Windows 8 Tablet: Sony VAIO Tap 20 Preview

A 20" Desktop Tablet from Sony, Running Windows 8. Impressive.

Sales Recommendation Review December 2012

Most notable changes over the last year are the disappearance of Netbooks and more surprisingly changes to the 17" XPS Laptop range, There are none available...

Last Year we made a number of recommendations. Published 3rd September 2011.

	Budget	Medium	High spec	Top spec
Tablet PC	Dell Streak 7" from £249	Dell Streak 5" from £349	Inspiron Duo from £429	n/a
Netbook	Inspiron Mini1018 from £229	n/a	Inspiron Duo from £429	n/a
Laptop	15 - Dual core from £349	15R - core i3 from £399	15R - core i5 from £549	XPS 15 - core i7 from £1072
Laptop 17"	17R - core i3 from £499	17R - core i5 from £629	17R - core i5 from £1058	17 - core i7 from £1393
Inspiron Desktop	560MT - Dual core from £279	620MT - core i3 from £329	620MT - core i5 from £499	620MT - core i5 from £749
XPS Desktop	XPS 8300 - core i3 from £429	XPS 8300 - core i5 from £679	XPS 8300 - core i7 from £1018	XPS 8300 - core i7 from £1539

This year we have updated the information as it was obslete.

Below is the new table. Published 3rd December 2012.

	Budget	Medium	High spec	Top spec
Tablet PC	n/a	xps 10 tablet from £399	n/a	XPS 12 convertible from £999
Netbook	n/a	see above	n/a	see above
Laptop	15 - Pentium from £299	15 - core i3 from £399	15R - core i5 from £479	XPS 15 - core i7 from £1179
Laptop 17"	17R - core i3 from £449	17R - core i5 from £579	17R - core i7 from £729	15z Ultrabook i7 from £559
Inspiron Desktop	660 - Pentium from £299	660 - core i3 from £349	660 - core i5 from £459	One 23 - Touch i7 from £1079
XPS Desktop	XPS 8500 - core i5 from £529	XPS 8500 - core i5 from £609	XPS 8500 - core i7 from £649	XPS 8500 - core i7 from £1229

Surprisingly the Laptop of the Month has become the Laptop of the last 12 months! still the best model on performance and starts at just £559 Which is very impressive.

Laptop of the Month : Dell XPS 15Z from £1299 Power packed with Core i7 and 8GB RAM

Incredibly thin and portable

Starting at 5.54 lbs. (2.51kg) and measuring just 0.97 inches (24.68mm) at its thickest point, XPS™ 15z is one of the thinnest 15" PCs on the planet. It’s optimized for long battery life with NVIDIA® Optimus™ graphics technology, so you can take it everywhere you go.

Uncompromising power
Whether you’re an aspiring filmmaker, a visual artist or a business innovator, XPS™ 15z has the power to turn your vision into reality with faster 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5 or i7 processors, Genuine Windows® 7 Home or Professional, and NVIDIA® GeForce graphics. And with up to 8GB of fast DDR3 memory available, XPS™ 15z is primed for high-performance tasks.