{"id":343,"date":"2012-12-17T12:07:27","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T17:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=343"},"modified":"2012-12-17T12:07:27","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T17:07:27","slug":"the-5-best-windows-8-tablets-and-laptops-you-can-buy-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2012\/12\/17\/the-5-best-windows-8-tablets-and-laptops-you-can-buy-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 best Windows 8 tablets and laptops you can buy today"},"content":{"rendered":"

The clamshell laptop is finally joining the beige desktop in the museum of computer artifacts. The basic hinged design made its first appearance in a device called the Grid Compass way back in 1982, so no one can scoff at the clamshell’s longevity. Nonetheless, times are finally changing, which means it’s time for the pure clamshell laptop to ride off into the sunset.
\nThe traditional clamshell is being replaced by a wide variety of designs that merge tablets and laptops into a single physical package. These Windows 8 hybrid devices should directly appeal to PC users who might otherwise buy thin-and-light laptops. First-generation hybrids are already shipping, and most of them are flawed in some way, but they nonetheless bring new use-case scenarios to a mobile computing paradigm that hasn’t changed much in 30 years.
\nSure, there have been attempts to upend the clamshell. Take Microsoft’s Tablet PC initiative during the Windows XP era. But those early efforts were hobbled by bolting touch control onto an operating system that was poorly suited for touch interfaces. Windows 8 and Windows RT, however, are designed from the ground up for the touch experience.
\nNow that we’ve reviewed a good number of Windows 8 portables, it’s time to step back, name the best models, and put them all in context. Given their intrinsic design compromises, none of them is a clear winner as a do-it-all system. But we can still look at five innovative designs, walk you through why you’d want one, and suggest which usage models may best apply to you.<\/p>\n

Primarily a PC: IdeaPad Yoga<\/h2>\n

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Full Story: The 5 best Windows 8 tablets and laptops you can buy today | PCWorld<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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