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The tablet is the new personal computer
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was one of a great many people who thought the iPad would be
a fl op. Along with every PC enthusiast the world over, I couldn’t
see how a ‘toy’ could encroach on the PC’s territory.
What possible use had these slates? We already had PCs, laptops,
netbooks and smartphones. Surely no-one would need a device that
sat somewhere between a laptop and a smartphone.
Now, of course, it’s easy to look back and see just how wrong we
all were. The original iPad was announced a mere three months after
Windows 7 shipped, ushering in the post-PC era in which we now live.
The tablet is the new personal computer.
The days of sitting at your PC to check and send emails are gone.
And tablets are pretty adept at other common PC tasks, too. On a tablet,
browsing the web, posting on Facebook, and editing- and sharing photos
isn’t merely possible – it’s better. Your tablet is now your e-reader, your
catch-up TV portal and your portable video-calling device.
The best tablets are still more affordable than even a mid-range
desktop PC or laptop, and have better-than-full-HD resolutions.
Few PC monitors can match their pixel-perfect displays.
Naturally, PCs will remain the obvious choice for business, since even
Apple has yet to fi gure out how to make a spreadsheet easier to use on a
tablet than a laptop or desktop computer. But, for virtually everything else,
a tablet is now the obvious choice. More portable than a laptop, and with
a longer-lasting battery, what’s not to like?
And I haven’t even mentioned their intuitiveness. Even a toddler
could fi nd their way around iOS and Android, particularly if they’re
given a ‘playpen’ version with which they are locked into a sandboxed
environment of kids’ games, apps, videos and books.
I will always be one of the PC’s most ardent supporters, but we’ve
all got to accept that its future is sat on a desk in an offi ce, or used by
increasingly few gaming enthusiasts and creative pros.
We’ve reviewed a whopping 20 tablets in this issue, including
7- and 10in models, plus those aimed specifi cally at younger children.
Turn to page 62 to read our reviews and buying advice.
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CONTENTS
FEATURES & GROUP TESTS
NEWS & ANALYSIS
8
Latest technology news
12
Do we need a web filter?
14
In defence of smartwatches
15
Apple’s payback
16
Curved screens a fad
62
TABLETS MEGA-TEST
17
Lenovo-Motorola buyout
19
Ask the experts:
curved screens
21
Apps must be
62
Tablets mega-test
80
Make Windows 8 work for you
86
Broadband survey 2014
92
Speed up a slow PC
96
Beginner’s guide to Android
more expensive
23
MediaTek chip to bring
powerful budget phones
24
You are being watched
25
XP support ends: what now?
52
REGULARS & OFFERS
TEST
CENTRE
52
REVIEWS
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Welcome
HARDWARE
34
Asus X102BA
35
HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15
36
Dell Precision M3800
37
Toshiba Satellite M50-A-11Q
38
Computer Planet nVidia Ultimate
39
Parrot Asteroid Smart
40
Dell 20 Touch Monitor E2014T
41
NEC MultiSync P242W
42
Jolla
43
LG G Pad 8.3
44
MSI R7 260X 2GD5 OC
45
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti
46
Samsung WB350F
46
Maxell MXSP-WP2000
47
AOC i2769Vm
48
Verbatim MediaShare Wireless
48
LaCie Fuel
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Contacts
28
New Products
BUSINESS
59
Dell Venue 11 Pro
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Kyocera Ecosys M2030dn
60
Epson WorkForce DS-510
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Asustor AS-604T
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TABLETS
64
Apple iPad Air
64
Google Nexus 10
65
Kobo Arc 10HD
65
Microsoft Surface Pro 2
66
Nokia Lumia 2520
66
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014)
67
Sony Xperia Tablet Z
67
Zoostorm PlayTab Q6010
68
Advent Vega Tegra Note 7
68
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
69
Apple iPad mini Retina
69
Google Nexus 7
70
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 8
70
Tesco Hudl
71
Amazon Kindle Fire HD
71
Fuhu nabi 2
72
Kurio 10S
72
Leapfrog LeapPad Ultra
73
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids
73
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Best Android games
146
Outbox
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54
East-Tec Eraser 2014
54
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CHARTS:
BUYER’S GUIDE
127
Ultraportable laptops
128
Sub-£500 laptops
129
£501-£1,000 laptops
130
£1,001+ laptops
131
Tablets
132
Smartphones
133
Gaming PCs
134
Mini PCs
135
All-in-one PCs
136
Offi ce PCs
138
Family PCs
139
Security software
140
Blu-ray drives
140
Wireless routers
141
Printers
142
USB & NAS drives
143
Projectors
143
Solid-state drives
144
Graphics cards
145
Flat-panel displays
112
Add a second screen
114
Move apps from SSD to HDD
116
Share photos in iOS
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Hide from Google
120
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