ASUS Transformer gets rave reviews

The ASUS Transformer Prime is the latest version of the company’s excellent convertible tablet form factor and it’s been going down a storm with reviewers and with buyers alike. One recent review in PC Pro said that the Transformer Prime was ‘an improvement over the original in most respects (and most other Android tablets), with better battery life, a superb screen, a good camera and much slicker design’. Hexus.net described it thus: ‘It is the thinnest and lightest tablet we’ve ever seen, yet it houses a gorgeous Super IPS+ display, a quad-core processor, arguably the best tablet camera, and, when combined with the bundled dock, dual batteries that’ll outlast a flight from London to Singapore’.

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Desktops Vs Laptops Vs Tablets… Part 3

Laptops are portable and provide just as much power as a desktop t oday – but there are still plenty of advantages from a user perspective to having a PC on the desk rather than one you take with you everywhere…

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Desktops Vs Laptops Vs Tablets… Part 2

Media tablet shipments in EMEA are expected to reach 22 million units in 2011, says IDC, so where does that leave desktops?

Driven by the success of Apple’s iPad, media tablet sales are expected to gather pace this year, with IDC predicting that over 22 million will be shipped in 2011 across the EMEA region. Adoption will continue unabated in Western Europe with continued uptake across all key countries, including the UK (See www.computer2000.co.uk/idc for the full release).

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Desktops Vs Laptops Vs Tablets… Part 1

Amidst the excitement about the new tablet formats now coming to market and the continued dominance of the laptop, the desktop PC seems to have been forgotten – but there are many reasons why customers might still want to opt for desktops and current trends could even lead to revival in their fortunes.

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