Personally I think the T100 CHI is a much better option than the T100 HA. Sure its not as new, but the upgraded screen and build more than makes it better than this pick. Whats more Theres lots of deals that puts it in the almost the same as the MSRP price of the HA. http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Transformer-Book-T100-C...
They still do the big reviews where they delve into every tiny aspect of products and they also do these smaller editorial style posts. Personally I don't mind seeing the occasional roundup of products that they recommend.
Why not have these, especially around the time everyone is looking to indulge in a bit of retail therapy.
It's funny how when ever a list of products is compiled by anyone, someone comes along and complains about missing entries, sometimes not even bothering to give the slightest explanation of what they want.. yet smiling in a weird way :)
Lenovo is just releasing the Yoga 460, but there perhaps won't be availability in the USA until January 2016. They have also announced a P40 Yoga. Both of these will have 14 inch 1440p screens with Wacom AES.
the yoga 900 price range in dollar is almost reasonable, but in euro it goes from ~1500€ to 1800€, it's simply aggrevating.
i'm glad they are back at the 15w CPUs and increased battery size, but battery life could still be better what i have heard. and using an 3200x1800 rgbw-display with only two subpixels per pixel (correct me if i'm wrong), offering worse contrast than many cheaper tn-panels is the stupidest display choice they could make. and they stick with it year after year.
I think the Yoga 700 will hit the sweet spot for me, so I ordered the i7 w/ 940M. I'm upgrading from an original Yoga 13, so the size is just about the same and that's fine with me. The 1920x1080 resolution is ideal for me, especially with the 14" screen, because I don't have to deal with scaling. I do some graphics and web design work and that often needs to be pixel perfect. Getting the dGPU is a huge bonus, maybe not enough to play modern games but that's not something I would expect in this category.
Samsung Pentile on the Lenovo? Why oh why? I'm wondering if anyone has had a good look at it and see if it has the same discrepancies as the older pentile panels.
If you mean problems with yellow rendition this has been fixed since the yoga 3 pro. I have a y3p and the screen is very lovely, even with the rgbw matrix. It's still not as power efficient as the igzo panels, but despite knowing the contrast ratio is only in the 500s instead of the 1000 range, it still looks very rich and contrast to my eye.
PS if you're willing to live with the lower sustained performance of the core M, Lenovo.com is selling the Yoga 3 Pro for $699 thru Sunday dec 6. That's a great deal for a very well built laptop. Is the yoga 900 better? Sure, but not $500 better in my book.
I am really surprised to not see Acer Aspire R14 R5-471T variant under budget category. In fact, for some reason no one is reviewing that laptop even though it has got off the chart love and rating from best buy official buyers. Sad to see companies like anadtech doing bias for less popular brand like Acer even if it is better in terms of value for money.
Oh dear, another tech article that reads like tablet computers are a new thing.
"This final installment will focus on convertibles. This category sprouted out of nowhere with the release of Windows 8"
The GRiD Systems 2260 Convertible with Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 would like a word with you about that, considering its debut in the late 1980s. Convertible tablets are literally decades old as a concept.
"ASUS basically invented this class, with the launch of the original T100 back in 2013."
And Compaq beat them to the punch by a decade with the TC1000 in 2002 (which HP revised into the TC1100 the next year), with a detachable keyboard bearing a very nice swivel hinge that nobody's dared to copy since. Shame, since the modern "hybrid" tablets would be a lot better off for it.
I would've also preferred if each recommendation actually had something to say about the active pen digitizers used in this latest crop of convertibles. Microsoft's gone to N-trig now, Lenovo's taking up Wacom AES (as opposed to the older, proven Wacom Penabled EMR), and then there's the few odd ones out like Atmel and Synaptics.
Good pen input is CRITICAL if you're selling to artists and other creative sorts, as well as students needing a digital alternative to paper note-taking.
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galfert - Monday, November 30, 2015 - link
Ummm... Surface Book?id4andrei - Monday, November 30, 2015 - link
If you read Anandtech's review, you'd see they concluded it with a "don't buy until all issues are fixed". MS' new toy apparently has a bad start.ikjadoon - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
"The first firmware update fixed a lot, but there are still too many outstanding issues to recommend the Surface Book at this time."ImSpartacus - Monday, November 30, 2015 - link
It has some classic "1.0" flaws, not unlike the first Surface Pro.It'll probably be better in a year or two.
Ex14 - Monday, November 30, 2015 - link
Personally I think the T100 CHI is a much better option than the T100 HA. Sure its not as new, but the upgraded screen and build more than makes it better than this pick. Whats more Theres lots of deals that puts it in the almost the same as the MSRP price of the HA. http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Transformer-Book-T100-C...edzieba - Monday, November 30, 2015 - link
The Thinkpad Yogas are also worth considering.dgingeri - Monday, November 30, 2015 - link
I really like my Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2 in 1. I'm surprised it didn't get mentioned here.soliloquist - Monday, November 30, 2015 - link
Any update on the i7 SP4? Heard they were supposed to be available at the end of November. Still haven't seen any reviews of it, have they come out?wyewye - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Its funny how since Anand sold out you are increasingly smug while decreasing the quality of the articles.You completely exclude leading products from your lists without even bothering to give the slightest explaination.
Its like you want to die faster :)
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Which products did we skip that you would like to see included?asdf@asdf@asdf - Sunday, December 6, 2015 - link
How about Acer Aspire R14 2015 edition?http://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-aspire-r14-2-in-1...
jimbo2779 - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
They still do the big reviews where they delve into every tiny aspect of products and they also do these smaller editorial style posts. Personally I don't mind seeing the occasional roundup of products that they recommend.Why not have these, especially around the time everyone is looking to indulge in a bit of retail therapy.
MrSpadge - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
It's funny how when ever a list of products is compiled by anyone, someone comes along and complains about missing entries, sometimes not even bothering to give the slightest explanation of what they want.. yet smiling in a weird way :)jimbo2779 - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Are there any 14" or bigger convertibles that have an active stylus?Klug4Pres - Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - link
Lenovo is just releasing the Yoga 460, but there perhaps won't be availability in the USA until January 2016. They have also announced a P40 Yoga. Both of these will have 14 inch 1440p screens with Wacom AES.fokka - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
the yoga 900 price range in dollar is almost reasonable, but in euro it goes from ~1500€ to 1800€, it's simply aggrevating.i'm glad they are back at the 15w CPUs and increased battery size, but battery life could still be better what i have heard. and using an 3200x1800 rgbw-display with only two subpixels per pixel (correct me if i'm wrong), offering worse contrast than many cheaper tn-panels is the stupidest display choice they could make. and they stick with it year after year.
MattCoz - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
I think the Yoga 700 will hit the sweet spot for me, so I ordered the i7 w/ 940M. I'm upgrading from an original Yoga 13, so the size is just about the same and that's fine with me. The 1920x1080 resolution is ideal for me, especially with the 14" screen, because I don't have to deal with scaling. I do some graphics and web design work and that often needs to be pixel perfect. Getting the dGPU is a huge bonus, maybe not enough to play modern games but that's not something I would expect in this category.Dug - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Samsung Pentile on the Lenovo? Why oh why?I'm wondering if anyone has had a good look at it and see if it has the same discrepancies as the older pentile panels.
Voldenuit - Saturday, December 5, 2015 - link
If you mean problems with yellow rendition this has been fixed since the yoga 3 pro. I have a y3p and the screen is very lovely, even with the rgbw matrix.It's still not as power efficient as the igzo panels, but despite knowing the contrast ratio is only in the 500s instead of the 1000 range, it still looks very rich and contrast to my eye.
Voldenuit - Saturday, December 5, 2015 - link
PS if you're willing to live with the lower sustained performance of the core M, Lenovo.com is selling the Yoga 3 Pro for $699 thru Sunday dec 6. That's a great deal for a very well built laptop.Is the yoga 900 better? Sure, but not $500 better in my book.
gixser - Thursday, December 3, 2015 - link
The price mentioned for the base X360 is wrong. Its starts at $800 from what I can see.gixser - Thursday, December 3, 2015 - link
Whoops....$899xCyborg - Thursday, December 3, 2015 - link
Why no more stylus? WHY?asdf@asdf@asdf - Sunday, December 6, 2015 - link
Hi,I am really surprised to not see Acer Aspire R14 R5-471T variant under budget category.
In fact, for some reason no one is reviewing that laptop even though it has got off the chart love and rating from best buy official buyers.
Sad to see companies like anadtech doing bias for less popular brand like Acer even if it is better in terms of value for money.
NamelessPFG - Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - link
Oh dear, another tech article that reads like tablet computers are a new thing."This final installment will focus on convertibles. This category sprouted out of nowhere with the release of Windows 8"
The GRiD Systems 2260 Convertible with Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 would like a word with you about that, considering its debut in the late 1980s. Convertible tablets are literally decades old as a concept.
"ASUS basically invented this class, with the launch of the original T100 back in 2013."
And Compaq beat them to the punch by a decade with the TC1000 in 2002 (which HP revised into the TC1100 the next year), with a detachable keyboard bearing a very nice swivel hinge that nobody's dared to copy since. Shame, since the modern "hybrid" tablets would be a lot better off for it.
I would've also preferred if each recommendation actually had something to say about the active pen digitizers used in this latest crop of convertibles. Microsoft's gone to N-trig now, Lenovo's taking up Wacom AES (as opposed to the older, proven Wacom Penabled EMR), and then there's the few odd ones out like Atmel and Synaptics.
Good pen input is CRITICAL if you're selling to artists and other creative sorts, as well as students needing a digital alternative to paper note-taking.