Top 5: Premium 2 In 1 Laptops / Tablets Over $750 In Australia

Chart: Looking for a new 2 in 1 laptop / tablet running Windows 8.1? Get work done by day and kick back with a touchscreen tablet by night. Here are the best premium machines in Australia as of June 2, 2015.

The focus here is on convertibles over $750 bucks. Over 20 models were considered from brands like Lenovo, Asus, HP, Dell, Acer, Toshiba and more.

Also: Top 5 Windows 2 In 1 Laptops / Tablets Under $750 In Australia.

For the moment, we’re going to leave Windows tablets with Surface-style fabric keyboard/screen-covers out of this premium chart. That the includes the brilliant new Surface 3 (which we just scored 80/100 in our Australian review), the Dell Venue line and the surprisingly affordable HP Pavilion x2.

Each tablet can capably serve as a great laptop replacement option, but represent a slight splinter category to this chart’s 2 in 1s with 360 degree flip hinges. For now.

Listed here are base-model specs only. The best deal also comes down to the price and extra specs you’re able to score. Also consider which features matter most to you: for instance, how important is screen resolution? What about battery life or storage?

Also: Top 5 Android Smartphones



Top 5 Chart

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8.1
8.1
7.9
7.8
7.5


HP
Spectre x360


Toshiba Portege Z20t


Lenovo
Yoga 3 Pro

Dell
Inspiron 13 7000

Asus Transformer
Book Chi T300 (2015)
Scoring Panel
  Gizmodo Australia
89/100
Gizmodo Australia
81/100
Gizmodo Australia
85/100
Gizmodo Australia
78/100
Gizmodo Australia
85/100
  Laptop Mag
4/5
Laptop Mag
Laptop Mag
3.5/5
Laptop Mag
Laptop Mag
3/5
  Good Gear Guide
3.5/5
Good Gear Guide
4/5
Good Gear Guide
4/5
Good Gear Guide
Good Gear Guide
3.75/5
  CNET
8.3/10
CNET
CNET
7.9/10
CNET
CNET
7.8
Quick Specs
Screen 13.3-inch FHD BrightView LED Touchscreen (1920×1080) 12.5-inch IPS Touchscreen with digitiser (1920×1080) 13.3-inch IPS touchscreen with Gorilla Glass (3200×1800) 13.3-inch IPS LED Touchscreen with non-digitiser stylus (1366×768) 12.5-inch LED Touchscreen (1920×1080 or 2560×1440)
2 in 1 Type 360-degree flip hinge 360-degree flip hinge 360-degree flip hinge 360-degree flip hinge Detatchable 360-degree flip hinge
Stated Battery Life 3-cell battery / Up to 12.5 hours 3-cell battery / Up to 17 hours (9 hours without keyboard) 4-cell battery / Up to 9 hours 3-cell battery (integrated) 3-cell battery (tablet 2 cell; dock 1 cell)
Starting Core Specs 2.2GHz Intel Core i5 / 4GB RAM / 128GB SSD 1.1GHz Intel Core M / 4GB RAM / 256GB SSD 1.1GHz Intel Core M / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD 2.2GHz Core i5-5200U / 4GB RAM / 500GB 5400-rpm HDD 1.2GHz Intel Core M / 4GB RAM / 128GB SSD
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