Do better and to reach for you people. Here is a general principle which must always adhere to manufacturers. But improvements are rarely the same successful as that proposed for $ 800. ElitePad tablet business in 1000 with a screen having a diagonal of 10.1 inches. Heir product ElitePad 900 with a single-core processor Intel Atom Z2760 was significantly faster quad-core Intel Atom Z3795 chip and display with higher resolution (1920×1200 pixels vs. 1280×800). The RAM is also doubled and reached 4 GB. Thus, the manufacturer has improved everything to complain ElitePad 900 users while maintaining its positive features. Even the length of the device from the battery, and that increased.

Scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass 3, protects the display, as well as aluminum rear and side panels are commendable. ElitePad 1000 meets the military standard MIL-STD810G, although I doubt that he would have lasted a long time under the pressure of my little goddaughter. Joke, even in her hands the tablet is likely to last for a long time.

With daily use and movies to the display ElitePad 1000 does not have any comments, but while charging the tablet, I noticed the uneven illumination along the edges of the screen. However, the unevenness of this was visible only on a solid dark background, and I soon forgot about it safely. But the icons and text elements of the windows on the screen, which has a diagonal of 10.1 inches and a resolution of 2.3 million. Points looked too small. I had to adjust the icons using the slider, change the size of the elements. Well, then I increase the size of the text.

Those who wish to get the tablet protected from external influences will have to accept some increase in its mass. Frankly, not too high a fee for increased survival device. Model ElitePad 1000, weighing 680 g, only a few tens of grams heavier ElitePad 900. At the convenience of carrying it with you is not reflected. Require only a few additional efforts by holding the tablet with one hand for a long time. If you hold the device with both hands, muscle tension is minimal, but in the supine position better still leaned it against his stomach, or to put on the stand.

Against the background of the docking station can be clearly seen that the model ElitePad 1000 G2 does have a very small thickness of the tablet running Windows 8.1.

Subjectively Windows 8.1 on ElitePad 1000 works pretty quickly – I never had to languish in anticipation of the opening of the next window or save the file. PCMark benchmark results confirmed the earlier assumptions: tablet scored 1595 points in the tests and creative workers in 2399. Duration of the device from the battery was quite decent 8 hours and 16 minutes. With video processing having to 1080p, it also coped pretty easy – a file of 30 GB with the movie “Master and Commander” play without a hitch.

Wireless communications have ElitePad 1000 provides interfaces 802.11 a / b / g / n, Bluetooth modules and broadband data. In the 802.11ac speed was excellent in 802.11n mode acceptable.

But the physical ports are, alas, not so much. During the panel, which is opened by pressing a paper clip on the lock button are audio output for headphones and connectors for SIM-card and card microSD. That’s all. You can compensate for this deficiency by means of additional accessories. When you connect the device to a docking station ElitePad Docking Station, offered for $ 149. You get four additional ports USB 2.0, HDMI and VGA, and audio line out. Somewhat cumbersome, but very useful.

In addition, users are able to purchase more compact adapters HDMI / VGA ($ 49.), Ethernet ($ 39.) And USB ($ 29.). For $ 249. For sale office suite with a full-size keyboard, USB ports, etc., and for $ 149. – Additional battery for continuous operation of the device for 20 hours. Naturally, the wear plate thickness of only 9.1 mm, in this case, will be much harder. So before you purchase such a device with many accessories, you should always ask yourself the question: “Why was I buy a tablet instead of a laptop?”

Storage still raises questions. Our device comes with a memory capacity of 64 GB eMMC, that is only the minimum necessary for the tablet business class. Fortunately, HP offers and model having 128 GB of internal memory.

Oddly enough, despite all the security plate ElitePad 1000 manufacturer’s warranty is limited to only one year. Paid support services purchased, in addition, provide for an increase in the warranty period of up to five years. On ElitePad, 1000 installed a complete business software package HP, including Trust Circles, Client Security Manager, and Device Access Manager.

Today business tablet with Windows 8.1, which would be better ElitePad 1000, perhaps not find HP and designers deserve special praise for the fact that they were able to improve all components requiring improvement, without significantly increasing the weight of the device. The tablet runs pretty fast for a long time and has a complete set of all necessary accessories.

Docking station ElitePad 1000 G2 is equipped with standard connectors D-Sub, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, four USB ports and an opening for Kensigtonskogo castle.

Tablet HP ElitePad 1000 G2

Pluses:

• tablet with Windows 8.1 device is very thin;

• Meets military specifications MIL-STD810G.

Disadvantages:

• Built-in memory capacity of 64 GB eMMC has a rather low productivity and very limited storage space;

• lack of USB ports directly on the tablet.

Findings

HP has upgraded its product ElitePad, equipped with its high-resolution screen and a faster processor. The device meets the requirements of military specifications.

Price: $ 800.

Rating: 4

Source: HP

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Several years ago at CES 2012, Lenovo representatives proudly demonstrated its new development – Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga. This device was a mix of tablet and hybrid, and initiated the creation of the whole line, which today is sold successfully worldwide. However, the first pancake usually turns lumpy, and this fate is not spared and the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga: a hybrid is a bit underdeveloped. Engineers corrected their deficiencies, and soon appeared on the market Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 Yoga and 13. Undoubtedly, these models deserve attention, but in this review we will not talk about them.

2014 saw the release of the second generation debuted in 2012, the first version – Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro. This transformer, as well as his brothers, can operate in four modes: laptop, tablet, console and presentation. It is equipped with a revolutionary display resolution 3200h1800 pixels, and the strength of the rotary mechanism other manufacturers can only envy!

Design Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

Concept Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro is exactly the same as those of his predecessors: with particular laptop hinge cover can be rotated 360 degrees, rotate it so that it will fit the bottom of the device. Segment hybrids already oversaturated just did different kinds of transformation, often this type – removable. In this case, to obtain a tablet does not need to disconnect the display and keyboard, which means that the extra physical effects on the turning mechanism is absent, which protects it from premature wear.

Let’s talk about modes transformer. So, laptop mode is ideal for tasks associated with the processing of documents using a variety of applications, in a word, if you can not do without a mouse and keyboard. Tablet mode can be used in games, when working with web pages, etc. Presentation mode speaks for itself, and does not stand mode involves a frequent touch to the device (for example, during a slide show with music, etc.).

Color colors Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro is available in two variations: gray and orange. However, the selected color will not affect the color of the keyboard, as in both cases it will be black. By the way, the keyboard and the whole working surface made of plastic, and not Mark, the only exception is the touchpad, but we’ll discuss this later.

Practicality and ease of use can be seen throughout the design of this laptop. Cover it also plastic, and it does not leave fingerprints that you will agree, is only a plus. Gadget glossy screen, touch. Above it is placed lens webcam, below the display – the key of Windows, which vibrates when it is clicked.

Updates affected not only the filling of the display, but also the thickness of the device, which is decreased by 1 mm. Now its dimensions are 330x220x15.5 mm and weighs 1.39 kg. Structural strength Ultrabook can only admire. Tight loop so that one hand hybrid will not open. Pressure-sensitive keyboard is not deformed, the cover does not bend and not falter.

Display, audio and webcam Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

Screen Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro – is what the representatives of the company have focused when presented transformer worldwide. Diagonal of 13.3 inches, and resolution – 3200×1800 pixels with a density of 276 pixels per inch ppi. Again, the resolution of the first-generation predecessor was below exactly 2 times, so in this case, the “face” obvious progress. However, if we dig deeper, we find that such a large resolution does not really fit here: color balance leaves much to be desired, and diagonal for so many pixels uniquely enough. In addition, this ultrabook operating system Windows 8.1, which is equipped with automatic scaling of 200%, but most of the interface elements are not adapted to such a high resolution, but because when scaled font problems can occur. For example, different thickness of lines of letters, especially if they are close by. This is a minus, because at 100% scale of such problems would not arise.

Type set matrix – IPS, creating excellent visibility images at different angles. Glossy display surface instead of Gorilla Glass is present here borofosfatnoe glass. Working with a laptop on the street is likely to be a little uncomfortable because of insufficiently high margin brightness indoors as this is no problem.

Sensor normal screen quality, fast response, but sometimes possible deceleration, again, we do discount on transcendental resolution. There is support for 10-finger multitouch.

On the left side of the frame over the screen manufacturer for some reason put your company logo, which, if you use the gadget in any mode other than the laptop, “looks” of the user upside down. Next to the logo, but in the middle, you can see the eye of HD webcams. It is suitable for video conferencing, but not really acceptable for photography.

As for the sound, we note that in the Lenovo Yoga Pro 2 he goes through two speakers located on the bottom of the sides, making the sound seem muffled. In principle, this cons end. Pros much more volume is high enough, and the quality of the song playback is decent, especially with support for Dolby Home Theater. In short, for both speakers ultrabook is on quite a decent level.

Keyboard and Touchpad Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

Keyboard in the Transformers was no less interesting display. As usual with such devices Lenovo, it is an island, all the keys are spaced from each other at an optimum distance, besides their lower edge is in the form of a semicircle. There is a one-level button illumination, however, it is not such a problem, because the keys are on the edge of the bright edges, making them brighter and more noticeable, especially in the general dark background. By the way, the buttons are illuminated not entirely, but only their faces and characters.

All the keys are quite large, with the basic white labeled, whereas functional – red, it adds to the comfort of work. Definitely happy dial unit that is not too reduced, so you do not have often mistakenly hurt nearby buttons. [Enter] key-row, and the right [Shift] gutted, unlike the left. The key travel can be called average, which is very convenient for printing, even intense. All these features are approximate keyboard Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro almost to the status of an ideal!

As for the touchpad, it is also made of plastic, but the plastic stamps, and, as you know, fingerprints still no devices added appeal. Sensitivity touch manipulator good for someone, it will seem worse for someone better. It depends on which devices used to work the user. The surface is smooth, it is easy to slide your finger. Fast response of the touchpad, there is support for multi-touch gestures. No physical keys, but there is a zone press the Left and Right buttons contingent, separated by a vertical strip.

Performance Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

Given that the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro (59-402619) has a touch screen, it’s no wonder that as the operating system manufacturer chose Windows 8.1, because it is best suited for touch.

In this configuration, installed dual-core processor Intel Core i3-4010U clocked at 1.7 GHz and cache level 3 in the amount of 3 MB. Support Turbo Boost Technology is missing, so this figure is the maximum possible. CPU built on the architecture Haswell, ie, the last generation, it is powered by the 22nm process technology. Also Core i3-4010U supports Hyper-Threading, which allows you to handle up to four threads simultaneously two cores. This processor is a low voltage, the level TDP of only 15 watts. By the way, this chip is the least powerful among those offered in other trim levels. Besides it, the manufacturer sets the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro Intel Core i5-4200U or Core i7-4500U. Of course, the price of such models is much higher.

No discrete graphics card, yet this ultrabook is not created for the games, but the built-in, of course, there is. Graphics processor Intel HD Graphics 4400 is well suited for devices with very low power consumption. It supports DirectX 11.1 and Shader 5.0, and is able to cope with various tasks of medium complexity, not to mention the easiest.

RAM in the laptop only 4 GB of standard DDR3L-1600 MHz. RAM soldered on the motherboard, so increase it will not work. Storing information provided by solid state drive capacity of 128 GB. That’s the minimum, but you can select the capacity and more than – 256 GB and 512 GB.

Ports and Communications Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

To organize interfaces ultrabook Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Pro 2 engineers involved only the lateral edges, leaving the front and back blank.

On the right side of the gadget placed USB port with a slightly outdated version 2.0. It is equipped with a function of charging external devices. Also here you can see the combined audio jack, auto-lock button to rotate the screen, volume rocker. In addition towards the front is a button with the corresponding switch on the indicator and the start key recovery system.

The left end is equipped with USB 3.0, a digital interface Micro-HDMI, card reader 2-in-1.

By and large, this set is enough for normal operation, but would like to see more output RJ-45 ports and more USB 3.0 standard. Wireless technologies are very standard and familiar: Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi standard 802.11 b / g / n.

Battery and heating Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

In Transformers installed 4-cell battery, the capacity of which is 54 Wh. On average, without recharging the device is able to work about 5:00. The figure is not a record, but not the lowest. To be precise, while in read mode is about 6 hours, and when viewing movies – about 4 hours.

If you want to work with the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro in tablet mode, holding on his knees, then do not worry, that will burn your feet warm. The hybrid basking immaterial, and then only when a long time under load. But even this degree of heating is not capable of making the user experience discomfort. Needless to say, that the mode of Internet surfing or just reading gadget is cool.

Conclusion Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

Yes, the second generation of multi-mode transformer Yoga from Lenovo definitely attracted attention. It is not surprising that only there is an incredibly high resolution 3200×1800 pixels, while many other manufacturers still produce their models with a display of 1366×768 pixels! Of course, in connection with a screen QHD + swim various shortcomings, but it’s the little things that we are sure that soon the developers will bring to perfection. Another nice thing in this hybrid – is its keyboard. It is extremely comfortable and is perfect even for long typing. Well, of course, it should be noted Ultrabook swivel mechanism, which not only allowed the device to be reconstructed in four different modes, but also appeared to be extremely durable and practical.

Was at an acceptable level and filling Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro: a discrete card, though absent, but the work copes built, and the processor can be selected from at least mild to the most severe. You can also determine the most necessary SSD capacity for storing information.

Perhaps the only significant shortcoming, which, however, does not cover all the advantages of this ultrabook – its cost. Note that the easiest grade transformer Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro will cost you an average of $ 1,200.

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Dell corporate logo is not so often seen on the plates. The American company has repeatedly tried to gain a foothold in the market with their tablets, but little success and has not achieved. Everything changed in late 2013 when the newcomers came just four models: Dell Venue 7, Dell Venue 8, Dell Venue Pro 8 and 11 Dell Venue Pro. Venue Pro 7 and 11 Venue Pro we have already told you. Now turn and 8-inch representative of this line. Combines these tablets overall design, as well as some similarities in the stuffing, and other specifications. In addition, Dell Venue and Dell Venue 8 8 Pro, among other things, are also the same diagonal display, but different operating system, the tablet with the prefix «Pro» is based on Windows 8.1

But dwell on the Dell Venue 8. Can be assumed that this gadget will enjoy the greatest popularity of the quartet, because the plates with 8-inch is enough demand to date. The main feature of this tablet is the presence of processor Intel, which is very pleasing, given its relative budget (an average of about $ 250).

Technical characteristics Dell Venue 8

• Processor: Intel Atom Z2580 2000 MHz
• Memory: 2 GB DDR2 1066
• Storage: 16 GB of internal memory
• Display: 8 “1280×800 WXGA LED IPS, glossy
• Video: PowerVR SGX 544MP2
• Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
• Audio: 1 Speaker
• Interfaces: Micro-USB 2.0 (HOST / OTG), card reader SD / SDXC / SDHC, combo audio jack
• Extras: 2 megapixel front webcam, 5MP rear webcam
• Battery: 4100 mAh
• Dimensions, weight: 210x130x10 mm, 350 g
• Operating system: Android 4.2.2

Design Dell Venue 8

Appearance Dell Venue 8 pleasant enough. But fans of the gloss on it is not even worth watching, as it is completely matte. Buyer can make their choice in favor of pleasing colors, which in line two: the familiar black and bright red. The second, perhaps, to suit everyone who likes to stand out from the crowd, but the first color variation – uniquely for more respectable people. On the cover there is a corporate logo Dell, as well as rear webcam.

The material involved soft-touch plastic. In this he is no different from the Venue or Venue Pro 11 7. Such coverage is more pleasant to the haptics, but there is in it and a huge minus fingerprints remain on this surface even at the slightest contact, and get rid of them without special equipment is very problematic .

Frame around the display is sufficiently thin as possible, for example, the Dell Venue 7 it thicker. Screen is covered with a protective plastic over it is a front webcam. No physical buttons on the front of the housing is not provided, and the available interfaces are “scattered” around the perimeter of the Tablet PC. Orientation at Dell Venue 8 vertical.

In general, this gadget is good, as far as can be judged by the design of the device. He is strong enough, but if the rear cover much pressure it flexes, however, without any distinctive sounds. As regards the dimensions of the tablet, they are as follows: 21 cm long, 13 cm wide and about 1 cm in thickness.

Display, audio and webcam Dell Venue 8

It should be noted granted display Dell Venue 8 made by technology IPS, and for this it is possible to put an extra plus. However, this fact darkens the screen resolution – 1280×800 pixels, which would be more appropriate for a 7-inch gadget, rather than for the 8-inch. It also supports multi-touch. Brightness and contrast of this screen average as color rendition. But striking the individual pixels, which means that for such a small diagonal such permission.

Rear and front facing webcam, of course, are on the tablet is not for decoration. Front camera with a resolution of 2 megapixels can be used for video calls: With it, users can communicate with each other, such as Skype.

Say that a rear camera has a specific mandate, it is impossible. In this case, it boasts autofocus and a resolution of 5 megapixels, which, incidentally, can often be found even in much more expensive models. You can use it to make quick shots, especially when the camera is not at hand, but high quality requirements should not present a photo.

Dell Venue speaker 8 is on the bottom, and with a noticeable shift to the right. The disadvantage is that it can inadvertently cover hand, in landscape orientation, and in the book, which can significantly reduce the volume, which, in general, very good, as for the tablet. But, unfortunately, at maximum volume is still audible wheezing. But by and large, of the speaker should be quite sufficient for gaming, video and music playback. If not enough, you can use an optional headset as headphones.

Keyboard Dell Venue 8

In some models, the tablet with the device and provides a docking keyboard, but our hero can boast only virtual. Those users who have been exposed to the operating system Android, nothing new here not see. If you work with the OS first, then deal with the keyboard there is no trouble, all intuitive. If necessary, you can always change the language, select the letter or digital layout, etc. By the way, users are three touch buttons on the screen: “Return”, “Home”, “Menu”. More than any buttons on the front panel is not provided.

Performance Dell Venue 8

Dell Venue 8 is available to users in two trim levels, which differ only in internal memory, and they include the following features. First of all, is an operating system Android 4.2.2, which, in addition to ease of use, provides an opportunity to use gratuitously store Google Play. As the processor supports dual-core Intel Atom Z2580, the clock frequency of 2 GHz. Hyper-Threading technology can handle 4 simultaneous data stream, which has a positive effect on the efficiency of the processor. Additionally, we note that it is powered by 32-nm process technology, has 1 MB of cache memory, and power consumption is 3 watts.

Graphic processing is fully vested in the integrated graphics PowerVR SGX 544MP2, which is the operating frequency of 533 MHz. This accelerator shows quite good results for both graphics tablet. And tandem Intel Atom processor and this card is much higher than that was quite popular among tablets MediaTek MT8125.

RAM is available in 2 GB standard DDR2-1066 MHz, and built-in – 16 GB or 32 GB, but thanks to a microSD memory expansion slot that figure can be increased.

Ports and Communications Dell Venue 8

As part of the plate interface Dell Venue 8 can be compared with a younger model Dell Venue 7: their location and the number of identical, the only difference in the dynamics, which in the first case is just right. Right end is able to boast memory card slot for SD / SDXC / SDHC, which is hidden under the permanent cap. In models with 3G-modem and here is a slot for the SIM-card.

Left – Port Micro-USB 2.0 (HOST / OTG), as well as an oblong volume rocker. By the way, thanks to the support HOST / OTG device can be charged and connecting it to other gadgets.

At the top of the power button located tablets built-in microphone, as well as a combined audio jack.

In the lower part there is only a speaker located closer to the right edge of the tablet PC.

Note and wireless communications: Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. In addition, optional module available 3G. Of the sensors has an accelerometer, a gyroscope and an ambient light sensor. Recall that the accelerometer is responsible for the ability to change the orientation of the tablet, play games. Gyroscope determines the accuracy of movements in the same games (for example, the slope of the tablet right turns in the same direction as the car races, etc.). Well, the light sensor adjusts screen brightness required in specific circumstances.

Battery Dell Venue 8

Here also, there is complete identity with the Dell Venue 7: tablet equipped with a battery capacity of 4100 mAh which is (15.5 Wh). Gadget charging 10-watt power supply. Well, according to this indicator, we can conclude that the younger models autonomous figures are somewhat better than the older, given a more compact screen and less powerful processor.

However, despite this, Dell Venue 8 can work for a long time without recharging, and therefore perfect for long walks. In particular, watch movies without recharging get about 7 hours on maximum brightness, but with games the result is somewhat worse – about 3 hours.

Conclusion Dell Venue 8

Given that Dell has announced the launch of the tablet market once the four models, there is nothing surprising in the fact that they are very similar to each other. The main difference lies only in the diagonal of the display, operating system and filling – the more powerful the older models, and weaker at younger.

Dell Venue 8 has proved decent enough tablet PC with average characteristics. This gadget – an ideal purchase for mobile young people who need the tablet to surf the web, play and perform simple tasks. In principle, this is what is intended any tablet. So what’s the point of paying more, selecting a device status when this tablet is equipped with a convenient display for many 8-inch, good hardware components required ports and wireless communications? Choosing Dell Venue 8, you get a great functional device, so even for the low price.

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Tablet Acer Iconia W4 – direct successor to the W3, get a fresh Windows 8.1, the variation with 3G and lightweight body. Manufacturer finally got rid of the prefix Tab tablets to seriously work on the design and filling device. Will there be enough for her challenges and how comfortable W4 as a universal mobile assistant – read our review.

Technical characteristics Acer Iconia W4

• Screen: TFT IPS, 8”, 1280×800, capacitive, multitouch;
• Processor: Quad Intel Atom Z3740 1,33 GHz;
• graphics accelerator: Intel HD Graphics;
• Operating System: Windows 8.1;
• RAM: 2 GB;
• Internal memory: 32/64 GB;
• memory card support: microSD up to 32GB;
• wireless connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, 3G (optional);
• SIM: micro-SIM (optional);
• Camera: Basic – 5 megapixel, front – 2 MP;
• sensors: light; gyroscope;
• Battery: 4960 mAh;
• Dimensions: 219 × 135 × 11 mm;
• Weight: 415 grams.
• Packaging, equipment

The tablet comes in a striped box, which lists its main advantages.

The device is packaged in a milky film on which indicated the location of connectors and buttons. Inside is a standard set of accessories: charger, cable micro-USB <=> USB, cable micro-USB <=> USB OTG, user manual and warranty card.

Unlike the previous model with its own power connector, now micro-USB is used for charging and for connecting.

Appearance Acer Iconia W4

In comparison with W3, W4 has an improved design. Housing of the tablet is made of durable plastic, tried to look like aluminum. Even the picture on the silver back panel – vertical strips – typical for the metal housing.

Creators of new items, obviously wanted to achieve and another effect: the display with a black border in a narrow gray framed as if pasted on the silver case, protruding over it by about 1 mm. Above it is a front 2-megapixel camera and a light sensor. Windows key remained “below.”

At the top there is a power button.

At the bottom – two stereo speakers on the edges and micro-USB connector and 3.5mm audio, just right of center.

Any items left there, but the right – the whole scattering microphone, volume control buttons, slot micro-HDMI, signed micro-SIM slot and microSD. All slots are open and connectors, plugs not.

On the rear panel: top left – main camera lens, under it – convex manufacturer’s logo and stickers with information about the tablet. No access to the battery.

Build quality is good, the only remark – with pressure on the body heard a light crunch.

Ergonomics Acer Iconia W4

8.1 inches – the maximum diagonal display with which the tablet can embrace the fingers of one hand the average. True, a little confused by this: to get the first time on a microscopic “cross” in the windows of Windows can only be a very experienced user. And while trying to – and you can drop the tablet. Therefore it is better to hold it with both hands and fingers free to train.

Acer Iconia W4 quite heavy. No, compared to W3 it is certainly lighter (415 grams versus 500), but Android-powered devices with similar displays weigh an average of 320-350. Metal body would excuse, but here – it only imitation. And gloss: it fingerprints, and sometimes themselves fingers slip.

Power button and volume slightly protrude from the body, but have a small stroke, and is not always clear whether the press turned out, and how many times. Modelled Windows key handy. However, take a screen shot (Windows + volume down) not all come from the first time: the buttons are spaced far, and ergonomic control the volume in question.

Built-in stereo delight plural and sound unnerving location. In the vertical orientation of all right, but when you watch a movie I want to hear the sound from both sides, not just the left or right.

Screen Acer Iconia W4

Display with a diagonal of 8.1 inches has a resolution of 1280×800 pixels. It is a little, but it is made by technology IPS, promises excellent color reproduction and viewing angles. The sun stays legible – technology Zero Air Gap (no air gap between the touch panel and the actual display).

The screen supports up to five simultaneous touches and adequately react to them. But when it comes to small, point objects (eg, stations on the subway) to get right the first time is almost impossible. That is, the accuracy of the sensor is not very high.

Stock brightness large enough for many operations 30-40%, at a minimum is easy to read in the dark.

Interface software Acer Iconia W4

When you first turn the tablet user expects a “surprise” – a hint on the left side of the screen. It sometimes closes important controls and regular way to remove it is impossible. Need to go to the registry and change one of the parameters. For inexperienced users, this is the problem, does not give the joy of “care» Microsoft.

Another strange feature of the system – at the entrance to does not appear on-screen keyboard, it must be opened by clicking the appropriate icon in the Quick Launch.

The keyboard produces an ambivalent impression. On the one hand, it does not have the top row of numbers, on the other – they are “on-phone” grouped on a separate keyboard, and is located next to block additional characters. Looks strange button speed dial domain. RU – apparently also caring, however. COM would be useful to many, no less. Finally, the keyboard is not displayed on the screenshots.

System performance depends on where the open applications. From the Desktop, all opens quickly. But most of the “tiles” is slower. Third-party applications are loaded for a few seconds longer than their counterparts on Android-device with comparable characteristics.

Everything else is very slows gyroscope: switch screen orientation takes no apparent reason to five seconds.

In addition to the standard set of applications Windows 8.1, installed in the tablet party. This collection of tiles called “Applications Acer” and includes some proprietary software: Acer Explorer (shop and documentation, as well as media resources), Portal (cloud storage data), Docs (cloud work with documents), Remote Files (network access files on another device and exchange with them).

In addition, the applications installed Evernote, Litres, Yandex (Disc, Money, Maps), Kindle, «Vkontakte», NewsXpresso (news), TuneIn (access radio and podcasts), WildTangentGames (game store), 7Digital (music). Installed and Microsoft Office, for which the box has a license key.

Performance Acer Iconia W4

In line W4 have three options set: 32 GB of memory and 3G-module, 64GB with 3G and one without. The other characteristics are the same.

“Heavy” 1080p videos from YouTube little “stammer”: the trailer for the animated film that occurs on average once every two seconds. Video from social networks broadcast more smoothly.

Light games are excellent, Asphalt 8 jerky picture upset because dropped frames, and the game itself, “flew” twice in eight starts. Minion Rush is also not ideal, but the frame is lost and less bounce was not working.

Multitasking is given the tablet easily. Zooming in the browser works fine. Work with documents in the full version of Microsoft Office is very convenient, and an external keyboard – even more so. However, it must be purchased separately.

USB-host interface works: external hard drive and “Stick” recognized as well as on the desktop, file transfer speeds with them – up to 18 MB / s. Yota modem was completely ignored. For a model with 3G slot inability to connect the modem is not critical – a variant of the mobile Internet is. But for bessimochnoy it is not very convenient.

Camera Acer Iconia W4

The main camera with a resolution of 5 MP takes. More to say about it, alas, there is nothing: no setup, no special quality shooting or AF with flash. Since the time of W3 nothing has changed. We can say that it is present in this tablet for show everything to be like everyone else. Control shooting is not very convenient as small icons. Camera turns on for about five seconds, Homesick have time to wait.

The camera shoots in panoramic mode, storing the result in a format PANO. You can open it in a gallery or using third-party applications.

Video at up to 60 frames per second attracts only the specified number, the quality of the material is weak. Recording starts immediately after clicking the icon. From time to time instead of start recording shows “when recording video, something went wrong”, and the application returns to photography.

By the way, the tablet film finds a set of photos, giving ridiculous advice like “to see the film, pull the screen to the right.”

Front 2 megapixel camera is useful for video chat, more of it is required.

Wireless interfaces Acer Iconia W4

Modules Wi-Fi and Bluetooth work fine, found the number of wireless networks coincides with the opinion of other devices.

The tablet does not allow calls and send messages, micro-SIM slot only for access to the mobile Internet. Connection is successful, the work no complaints.

Autonomy Acer Iconia W4

Built-in battery, the assurance of the manufacturer, provides up to 10 hours without recharging. This is quite true.

Playing movies with a resolution of 720 (at maximum brightness and average loudness, in the “in plane”) discharge the battery in 5 hours 20 minutes. At constant 3G-connecting and synchronizing with net time of the screen about 2.5 hours (including its then for a moment, then an hour, with the launch of the browser, office suite, Angry Birds and standard applications) tablet lasted 9:00 for 10 minutes. Hour of play Minion Rush with an average brightness demanded 14% charge, Asphalt 8 – 18%, and an hour of reading at a minimum – 10%.

It is worth to note that from 10% to 0 discharging is somewhat faster than with higher numbers. To fully charge the battery from the network requires 1 hour 40 minutes.

Results Acer Iconia W4

Tablet for those who loves Windows and does not want to learn any other operating system. Acer Iconia W4 with an external keyboard is quite capable of working to replace a laptop when it comes to office applications and surfing, not video editing. Another strong point of the device – a powerful battery. The starting price does not seem but W3 experience shows that after six months, it may fall to 4-5 thousand and become quite competitive.

Pros Acer Iconia W4:

• long battery life;
• quality display;
• easy connection of USB-devices and televisions;
• full desktop OS.

Cons Acer Iconia W4:

• a lot of weight;
• weak camera;
• absence of GPS-module.

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ASUS CES 2014 before decided in the specific form stir interest in the announcement of a new hybrid device, which will be held at the upcoming exhibition.

Hero movie became a symbol of New York City and the United States – the Statue of Liberty, which brandishes a hybrid mobile device, iridescent two colors: green and blue.

You would think that the ASUS show at CES 2014 a new generation of hybrid device Transformer Book Trio , which advertises and the Statue of Liberty, and green and blue, gradually changing each other, are a combination of OS Windows (most likely, Windows 8.1, as from Windows RT it long refused ) and Android in both laptop and tablet mode. Recall that the current model Transformer Book Trio provides an opportunity to “dual-boot” mode only laptop.

It is also possible to suggest that the basis for a new generation of hybrid device 3-in-1 ASUS Transformer Book Trio lie processor Intel Atom ( Silvermont ).

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Since Microsoft has significantly updated the app to create notes OneNote for Windows-based devices, it took about four months. Apparently, that is how much time it took the software giant to create the next major update, which brings several key features, including the ability to search for images by keyword.

This function is called Camera Scan. She is able to automatically crop and flip photos, removing the shadows and increasing sharpness in those places where it is needed. To search for keywords it uses OCR system that allows a few seconds to find the right note.

In addition, the opportunity to save your notes, using the Share Charm. The update also brings full-screen mode and function Recent Notes, which organizes all the notes by date modified, regardless of the version of the application OneNote (Windows, iOS or Android), which is used to view a particular note. We should also mention the preview mode, which allows you to quickly navigate in search of the necessary notes.

Updating the OneNote for devices running Windows 8.1 is now available in the app store Windows Store.

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MSI on the Italian market the new All-In-One PC Wind Top AP200, a solution that combines an ergonomic design combined with a hardware equipment of the latest generation based on Intel platform. Equipped with an LED panel 20 “Multi-Touch (optional) HD +, the Wind Top AP 200 is designed for professionals or small businesses, but it can also be good for the home and those who work from home.

The system can be fitted with an Intel Pentium G3220 Processor or Core i3-4130, coupled with 4 GB/16 of RAM and storage department entrusted to a traditional hard drive rotary. Returning to the display, highlight the support Pivot with auto-rotation of the same when we decide to adjust it horizontally or vertically. No info on the price now, we leave you with the technical specifications that leave us perplexed, however, since it has not indicated support for touch screen Windows 8.1, chosen to say the least absurd.

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The Taiwanese company Acer has updated submitted in May of this year, notebook-transformer Aspire R7 with an unusual hinge screen, known as the “loop Ezel”.

An updated model of the laptop Aspire R7 comes with a new 2-core Intel Core i5-4200U family Haswell, running at speeds up to 2.6 GHz. Recall the basis of the predecessor model served as a Core i5-3337U (2,7 GHz). The main advantage of the new CPU, running at a lower frequency, is the graphics performance in the face of GPU Intel HD 4400.

The list of other improvements including 8 GB of RAM, compared to 6 GB of its predecessor, and twice the HDD capacity – 1 TB. Diagonal touch screen and resolution remain the same – 15.6 inches and 1920×1080 pixels respectively.

In terms of autonomy, the manufacturer promises 6.5 hours to 5 hours typical for the old model. In addition to updating the laptop Aspire R7, the price tag is “lost” at $ 100 ($ 900 vs. $ 1000), Acer offers a stylus pen with 256 levels of pressure on the price of $ 49. Powered Aspire R7 running Windows 8.1.

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Microsoft has opened pre-orders for the new version of the operating system Windows 8.1, an official release which will be held on October 18.

Windows 8 users will be able to install the update for free on October 17, the day before the official release of the OS on the market. Owners of Windows 7 can pay $ 120 for a DVD with a new version or a digital upgrade. Users of Windows XP and Windows Vista will not be able to install the new OS. The company from Redmond has set the “eight” to release updates and download the free Windows 8.1. Microsoft will also sell Windows 8.1 Pro for $ 199.

At the moment the official download Windows 8.1 may only developers and IT-specialists services MSDN and TechNet .

In Microsoft says that the changes made to the Windows 8.1 upgrade was significant. At the interface of the OS back button “Start” (in desktop mode), but it does not have the same functions as an element of the previous versions of Windows, and offers only proceed to the “Start”. Windows 8.1 has received a new browser Internet Explorer 11, which appeared in read mode, built-in client Skype. In addition, the operating system has improved support for SkyDrive direct saving on power, “cloud” service, and the ability to choose the home screen when the computer boots. 

In addition, Windows 8.1 boasts improved multitasking sensor applications, support for smaller living units, optimized for 7 – and 8-inch plate and a number of other innovations. Review of the preliminary version of the OS is available at this link .

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In Windows 8 in the pursuit of innovation Microsoft removed the “Start” button, which was perceived negatively by users. However, the problem was solved, though third-party tools. In Windows 8.1 redmondskaya company decided to return to this familiar interface element. Moreover, she made him stop in his first commercial advertising the new operating system.

In addition to the “Start” button, you can quickly switch between the standard interface and the Modern UI, Microsoft also drew attention to the possibility to use the same OS on different types of devices, and it divided the category of tablets and Surface. But the latter, in fact, the same tablet.

It is also worth noting that in August there was the largest number of activations of Windows 8 for the year, as reported by the head of marketing Microsoft Tami Reller (Tami Reller) at the last forum of developers.

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