Sony Vaio Tap 21

If you are searching for portability, again this isn't the accessory for you. The Sony Vaio Tap 21 book is for those who like things big. It may be classed as a book but this is about an all-in-one PC arrangement that can be laid collapsed and use as a Surface-esque table computer.

This isn't the aboriginal time that Sony has confused into this accretion space. Last year it brought the Vaio Tap 20, but at IFA 2013 it has added an inch and tinkered a blow with the specs.

For a start, the Sony Vaio Tap 21 may accept acquired an inch on its affectation but it has afford some pounds – it is now 50% lighter than its antecedent at 3.6kg.

This by no way agency that you will be lugging the book on to the alternation to absorb you on your drive but it does attending a lot slicker if upright.

The awning resolution has been upped, too. Under the black of IFA's appearance attic – not abundant for demography photos but IFA is all about the affection lighting – the 1920 x 1080 awning shone bright. This new and bigger resolution agency it is an ideal accessory to watch movies on.

The angle on the aback of the Tap Vaio 21 now seems easier to use, which agency it is a little quicker to change the apparatus from a acceptable all-in-one PC awning to a collapsed table book on which you can play games. We had a go at an air hockey sim and it seemed appealing impressive.

As for the big screen, it was absolutely responsive. Sony is bundling a accomplished host of apps that plan with its 10-point blow technology, so you should be able to get a lot of use out of the touchscreen if upright.

Like we accept with a lot of blow PCs, though, if there is a Bluetooth keyboard attached, we still get a little abashed about whether to crowd the awning or blow a key.

This isn't Sony's accountability but it may beggarly some of the blow functionality will be absent if you use it in its non-tablet guise

As able-bodied as the touchscreen apps, Sony is aswell pre-installing Movie Studio Platinum, Acid Music Studio, Sound Forge Audio Studio software into the Vaio Tap 21. Considering these all add up to about $200 that's an absorbing haul.

We're not abiding it is abundant admitting to get over the actuality that the Sony Vaio Tap 21 feels a little like a gimmick.

It's absolutely a able machine, that makes use of a Core i7 Haswell chip, but you will charge some acceptable to accept the Tap 21 over a added acceptable all-in-one setup.