It also brings the display closer to you so it's easy to reach out and touch it. Given the IPS display's wide viewing angles and the fact that this is the angle I prefer most of the time, I have no complaints. The display is fixed at 135 degrees, which some find annoying. Lift the display section up by its grab point at the top of the display and it converts into a laptop form factor with full keyboard and small trackpad. When closed it looks like a big tablet significantly larger than the iPad or 10" Android tablets, but not much bigger than 11.6" Windows 8 tablets. There's a pen well that pops out and a clip-on pen holder for travel.įor those of you not familiar with the older Duo, the Vaio Duo 13 is a Windows 8 64 bit slider convertible. The digital pen's tracking and sampling rate are higher for better tracking when drawing quickly. There's even an abbreviated wrist rest area and a half height Synaptics trackpad that replaces the embedded pointer stick used on the Duo 11.
The keyboard is larger and has more travel and tactile feel. Sony addressed most every complaint we had about the Duo 11: the hinge is much smaller and simplified and it's easier to raise the display when placing it in laptop mode. Very high spec configurations quickly escalate to $2,000, but Sony just started running sales on upgrades for build to order models, so you can grab the i7-4650U with Intel HD 5000 graphics and 8 gigs of RAM for around $1,670. Pricing starts at $1,399 for the Core i5 with 4 gigs of RAM and a 128 gig SSD, making this a pricey machine. All models have dual band Broadcom WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, a front 2MP camera and a rear 8MP camera. The machine is available with 4 or 8 gigs of DDR3 RAM and 128, 256 and 512 gig SSD drives. The Ultrabook-tablet is available with Core i5 and i7 CPUs just like the Sony Vaio Pro with Haswell, and you have a choice of Intel HD 4400 or HD 5000 graphics. and it runs on Intel's fourth generation Haswell CPUs. This Windows 8 convertible tablet weighs 2.93 lbs. Sony's impressive that way: they manage to squeeze more features and internals into small places than any other computer maker. the Duo 11's 11.6" display, yet it's just a few ounces heavier and is nearly the same size.
The Duo 13 sports a bigger 13.3" display vs. In Chief (twitter: much-anticipated Sony Vaio Duo 13 is the manufacturer's reboot of the innovative but not quite perfect Vaio Duo 11. What's Not: Not cheap, keyboard travel is short. What's Hot: Superb full HD display with wide color gamut, fast performance and 4th gen Haswell CPUs, extreme battery life, works as a tablet and laptop, has a digital pen for notes and art. Home > Windows 8 Convertible Tablets and Ultrabook Reviews > Sony Vaio Duo 13 (SVD13213CXB)
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