...is just the way I had imagined using Windows 8 on a desktop!

This page has nice images and a nice video demonstration of how the monitor works with Windows 8.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-9517&~ck=baynoteSearch&baynote_bnrank=1&baynote_irrank=0

Still, $650 is pretty steep for a monitor. A ViewSonic TD2220 touch monitor for $300 and something like a book stand would be easier to swallow - http://www.viewsonic.com/us/td2220.html

You could modify or construct something like this to hold a monitor
http://www.efurnitureshowroom.com/book-stand-cedar-delite-rcfns265x360-lc-prod-34104.html