Sony Vaio Duo 11 Hybrid Tablet

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There’s a common dilemma that faces almost every techno-literate person – whether to get a tablet or a laptop. While most of us would like to have both gadgets, there are certain advantages to making do with just one device:

  1. Cheaper!
  2. Easy to manage data
  3. No need to duplicate apps
  4. Easy to carry – whether to your office or on holiday

But then, laptops and tablets both have certain drawbacks – there are certain tasks a laptop is better suited to, while there are times a laptop can seem unwieldy and bulky and you’d be better off with a tablet.

Look no further as Sony’s new Vaio Duo 11 Hybrid Tablet seems to be what you need! This hybrid tablet-laptop device packs the best of both worlds – allowing you to use it either as a tablet or as a notebook PC.

The Vaio Duo 11 Tablet is a hybrid-style ultra-portable (ultrabook) laptop that can be used in either form factor – as a regular laptop with a keyboard, or with the keyboard folded away, as a tablet. The Surf Slider design that sees the keyboard sliding out when required, and hidden when used as a tablet, is perhaps a best features of this tablet/laptop hybrid

Weighing 1.3 kg and just 17.85mm thick, the Vai Duo 11 Hybrid Tablet packs an impressive 11.6” capacitive touchscreen 1080p High Definition LCD.  Other features include:

  1. Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 CPUs
  2. Intel HD 4000 graphics
  3. RAM: 4GB or 8GB DDR3L 1600
  4. Near Field Communications – enabled
  5. Operating System: Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro
  6. Cameras: HD-capable front and rear cameras
  7. Solid State Disk (SSD) – 128 GB or 256 GB
  8. USB 3.0 ports that allow fast data transfer
  9. Location Services: Assisted GPS
  10. VGA and HDMI out
  11. Digitiser Stylus with handwriting recognition
  12. Wi-Fi and Ethernet ports
  13. Bluetooth

Looking at the above specs and features of the Vaio Duo 11 Hybrid Tablet, it seems power-packed enough to work as your primary office laptop. Creating presentations or emails will be easy enough and for the times when you need to relax and read your favourite online magazine, the tablet form factor should be just right.

The most interesting part about the Vaio Hybrid is the design. The ease of use the split/sliding case offers is remarkable. The overall design – with a modern, sharp effect, also seems very attractive. The tablet is finished in black, adding to the lifestyle-device aura. This does not look at all like a cheap, economy laptop. On the other hand, the Vaio Duo 11 Hybrid offers a lot of class and sleek elegance.

This Sony hybrid laptop/tablet also uses Windows 8 – In fact, it is one of the first devices to be made keeping Windows 8 in mind. The fancy new interface will really look good on the Vaio Duo, and as this new Operating System is meant to be used by both tablets and PCs, the Duo Hybrid Tablet seems the perfect device for it!

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