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Other goodies include an excellent island style backlit keyboard that's every bit as wonderful to use as the XPS 13's, a 1. The XPS 12 has a lovely It has wide viewing angles, extremely sharp text and pleasing colors. Windows 8's new Live Tile interface scales perfectly on high res displays, keeping everything the same readable and touchable size as they'd be on p displays, but the desktop UI the other half of Windows 8 that looks much like Windows 7 still suffers from shrunken touch targets and text.

The most interesting thing about the Dell XPS 12 is the rotating display. This is a very thin display panel that's attached via two tiny mount points to the aluminum frame. Magnets prevent unwanted rotation and it feels well engineered and easy to use.

The traditional hinge that holds the frame is very stiff, so the display doesn't wobble too much when you poke at the screen. The easel design is intriguing and functional, but we do worry about how well it will hold up over the years. For those of you who require a digital pen for note taking or artwork, the XPS 12 isn't for you. The laptop weighs 3. It's easy to hold and grip thanks to the carbon fiber finish and is fine for use on a table or lap.

At twice the weight of the iPad and Android 10" tablets, you won't be holding it in your hands for an hour of reading unless you're a body builder. The styling and looks are pure XPS, and that's a good thing. We really like the XPS line's attention to detail, good build quality and high quality materials.

It feels rugged and strong without looking bulky or ungainly. Quite the opposite, it looks slim and sleek with modern lines. The tablet has two USB 3. The tablet's power button is on the side, as is the display rotation lock button and volume rocker so you can access these even when the tablet is closed.

There are multimedia controls including volume on the Fn row of the keyboard as well. The side mounted stereo speakers put out clear sound that's lacking in bass, as you'd expect from a small computer. Volume was loud enough to fill a small room and was fine for watching a feature length film on Netflix. There's a 3.

The 1. In other words, it's a standard Ultrabook. The base model has the usual 1. While the performance gain of the Core i7 isn't huge, many of us will be tempted by more storage space. Lenovo on Tuesday announced a new range of Windows 8 and RT hybrid computing devices that can function as tablets or laptops.

The device has an The device weighs 1. The Yoga 11 is aimed at highly mobile users, said Peter Hortensius, senior vice president of the product group at Lenovo, in an interview.

The devices may take off just like tablets, which also attracted a new user base. The Yoga 13 has a With the right amount of memory, storage and processor speed, combined with a portable Bluetooth keyboard and pointing device, these tablets can double up as portable computers on a platform that lets you run all your desktop applications. While it may not cope well with heavy weight desktop applications such as Photoshop, it will certain do for most cloud based apps including Office Mobile and Photoshop Express.

Simply look for equivalent replacement applications in the Windows Store for your needs. And now that Windows Store Apps run in its own window on desktop mode, you can make the most of the app in either tablet or desktop mode. No need to switch to tablet mode just to use certain apps.

Clocking at 1. Based on the 22nm, its lower power consumption at 2W meant better battery life. Something for the techies to chew on. The only 4G enabled Windows tablet on our list with lifetime 4G data plan included in the states with up to MB of data free ex-contract. Lenovo is bringing its multi-mode Yoga tablet format to Windows. With more ways to enjoy your Windows tablet, one additional mode to be precise. Yes, HANG your tablet. We seen the Lenovo Yoga Android tablet lasting up to 18 hours use between charge and the Lenovo Yoga 2 Windows tablet is just as good at 15 hours making it the best battery life on all 8-inch Windows tablets.

The front facing, large chamber stereo speakers uses Wolfson Master HiFi audio processing and Dolby surround sound. And that is not all, we left the best part for last.