I think we’ve settled on a designer desktop scenario (at least until we try the stylus on the Asus Taichi31).
Now that all the hoopla is out there from CES, it’s clear that none of the Win8 tablets seem to hit all the marks, so we’re going to try a two PC approach;
For maximum productivity, we’re going with a desktop Asus AIO 2300 for each designer; http://sg.asus.com/Allinone_PCs/23_inch/ET2300INTI/#specifications 23" is big enough for good CAD work, it’s got the i7 processor, fast RAM, big SSD, all touch capable and Widi for flatscreen/presentation connectivity and most importantly has an Nvidia GeForce GPU.
For maximum portability, we’re also going with an Asus Taichi 31 laptop/tablet hybrid for each designer; http://taichi.asus.com/#SpecDetailList It can be spec’d with an i7 and pretty good RAM and SSD, but I’m iffy on the stylus responsiveness with the crappy Intel GPU but preliminary reports are positive and it’s the only 13.3" model out there, so our 14.1" Toshiba Tecras won’t be missed too much. I can see the two screens being useful.
The 2300 is available now but we’re still waiting to get a crack at a Taichi31 for a sketch test. If anyone out there sees a Taichi31 and gets to play with it, please do fill us in!