10 new Windows viii tablet/laptop convertibles

It's a tablet! No, it's a laptop! The introduction of Microsoft Windows viii has spawned a variety of new and exciting devices -- including a group of tablets that turn into laptops, and vice versa. Here are 10 new and upcoming convertibles that were built especially to accommodate the new operating arrangement.

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Acer Iconia W510

Similar the grade factor of the dockable tablet/notebooks, but don't similar their prices? The Acer Iconia W510 might be an alternative, if you don't mind a slightly less bulky system featuring an Intel Atom processor and only 32GB to 64GB of SSD storage.

At 1.27 lb. (minus the dock), with a 10.i-in. 1366 x 768 brandish that supports ten-indicate affect and a vaunted nine hours of battery life -- up to 18 with the keyboard dock—it's clearly been built for road-trip longevity. Its larger cousin, the W700, bumps the display to eleven.6-in. full Hard disk.

Price: Starts at $549.99 (keyboard dock costs $150 extra)
Aircraft: Now

Asus Taichi 21-DH51

The Asus Taichi 21 has a unique solution to the problem of how to handle the brandish on a convertible notebook. Instead of making you twist the lid around, the Taichi has 2 11.vi-in. or xiii.iii-in. full Hard disk drive touch displays -- one on the inside for conventional notebook PC use, and 1 on the outside for tablet utilise.

The extra display comes at a premium price -- the Taichi starts at $ane,299 for the Intel Core i5 model and goes upwardly to $1,599 for the Core i7 -- simply information technology might be worth it if y'all demand two displays at in one case. (Asus also has single-brandish tablets that dock with keyboards, the Transfomer Volume and Tablet 810.)

Toll: Starts at $1,299
Aircraft: Mid-Nov 2012

Dell XPS 12

The 12.5-in 1080p Hard disk drive brandish of the Dell XPS 12 flips around in its frame to transform this 3.35-lb. ultrabook into a tablet with ten-finger touch back up. The display, which is fabricated of Gorilla Glass, offers a 160-degree viewing angle. Bachelor with 128GB or 256GB SSD storage, a option of Core i5 or i7 processors, and 4GB or 8GB of RAM, information technology's a creative compromise between the notebook and tablet course factors.

Nicest bear upon: The button on the side lights upwards an external LED battery meter, so y'all tin can tell how much power y'all've got left without fifty-fifty cracking information technology open.

Toll: Starts at $1,199.99
Available: November 30, 2012

Fujitsu Stylistic Q702 Hybrid Tablet PC

The Stylistic Q702 Hybrid Tablet PC is another detachable-screen convertible, sporting either a Core i3 or i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, and anywhere from 64GB to 256GB of SSD storage. The 11.six-in., 1366 ten 768 display weighs 1.9 lb. by itself, with the display plus keyboard weighing in at 3.9 lb. The keyboard is sold by default as an extra; the base $ane,099 price doesn't include information technology.

What's interesting is how the keyboard dock can besides serve every bit an optional power supply via Fujitsu's "Slice Battery," which bumps up runtime from an estimated v hours to xi hours.

Price: Starts at $1,099 ($1,368 with keyboard)
Shipping: Now

HP Envy x2

The whole signal of a tablet is that the keyboard is optional -- and the HP Envy x2  lineup takes this philosophy to heart. The screen is the actual PC; dock and undock it from its keyboard dock to use it every bit a full-blown laptop (iii.i lb. when docked) or as a standalone tablet (one.v lb.). The Green-eyed sports a 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Atom processor and 64GB of SSD storage, with an xi.half-dozen-in., 1366 x 768 display that includes a stylus for writing or drawing.

Other goodies include Beats Audio, NFC back up, and dual webcams: a front end-facing photographic camera with 1080p Hd video and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera.

Toll: $849
Shipping: Dec 2012

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13

The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 is a wholly fitting name for a thirteen.iii-in., 3.4-lb. Ultrabook that tin flex through four different orientation modes -- laptop, tablet, tent and display stand. This is courtesy of a ten-finger multitouch brandish that flips a total 360 degrees.

And if touching isn't your thing, the integrated webcam tin can use Lenovo'due south Motion Control software to drive the system via Kinect-like gestures. One (literal) downside, though: The keyboard and touchpad are exposed (but disabled) when they are on the bottom of the unit -- in other words, when the Yoga 13 is in tablet or display-stand up way. It also includes 4GB RAM and a 256GB SSD.

Cost: Starts at $999
Shipping: At present

Lenovo ThinkPad Twist

If yous like the thought of the IdeaPad Yoga, but don't like the idea of your keyboard being on the bottom when using it in tablet mode, consider the iii.five-lb. Lenovo ThinkPad Twist. It has the same four-position screen with a 12.5-in. display, but uses a unmarried swivel that allows 180-degree rotation then that the display sits on top of the keyboard.

The Twist as well sports features in line with ThinkPad's business orientation: a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), upward to 500GB of HDD storage or a 128GB SSD, and a removable battery instead of the Yoga's sealed-in model.

Cost: Starts at $829
Shipping: Now

Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T

The Samsung ATIV Smart PC follows in the same footsteps as the HP Green-eyed x2 (or is it the other way around?). Popular loose the 11.half-dozen-in., full HD display from its keyboard base of operations and you've got an Intel Cadre i5-powered, 4GB RAM tablet with 128GB SSD storage.

The 700T also includes Samsung's S Pen for on-screen note-taking and annotations. Dock the screen back into the keyboard for admission to USB-continued devices, and external monitors via Micro HDMI. The smaller 500T is only $749 but uses a 32-scrap Intel Cantlet processor, stores 64GB and lowers the screen resolution to 1366 x 768.

Toll: $one,199
Shipping: At present

Sony Vaio Duo 11

The 2.8-lb. Vaio Duo 11 switches back and forth between tablet fashion and laptop way via Sony's "Surf Slider" mechanism. The screen slides back and tilts upward to reveal the back-illuminated keyboard, in much the same mode as the Android-powered Asus Eee Pad Slider, simply the touchpad has been done away with to salvage space -- the Duo 11 instead uses a keyboard-embedded pointing stick.

Sony's also playing up the creative aspect of the Duo 11, as it includes a AAAA-powered stylus with a option of soft-to-house pen tips for working with the 11.vi-in., full-HD touchscreen.

Price: Starts at $1,099.99
Aircraft: Now

Toshiba Satellite U925T

At three.2 lb. and sporting a 12.5-in., 1366 x 768 screen, the Toshiba Satellite U925t swaps between tablet and ultrabook mode via a sliding brandish mechanism that's a cousin to the one on the Vaio Duo 11. Packed with 128GB storage, 4GB RAM and a Core i5 processor, it also sports a slew of sensors for mobile utilise: three-centrality gyroscope and accelerometer, GPS and NFC.

Front and dorsum webcams, Intel Wireless Display and an HDMI port round things out. Note that the 3-cell 38Wh battery is sealed in to proceed the unit a slender 0.78 inches.

Toll: Starts at $1,149.99
Shipping: At present

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