Why choose between a laptop and a tablet when you can have both? If you are planning to purchase one of the best transformer laptops now or in the foreseeable future, our top 5 will help you choose the right option for the price and specifications. The selection is based on expert reviews from Techradar and Lifewire.
5. Asus T102HA Transformer Mini
- It costs 28,999 rubles.
- Best of the budget 2-in-1 laptops.
- OS: 10 version of Microsoft Windows.
A thin, light and beautiful 10.1-inch hybrid laptop is equipped with a quad-core Intel Atom x5-Z8350 processor, and a graphics chip with Intel Gen8 architecture, has 4 GB of RAM and a 64 GB hard drive (plus MicroSD up to 128 GB).
Unlike many competitors, this transformer model comes directly from the box with a keyboard cover and a fingerprint sensor. The keyboard part is attached using a magnet, and can be rotated by 170 degrees, and for ease of use it is equipped with a stand.
Despite its small size, this good and inexpensive laptop tablet is equipped with a full set of all the ports necessary for a modern user: USB, micro USB, micro HDMI and MicroSD. It also boasts the fastest Wi-Fi 802.11ac technology at the moment.
The weight of the device without a keyboard is 530 grams, and with it increases to 790 grams. Battery life - up to 11 hours.
4. Microsoft Surface Book i7
- It costs 140,000 rubles.
- The best transformer laptop for creative professionals.
- OS: 10 version of Microsoft Windows.
One of the best laptops and tablets of 2017. It is 131% more powerful when compared with the 2015 version. The Surface Book i7 has a high-performance Intel Core i5 chip (or Intel Core i7, depending on version), a 128 GB hard drive, 8 GB of RAM, an HD Graphics 520 GPU and it can play video continuously for 12 hours.
Microsoft's top-of-the-line convertible laptop differs from most of its competitors in the way it attaches the keyboard and screen parts. For their connection are responsible for elements made from the glory of nickel with titanium. The keyboard can be disconnected only when the device is turned on, and a special sound a la “mechanism operation” will be heard.
The 13.5-inch removable display features fantastic color reproduction, and you can do web design with the Surface Pen (to be purchased separately).
The hybrid laptop does not have many ports and interfaces: Mini Display, two USB ports, a headphone port and an SD card slot. However, RJ-45, VGA and HDMI-output are missing, which is strange for such an expensive device. But there is biometric authentication using Windows Hello and a 5-megapixel front camera.
The laptop weighs 1.52 kg.
3. Lenovo Yoga 710
- It costs 72,499 rubles.
- The best hybrid laptop in terms of cost and performance.
- OS: 10 version of Microsoft Windows.
If there is an ideal combination of price and performance on the 2-in-1 hybrid notebook market, then its embodiment is the Lenovo Yoga 710. This compact device is controlled by the seventh generation Intel Core chip, equipped with 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB disk, as well as 14 inch multitouch IPS screen.
The manufacturer announced eight hours of operation without recharging, which is slightly higher than the average.
The laptop's benefits include a variety of port and wireless options, including 802.11ac Wi-Fi, USB 3.0, a microphone jack and microHDMI. Unlike most 2-in-1 devices, the Lenovo Yoga 710 does not have a removable keyboard. Instead, the laptop has a full 360-degree cover design that mimics tablet mode without removing the keyboard. Fortunately, this design did not lead to a significant weighting of the transformer notebook, and it weighs 1.55 kg. A real feather for modern large ultrabooks.
2. Asus Chromebook Flip C213SA
- It costs 23,000 rubles.
- The best transformer laptop for schoolchildren and students.
- OS: Chrome OS.
This Chromebook features an 11.6-inch anti-glare touch screen, a rugged case and a wide range of ports, including USB-C, USB 3.0, an SDXC card port and a Kensington lock slot. It also runs on the latest stable version of Chrome OS, which allows users to install applications directly from the Google Play store.
Asus claims that the C213SA can withstand a drop from a height of up to 1 meter. However, if the hybrid laptop doesn’t “survive” the fall, repairing it will not be too difficult. After all, the battery, the motherboard, and the keyboard are all modular.
The combination of the Intel Celeron N3350 processor, 4 GB of RAM, 32 GB of EMMC memory and integrated Intel HD 500 graphics is not very powerful, but it is suitable for typical Chromebook tasks: browsing the web, creating documents and basic photo editing.
The owner of this laptop does not have to worry about whether to take the charger to school or college. The C213SA can offer an impressive 11 hours of battery life.
The only drawback of the laptop is the difficulty with buying. So far, it is easier to find on EBay and Amazon than in Russia.
1. HP Specter x360
- It costs 80,000 rubles.
- The best executive laptop tablet.
- OS: 10 version of Microsoft Windows.
In the first place in the ranking of the best transformer laptops of 2017 is the 15.6-inch model with a resolution of 3840x2160, the new seventh-generation Intel Kaby Lake chip and the NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics card. On its “board” is 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of SSD, so there is enough space for the right applications and not too necessary, but such interesting games and videos. Any multimedia tasks, whether editing video or photo, the laptop will master easily. The manufacturer has provided two USB type-C ports for the highest data transfer speeds, charging and display support, as well as a USB 3.0 connector.
All this power comes with a battery that can last up to 12 hours in everyday use and up to nine hours in video playback mode.
