Best and worst tablet notebooks
- — 04 November, 2010 14:48
The tablet space may be currently exploding thanks to the popularity of Apple's iPad, Dell's Streak, the Telstra T-Touch Tab Android Tablet and Samsung's Galaxy Tab, but tablet-convertible notebooks have been around for many years and are a good tool for graphic designers and other professionals.
In this round-up we've included a selection of the tablet-convertible notebook PCs that we've reviewed since mid-2008. The most prominent manufacturer of tablet PCs is Fujitsu, but Lenovo, Dell, HP and Panasonic (with its Toughbook notebook PC) also play in this space.
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Fujitsu LifeBook T2010 (3.5G)
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Fujitsu LifeBook P1620
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Toshiba Portege M700 (PPM70A-0G301G)
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Dialogue Flybook V5
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VYE Computers Mini-V S37
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HP Pavilion tx2522au (FK677PA)
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Fujitsu LifeBook T1010
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HP Pavilion tx2600 (tx2613AU_01)
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Fujitsu LifeBook T2020 (3.5G)
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HP TouchSmart tx2-1000 Notebook PC
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Dell Latitude XT2 Tablet
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Panasonic Toughbook CF-19MK3
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ASUS Eee PC T91
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Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t tablet-convertible netbook
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Fujitsu LifeBook T5010
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Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet (7449-4MM)
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Fujitsu LifeBook TH700
The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t is a tablet-convertible netbook with a touchscreen. However, a poor software implementation, slow CPU and a unfriendly design make it a frustrating product to use. An on-screen keyboard is not supplied, the screen gestures place a lot of strain on the CPU and aren't always recognised, and the design of screen itself is not good enough for touch input. On the plus side, it has a great keyboard and long battery life. Ultimately though, this touchscreen netbook needs a lot of work.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 19th April, 2010
- Elias Plastiras
- Lenovo
- Rating:
- Price:
- $ 869.00
- Pros:
- Great keyboard, long battery life
- Cons:
- Ships with Windows 7 Starter, no native touchscreen software, sluggish performance when as a tablet, small palm rest, gestures not always responsive, webcam placed to the right of the screen
