I've been thinking about a surface, anyone have any anecdotes about how their kids responded to that? I selfishly want the Wacom stylus functionality for myself.
A friend's children (aged 6 and 8) use my Surface occasionally, mainly for the Fresh Paint drawing application. They love it, and have very few problems using it -- sometimes they misjudge the swipe gestures but they have learned how to recover in most cases. (They also enjoy ArtRage on the iPad, so it's not that Surface is the only thing they know.)