Samsung seems to have given up trying to choose between Windows and Android or laptop and tablet, and has thrown them all in together.
If that sounds like a recipe for a lumpy device and awkward boot-switching, you're in for a pleasant surprise with the Ativ Q. This sleek tablet laptop hybrid uses the same Intel Haswell Core i5 chip to run both Windows 8 and Android 4.2.2, which makes switching between them as quick and easy as tapping a screen icon. The operating systems also share a file system, and you can pin Android apps to the Windows start screen.
The most eye-catching feature of the Ativ Q is the hinged strut that lets you fold down the screen to create a tablet, flip it up to create a laptop or spin it round to create a viewing stand, which is ideal for watching video.
The 3,200 x 1,800 resolution qHD display gives a pixel density of 275ppi on the 13.3in touchscreen. For extra precision, there's an S Pen included.
The screen's resolution is superb and outclasses the Retina display on Apple's Macbook Pro range. The full-size QWERTY keyboard is thin and comfortable, with two mouse buttons and an old-school trackpoint in the middle of the keyboard.
At 13mm deep and 1.29kg, the Ativ Q feels more like a laptop (albeit a super-slim one) than a tablet, and you'd struggle to hold it in one hand for long, but it would be unfair to quibble about that, given what's packed into it. Its screen strut houses the Intel chip, 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD, along with USB 2, USB 3 and Micro HDMI ports, a microSD slot and a battery that lasts around nine hours.
As we went to press, Samsung was rumoured to be accepting pre-orders in Germany for €1,599 (£1,370), which seems pretty high. Sony's hybrid Vaio Duo 11 is £130 more expensive but contains an i7 chip for faster performance. The Ativ Q is an attractive machine and the dual OS is extremely convenient, but until prices fall, we're happy to use a PC and tablet in tandem.
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