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Awesome Tablets

Microsoft Surface Book i7

Microsoft Surface Book i7

The most powerful version of Microsoft’s hybrid portable computer packs a more powerful Intel Core i7 CPU, GTX GeForce 965M GPU, up to 16GB RAM, up to 1TB SSD storage and a battery that lasts up to 16h. It also works with the new Surface Dial control peripheral.

Lenovo Yoga Book

Lenovo Yoga Book

The Lenovo Yoga Book’s flat keyboard doubles as a Wacom digitizer so you can sketch or take notes on the go. It has an Intel Atom CPU, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage and a microSD slot. It will be available as a $549 Windows 10 or a $499 Android system.

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Acer Switch Alpha 12

Acer Switch Alpha 12

Acer’s 2-in-1 Windows 10 notebook packs the power of a proper Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 CPU, and a quiet liquid cooling system. The 12″ IPS display offers 2160×1440 resolution, and the system includes a keyboard. An optional active pen adds drawing capabilities. Drops 6/2016.

Huawei MateBook

Huawei MateBook

The MateBook has the iPad’s looks and the Surface Pro’s brains. This Windows 10 convertible has a 12″ 2560×1440 touchscreen, a dual-core Intel Core M CPU, up to 8GB RAM, up to 512GB SSD and a USB-C port. It has an optional slim-profile keyboard, stylus and dock.

Rand McNally OverDryve

Rand McNally OverDryve

A 7″ tablet designed to bring old vehicles up to speed with modern features found in newer cars, such as hands-free calling, music streaming, voice-activated navigation, a backup camera, collision warning, vehicle diagnostics and more.

Acer Predator 8 Gaming Tablet

Acer Predator 8 Gaming Tablet

Acer’s Android gaming tablet exudes attitude with its angular, dark grey and red case. It rocks a 4-speaker surround audio system, powerful haptic feedback, grippy back, a speedy Intel Atom Z8700 CPU, and a sharp 8″ 1920 x 1200 touchscreen.

Toshiba dynaPad

Toshiba dynaPad

At just 0.3″ thick and weighing only 1.28lb., this is the thinnest and lightest 12″ Windows tablet yet. It has a 1080p display, a digitizer pen with 2,048 levels of sensitivity, a microSD slot, a 1.44Ghz quad-core Intel Atom CPU, 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga

Lenovo’s newest laptop-tablet hybrid has an optional 2160×1440 OLED touchscreen for eye-popping brightness and color saturation. It also has an integrated stylus and up to 6th gen Core i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD. Available 2/16 starting at $1450.

Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Microsoft reminds Apple what a pro tablet looks like. Like its predecessors, the Surface Pro 4 runs a desktop OS – in this case Windows 10 – and has a (pseudo) optional keyboard cover, which has better spacing and a larger touchpad than the Pro 3.

Microsoft Surface Book

Microsoft Surface Book

Microsoft once again improves on the laptop-tablet hybrid. The Surface Book has a 13.5″ 3000×2000 display that can be used as a tablet when undocked from its laptop-grade keyboard. The latter also has additional battery and an optional discrete GPU.

Noteslate Shiro Writing Tablet

Noteslate Shiro Writing Tablet

4+ years in the making – the Noteslate aims to replicate the feel of writing with a pencil, but in a digital device that can store and share notes and drawings, and doubles as an e-reader. Be one of the first 999 pre-orders and get the special signature edition. (Thanks Thomas!)

2015 Amazon Fire Tablet

2015 Amazon Fire Tablet

Yep, that’s a six-pack of tablets. Amazon’s new entry level 7″ tablet costs just $50, and if you buy five of them you’ll get an extra one for free. It has a 1024×600 IPS display, a 1.3GHz quad-core CPU, 8GB storage and a microSD slot.

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iPad Pro

iPad Pro

The iPad Air 2’s big brother has a crazy-sharp 5.6 megapixel 12.9″ display, enhanced multitouch, a 1.8x faster CPU, four speakers, and an optional tactile keyboard cover ($169) and a pixel-precise, pressure- and tilt-sensitive stylus dubbed the Apple Pencil ($99).

Toshiba Satellite Radius 12

Toshiba Satellite Radius 12

The Satellite Radius 12 is the world’s first laptop-tablet hybrid with a 12.5″ 4K touchscreen display. It’s also certified by Technicolor for color accuracy. It also has Intel’s new Skylake CPUs and Windows 10 facial authentication. Drops Q4 2015 for $999+.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

The king of phablets returns with a steel and glass case. The Galaxy Note 5 has Qi charging and even more stylus and productivity features, like taking notes while the screen is locked. It’s got 2x the memory, but sadly its microSD slot is gone.

2015 Microsoft Surface 3

2015 Microsoft Surface 3

Like the Surface Pro 3, the Surface 3 runs the desktop version of Windows 8.1. It has a 10.8″ 1920×1280 touchscreen, an Atom CPU, a USB 3.0 port, DisplayPort and a microSD reader. The keyboard cover and stylus are sold separately.

2015 Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2

2015 Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2

The Windows-based Yoga Tablet 2 has AnyPen technology, which lets you use anything with a metal or graphite tip – a pencil, a pen, a fork –  as a stylus. Thankfully, the screen is scratch-resistant. Wacom should get this on its tablets.

Jolla Tablet

Jolla Tablet

A high-end tablet at a competitive price. The Jolla Tablet has a 7.85” 2048×1536 display, a 1.8GHz Intel quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage and a 3400mAh battery. Its Linux-based Sailfish OS supports Android apps.

Google Nexus 9

Google Nexus 9

Google & HTC’s Nexus 9 tablet has an 8.9″ 2048×1536 IPS LCD display, HTC’s beloved dual front-facing speakers, 2GB RAM, the beastly Tegra K1 64-bit CPU – which also powers the NVIDIA Shield Tablet. Runs Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro

The Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro aims to be a kickass media consumption device. The Android 4.4 tablet has a 13.3″ 2560×1440 display, JBL front-facing speakers, a 5W subwoofer and a built-in projector that can beam up to a 50″ display.

2014 Kindle Fire HD

2014 Kindle Fire HD

This crazy cheap tablet comes in 6″ or 7″ and has a 1280×800 display, a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU and the new Fire OS 4. The Kids Edition has a protective case and comes with a 2-year no questions asked replacement warranty.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

The Note 4 has a 5.7″ 2560×1440 Super AMOLED screen, a 2.7GHz quad-core CPU, 3GB RAM, 16mp rear camera and a (real) metal frame. It also lets you resize and minimize app windows and drag-and-drop content between apps.

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

A variant of the Galaxy Note 4, the Galaxy Note Edge has a narrow, curved display bar that provides quick access to notifications, shortcuts and widgets. But it can also be personalized, and developers will be able to add to its functions.

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