The Microsoft Surface RT is targeted to those kind of people. The pro however has an Intel Core i5 processor, includes a digitizer stylus and a real version of Window 8. It is just like the tablet pcs of the last 10+ years except it is now lighter and cheaper than before. If the digitizer is good enough, I imagine many graphics artists may use it. I plan to use Adobe Illustrator, latex, etc.
Good to know about disabling pagefile and hiberfile. I might just put Linux on it and certainly wouldn't need them taking up space.
I guess I don't really need the space as I can keep stuff in online storage, I was just amazed by how much was "pre-installed." (My current tablet only has 60GB.)