平板电脑。他收到了一张“Surface预订***”，邀请他在10月26日中午12点之前回到同一家商店，届时他的Surface平板电脑将等待他。

目前尚不清楚Surface预购程序是否随处可见，但WPCentral报告称，这家弹出式商店有一名员工回答与Surface相关的问题，并向顾客发放预订***。目前售价499.99美元的32GB Surface在网上已经售罄，这可能是许多人获得入门级车型的唯一途径。我们已经联系了微软，以澄清店内预购的可用性。

最新消息：微软已经通知我们，“**预订卡”确实正在发放中，这将使您有权在10月26日购买Surface。下面是完整的陈述。

"Surface pre-order is only available online, you can visit www.Surface.com or www.MicrosoftStore.com to process your pre-order request. Online availability adjusts based on orders and inventory.

There are a limited number of reservation cards being handed out in local Microsoft retail store and holiday store markets. The reservation card guarantees that if a customer visits a Microsoft retail store or holiday store by 12:00 p.m. on 10/26 they will be able to purchase a Surface. The customer must present the reservation card at time of purchase on 10/26.

Regardless of online availability, beginning Oct. 26, 2012, all three Surface SKUs will be available for purchase at all Microsoft Store locati*** in the United States and Canada, including in all 34 new holiday stores."