digitalversus.com Updated: 2014-05-22 05:54:16
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Tech manufacturers were out in force at this year's La Factory tech show in Paris with all their finest new products for 2013/2014. We headed over to the Sony stand... Sony just announced a new hybrid computer at IFA Berlin. Doubling as both a tablet and...
Looks great, quality design, Good screen contrast, Pentium processor performs similarly to the previous generation of Core i3's...
Battery life, Unnatural colours onscreen, Keyboard only works via Bluetooth, Not enough ports, Low gaming capabilities...
The Sony Vaio Tap 11 is a stylish, well-designed machine. Unfortunately, it works much better as a tablet than as a laptop, and even as a tablet it suffers from a severely flawed screen, so-so processing power and low battery life. How could we even think...
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The Vaio Tap 11 is Sony's answer to the Microsoft Surface Pro 2. It's slim - less than 1cm from front to back, which Sony reckons makes it the "world's thinnest Windows 8 tablet" - and equally at home propped up on the desk like a regular PC, or nestled i...
Highly responsive touchscreen with excellent image quality and decent viewing angle, well-balanced and comfortable stylus, feels quick in use, long battery life...
Disappointing keyboard, lacklustre cameras, a bit big for general tablet use...
The Sony Vaio Tap 11 excels in many areas, while a few other low points rub off some of the appeal. On balance, though, Sony has got it broadly right. A better keyboard would earn it an extra half star, although it's unlikely that would be possible...
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The Sony Vaio Tap 11 is a Windows 8 tablet that comes with a keyboard so you can use it like a laptop. The keyboard is completely separate from the main tablet, with no cradle or magnets to hold them together – just a tiny docking port that snaps the keyb...
An interesting experiment in hybrid design, but this Windows 8 tablet is both too expensive and underpowered compared to the competition...
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Sony seems to have a bit of a fetish for developing "the world's thinnest" gadgets. They've already done it with the recently launched Vaio Pro, and they're now turning their attention to the tablet market with the new Sony Vaio Tap 11 Windows tablet . O...
The lightweight, slimline design of the Sony Vaio Tap 11 is undeniably attractive, and it's powerful enough to handle both entertainment and routine office work when it needs to. However, its modest battery life, and rather unappealing keyboard make it lo...
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itreviews.com Updated: 2014-05-22 05:54:16
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Mobile tablets and slate PCs seem to be everywhere these days, but few do much to distinguish themselves from the dozens of other black rectangles with touch screens on the market. The Sony VAIO Tap 11 manages to do what most other tablets fail to do, whi...
The Sony VAIO Tap 11 might be the best looking tablet PC we've reviewed, but while the tablet is attractive, the performance leaves something to be desired...
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Scores Every month, it feels like the gap between tablets and laptops is getting smaller – or at least, it feels like a new company is trying to make it smaller. Everything from the new Surface Pro 2 to the Samsung ATIV Smart PC or the Lenovo IdeaPad Miix...
Extremely thin, Responsive keyboard cover, Great Photoshop functionality...
Battery life could be better...
Intel is still working on getting the right formula for its lower-powered chips, and that's very much clear in the Sony VAIO Tap 11. The dream of having a full Windows 8 PC in a truly iPad-like package is so close to being achieved here, but remains impe...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated: 2014-05-22 05:54:16
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Every month, it feels like the gap between tablets and laptops is getting smaller – or at least, it feels like a new company is trying to make it smaller.Everything from the new Surface Pro 2 to the Samsung ATIV Smart PC or the Lenovo IdeaPad Miix 10 is t...
Extremely thin, Responsive keyboard cover, Great Photoshop functionality...
Battery life could be better...
The Sony VAIO Tap 11 is another brave venture into the tablet world from Intel and Microsoft, and another one with a few stumbles. While the Surface Pro 2 is comfortable in its guise as a laptop that happens to look mostly like a tablet, the likes of the...
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Sony proudly led the Windows 8 charge with its VAIO Duo 11 hybrid , and now it's the turn of the VAIO Tap 11. Unlike its hybrid stablemates, the VAIO Tap 11 treads a more conventional path – it unites a svelte Windows 8 tablet with a featherlight wireless...
Sony marries nippy performance and a superb HD screen to create the most desirable Windows 8 tablet yet...
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techradar.com Updated: 2014-05-22 05:54:16
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Microsoft's original Surface may have been hampered by the decision to use the Windows RT OS, but when the Pro version was released it proved that Windows 8 can work well on a tablet – all you need is a decent keyboard case and a boatload of power. Sony h...
Extremely thin, Responsive keyboard cover, Great Photoshop functionality...
Battery life could be better...
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tech.uk.msn.com Updated: 2014-05-22 05:54:16
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Over in Berlin at IFA 2013 there were a glut of Windows 8.1 tablets and laptops on show – but none more notable than the Sony VAIO Tap 11.The reason the Tap 11 stands out from the crowd is that it's the world's thinnest Windows 8 tablet with an Intel Co...
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ouritdept.co.uk Updated: 2014-05-30 06:39:57
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The number of tablet PCs being introduced to the market has been multiplying. However, very few of the devices succeed at distinguishing the styling, features, and functionality from their competition. For those in the market for a Windows tablet PC, the...
Attractive and portable design is thin and lightweight, Keyboard and highly versatile stylus pen is included in the price, Wireless keyboard detaches during use for added functionality, Screen display provides vivid colors and excellent viewing angles, Gr...
Device is unable to handle graphics and CPUintensive games, Touchpad space is rather limited on the keyboard, Keyboard does not attach to the tablet during use to enable the device to be used as a laptop, Modest battery life with inability to replace the...
If you are looking for a highly portable tablet PC that can handle light to moderate multitasking along with a few multimedia and office tasks, the Sony VAIO will get the job done for you. On the other hand, if you put in long days and require true laptop...
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thunderbaylive.com Updated: 2014-08-06 11:21:36
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Lisa Gade reviews the Sony Vaio Tap 11. This is a full Windows 8 64 bit tablet that can run legacy Windows programs like iTunes and Photoshop as well as Metro apps. It has a lovely 11.6″ IPS full HD Triluminos display with wide color gamut that works with...
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At first glance, the Tap 11 looks like a tablet (in fact, very much like their Xperia Tablet Z), but underneath the hood, you'll find a consumer-ultra-low-voltage processor which makes it a full fledged Ultrabook. As such, it will be able to perform like...
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At first glance, the Tap 11 looks like a tablet (in fact, very much like their Xperia Tablet Z), but underneath the hood, you'll find a consumer-ultra-low-voltage processor which makes it a full fledged Ultrabook. As such, it will be able to perform like...
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stuff.tv/my/ Updated: 2016-12-15 09:55:42
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One might say that the tablet is a super upsized version of Sony's ridiculously large phablet, the Sony Xperia Z Ultra . Design elements from Sony's Xperia smartphones are replicated on this Windows 8 tablet, right down to the rounded edges and aluminum l...
Magnetic keyboardSony has its heart in the right place with a magnetic keyboard that attaches to the Vaio Tap 11. The keyboard, however, is unwaveringly faithful to the Vaio Tap 11 it comes with. That means you can't use it with another Vaio Tap 11, as it...
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twitter: @lisagade) The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 needs some competition and Sony’s hoping their Vaio Tap 11 is it. There are several Windows 8 tablets on the market, but most are low priced, lower performance Intel Atom models or they’re chunkier and...
Thinner and lighter than the competition. Lovely Triluminos IPS display with wide color gamut. Keyboard feels more like a standard keyboard than most tablet keyboards. Has N-Trig digitizer and pen...
Not class leading performance, mediocre battery life. Stand doesn't work for lap use...
The Sony Vaio Tap 11 is a stylish and versatile tablet, and it’s one of the few with Intel Core CPUs under $1,000. Of course that $799 model means significant performance concessions, but if you’re workload is light to moderate and you just want to wa...
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How can you turn a clamshell laptop into a tablet without making it to a bulky, and unhandy convertible? Many answers have been found for this question in the past two years. Some separate the screen from a keyboard dock ( HP Spectre 13 ), others simply f...
Slim size with keyboard, Low weight, USB 3.0 type A, Stable viewing angles, bright TFT, Low waste heat, Swift SSD...
Comparatively short runtimes, Audible fan during load, Lowest performance in the category...
Vaio Tap 11 SVT-1121G4E/B Sony knowingly accepts performance disadvantages in favor of a thin casing, low weight, and usable battery runtimes. It cannot not be called a "laptop" in tablet size.Read all 3 comments / answerstatic version load dynamicLoading...
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The rush is on to offer tablet PCs with ever stronger laptop alter egos, and Sony makes a splash with its new VAIO Tap 11. It's a full Windows 8 tablet PC, impossibly thin and light, with a gorgeous screen and an even thinner keyboard cover at no addition...
Thinnest, lightest Ultrabook on the market, Vivid display readable even from the side, Solid benchmark performances...
Nearly impossible to use on your lap, Mediocre battery life, Display sometimes slow to respond to orientation changes, Screen prone to glare...
Sony's super-svelte VAIO Tap 11 comes with sharp looks, impressive specs—and a host of design and usability shortcomings...
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Sony's engineering chops are really showing this year, across its phones, tablets and convertibles portfolio. The Vaio Tap 11 is just the next in the line of slim, sexy looking devices Sony churns out, and as far as Windows tablets go, it can brag with...
Slimmest, lightest design of a fullsize Windows 8 tablet, Very good 1080p display, Included Active Pen stylus and magnetic keyboard cover...
Battery life is on the short side for a Haswell device, Thin kickstand only lets you prop the tablet on a desk...
Vaio Tap 11 is one of the most evolved instances of the new device breed that became possible with Microsoft's touch-friendly Windows 8, coupled with the frugal Haswell processor family of Intel. It is incredibly thin and light for an 11” Windows slate...
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Mobile tablets and slate PCs seem to be everywhere these days, but few do much to distinguish themselves from the dozens of other black rectangles with touch screens on the market. The Sony VAIO Tap 11%displayPrice% at %seller% manages to do what most oth...
Slim and stylish design. Wireless keyboard cover. Adjustable kickstand. Includes digitizer pen and apps for handwritten note taking and pen-compatible screen clipping.
Modest performance and battery life...
The Sony VAIO Tap 11 might be the best looking tablet PC we've reviewed, but while the tablet is attractive, the performance leaves something to be desired...
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computershopper.com Updated: 2014-05-22 05:54:16
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& Design When Microsoft unveiled the , the face of mobile computing shifted in a fundamental way: Here was a tablet that had all of the functionality of a Windows PC, in a form factor that measured half an inch thick and weighed only two pounds. Howev...
Attractive thin and light design, Comfortable keyboard, Excellent audio, Gorgeous 1080p IPS display, Pen included...
Cannot use tablet and keyboard on your lap at the same time, Fair amount of keyboard flex, Terrible palm rejection on the touch pad, Tepid performance, Short battery life...
The ultrathin Sony VAIO Tap 11 looks great and ships with a wireless keyboard and pen, but beneath the hood this tablet suffers from slower performance and shorter battery life than the competition...
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The Vaio Tap 11 is Sony's answer to the Surface Pro 2, and potentially proof that this form factor can really work. This 11.6-inch tablet has a kickstand and an included, detachable keyboard. It's also extremely thin, promises plenty of battery life, and...
Extremely thin and light, Beautiful display, Surprisingly good keyboard...
Mediocre build quality, Can't connect keyboard when using tablet, Needs deeper pen integration...
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When you pick up Sony's Vaio Tap 11, you can't help but feel that it is a direct competitor to Microsoft's Surface line of devices. A few different OEMs have already tried to cut out their spot with devices similar to the Surface, but none have yet to hit...
Great design and external aesthetics make for an elegant machine. Stylus works excellent and couples well with included “holder” attachment. Keyboard works great and integrated charging with the tablet means you will never forget to charge it. Display is...
Poor positioning for the stylus holder. Longer battery life would have been desired. Buttons around the edges can feel too recessed and hard to press...
Overall the Sony Vaio Tap 11 is an excellent product and one of the best Windows 8 tablet hybrids we have reviewed to date. The exterior is beautiful, and the 1080p HD display shines like none other we have seen before. The kickstand and wireless keyboar...
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Sony knows how to make a good looking tablet. Flush from the success of the XPERIA Tablet Z, the company has borrowed the same slimline aesthetic for a Windows 8 version, the Sony VAIO Tap 11. It’s the thinnest full-Windows tablet around with a proper...
Sony expects the VAIO Tap 11 to hit store shelves in late-October, by which point Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2 will have just had time to begin filtering out to tableteers. Only time will tell how the two compare, but that’s something we’ll be looking at...
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Sony already boasts one of the thinnest Android slates on the market with its Xperia Tablet Z, but now its sights are set on Windows 8. The $1,099 Sony VAIO Tap 11 measures just 0.39 inches thick, yet packs an Intel Core i5 processor and a 128GB SSD. At l...
Slim design, Sharp display, Quality audio, Accurate pen input...
Impractical as a notebook, Short battery life, Runs a little hot...
The Sony VAIO Tap 11 offers a sharp display in a thin design, but its short battery life and awkward detachable design are drawbacks...
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