Dell Venue 11 Pro
Dell's
Venue 11 Pro is one tablet that works in three different ways. You can use it
as a typical Windows 8.1 tablet, snap it into a keyboard dock and use it like a
laptop, or remotely connect it to a dock hooked up to a monitor or TV to play
movies and TV shows on a larger screen.Dell says it has "The power of an
Ultrabook, performance of a desktop, portability of a tablet."The Venue 11
Pro is unmatched for practicality. There's a mini-HDMI output; a 3.5mm headset
jack; a full-sized USB 3 port; a volume rocker switch; and a Kensington lock
slot.The rear panel pops off to allow access to the 32Wh battery, and in a welcome
change from its predecessor, the Latitude 10, the Venue 11 Pro charges via
micro-USB.The Venue 11 Pro10.8-inch a Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) IPS display and
will be offered with Intel's Atom quad-core Bay Trail processors or a
fourth-generation Haswell processor up to Core i5 -- supporting up to 8GB RAM,
256GB of storage, WiDi and NFC.With the big screen and quad-core processor
you’ll get around eight hours of mixed use from a single charge, and a little
more if you turn down the brightness and avoid using Wi-Fi. That’s better than
the Surface Pro 2, though not the ARM-powered Surface 2. Eight to nine hours is
more than adequate for a day of work, and the Venue 11 Pro has one advantage in
that you can remove the back cover and replace the battery with a spare – a
real rarity in the tablet world.One thing that sets the Venue 11 Pro apart,
however, is that the back cover can flip off, revealing a removable battery.
Both versions of the tablet are pen-enabled, and each includes an 8-megapixel
back camera. Accessories include a $99 dock that allows you to push the
tablet's display to a larger monitor, a keyboard with a back stand, and a full
keyboard dock with USB ports.Price:$500.
VS
iPad Air 2
It's
even thinner and lighter than last time around and to a noticeable extent. The
screen is better, with more vibrant colours, it's more powerful thanks to its
A8X processor and the battery life holds up just as well. It even benefits from
Touch ID and Apple Pay and while these features aren't as exciting here as they
are on phones they're still nice to have.
In
short the iPad Air 2 really is the complete package and while you can always
find things to niggle about there are no significant flaws. In
the time since the original iPad Air launched everything else is still
struggling to match it and yet Apple has managed to raise the benchmark higher
still. Everyone else really has their work cut out if the iPad Air 2 is going
to be unseated from the number one spot. The new iPad Air gets an
improved A8X processor, better rear and front-facing cameras, an even thinner
and lighter design, an anti-reflective screen, a Touch ID fingerprint sensor,
and more built-in storage at higher configurations than last year. But The Air 2 isn't a big change from last year's iPad in terms of
overall function; battery life remains the same, although its battery life is
already pretty good. Audio playback via speakers makes the thin metal body
resonate more than before. The
Bottom Line The iPad Air 2 is a nice refinement and finesse of last year's
model, with a bevy of tweaks, enhancements, a much faster processor, and the
welcome addition of Touch ID. Simply put: it's still the gold standard for
tablets.
Weight: 437g | Dimensions: 240 x 169.5 x 6.1mm |
OS: iOS 8.1 | Screen size: 9.7-inch | Resolution: 1536 x 2048
| CPU: Triple-core 1.5 GHz | RAM: 2GB | Storage:
16/64/128GB | Battery: 7340mAh | Rear camera: 8MP | Front
camera: 1.2MP $349.95
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