Tablet For Home – November
2012
Asus Vivo Tab RT
A lightweight QWERTY-packing slate that has
plenty of heritage to lean on
The
keyboard dock is top quality and syncing is a breeze too
Asus has made some big waves in the hybrid
tablet market and so it's not surprising to see the Taiwanese electronics giant
embrace the Windows 8 revolution with open arms.
The Vivo Tab RT runs a mobile quad-core
processor which means it can't run traditional programs, but it's well suited
to the host of new apps. There's also 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, an
8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 10.1-inch, 1,366 x 768 display - all
inside a design weighing just over 500g.
You can rest assured that the keyboard dock
- that also extends battery life - is top quality, and the addition of NFC
connectivity means syncing with other enabled devices should be a breeze as
well.
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Details
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Price:$824
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Website: www.asus.com
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Screen: 10.1 in touch
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Weight: 520g
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Battery: 230 mins
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Microsoft Surface RT
With a scaled down spec sheet from that of
its Pro-punching brethren, the official Microsoft RT slate still has plenty to
get excited about including up to 64GB of storage, a 10.6-inch ClearType HD
Display and, of course, the fantastic VaporMg case.
Add HDMI, microSD and USB connectivity and
you're looking at a heavy-hitting device.
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Details
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Price : $TBC
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Website: www.microsoft.com
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Screen: 10.6 in
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Weight: 676g
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Battery: TBC
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Acer Iconia W700
Packing an Intel Core processor, the W700
is much smarter than your average tablet
The
ultimate Windows 8 tablet more
The Acer Iconia W700 is unlikely to worry
the super-slim slate brigade. Fortunately, the 11.9mm-thick slate is focused on
cutting-edge technology. Powered by either an i3 or an i5 third-generation
Intel Core processor, Asus's new flagship Windows 8 tablet also boasts three
USB 3.0 ports, FIDMI connectivity and a Thunderbolt port. Crucially, the Intel
Core means it will run the full version of Microsoft Office without difficulty.
The 11.6-inch display is full FID, and audio
quality is also superb thanks to the Dolby Flome Theatre v4 technology
built-in.
The W700 is a true tablet, whose only
companion is a charging dock that allows for two different angle setups that
enable natural typing or enhanced viewing.
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Details
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Price: $TBC
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Website: www.acer.com
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Screen: 11.6 in touch
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Weight: 950g
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Battery: 480 mins
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Samsung ATIV Smart PC
Sitting alongside its Ivy Bridge brother,
the Atom-packing ATIV offers the full Windows experience at a much more
wallet-friendly price-tag. There's over nine hours of battery life on offer for
video playback on the 11.6-inch, 1,366 x 768 display, as well as optional 4G
connectivity and a respectable 8-megapixel camera attached to the back.
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Details
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Price: $TBC
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Website: www.samsung.com
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Screen: 11.6 in
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Weight: 750g
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Battery: 540 mins
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Lenovo Idea Centre A720 - Stylish desktop
Lenovo hits the mark for style with this
gorgeous all-in-one touchscreen desktop
Super
suave PC that will make your desktop a cooler place
All-in-one desktop computers have been
hitting the market in an array of shapes and sizes in recent years but we don’t
think we’ve seen one quite as exciting as the A720.
Not only is it super practical thanks to
the slim, frameless 27-inch touchscreen, 95o angle tilt, integrated
Blu-ray drive and 1TB of hard disk space, it looks awesome too; and will not
doubt make over your desktop into a much funkier location than it currently is.
Powered by a quad-core Intel i7 processor,
along with up to 8GB of RAM and discrete Nvidia graphics, you’ll find that the
A720 is equally as effective as a high-performance workstation as it is a
family-centred, living room-based media centre.
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Details
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Price: $2,099
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Screen: 27 in
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Weight: 11.6 kg
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Battery: N/A
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HP Touchsmart 520-1130ea
Benefiting from a whopping price-drop, this
HP touchscreen AIO offers an array of features to keep the family entertained
including Full HD 1080p video playback, Beats Audio sound, a slot-loading DVD
player and a Freeview tuner.
With integrated Intel HD graphics, and
support for up to 8GB of RAM, it’s also a machine that can handle itself with
casual gaming.
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Details
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Price: $1,050
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Website: www.hp.com
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Screen: 23 in
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Weight: 11.7 kg
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Battery: N/A
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Samsung ATIV S
Samsung is well and truly back in the
Windows Phone game with this dual-core Goliath
Super
AMOLED display makes the ATIV S stand out
It's not just Nokia that's knocking out
top-end Windows Phone smartphones; Samsung is back with a bang thanks to this
huge-screen handset that doesn't fail to impress.
Samsung specialises in big displays and its
latest Windows Phone device certainly buys into that ethos with an incredible
4.8-inch, 720p HD, Super AMOLED panel.
Running Windows Phone 8, the ATIV S also
offers up to 32GB of storage and is compatible with microSD cards, meaning
you'll have plenty of space to store your HD media. Powered by a dual-core
1.5GHz processor and backed up with 1GB of RAM, the latest games hitting the
Windows Marketplace will play back with a buttery smoothness.
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Details
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Price: $TBC
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Website: www.samsung.com/
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Screen: 4.8 in touch
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Weight: 135g
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Battery: 810 mins
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Nokia Lumia 710
While the 710 isn't likely to win any
awards for design, performance or outstanding features, it is a solidly built
smartphone that’s an ideal first step for anybody looking to get on board with
the Windows Phone revolution.
And, at less than $300, it offers some
impressive tech - such as the 5-megapixel camera - at a bargain cost.
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Details
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Price: $240
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Screen: 3.6in
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Weight: 126g
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Battery: 233 mins
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