Windows 8 hardware: laptops, desktops, tablets, and convertibles designed for the touchscreen operating system – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2013-10-02T16:30:05+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/3315519 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Sean Hollister <![CDATA[Dell unveils first four Venue tablets, including a Microsoft Surface competitor]]> https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/2/4793408/dell-unveils-first-four-venue-tablets-including-a-microsoft-surface 2013-10-02T12:30:05-04:00 2013-10-02T12:30:05-04:00
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HP isn't the only beleaguered PC manufacturer unleashing a tablet blitz. Today, Dell is revealing a full product lineup of new tablets under the recently resurrected Venue brand. Not only does the company have an 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet, but a pair of inexpensive Android slates as well - the first Android products Dell has announced since it discontinued the lackluster Venue smartphone well over a year ago. It's the fourth tablet, though, that's the star of the show. The Dell Venue 11 Pro is the company's answer to the Microsoft Surface Pro, and it rolls a whole number of ideas into one highly customizable tablet shell.

Starting at $499.99 …

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[Dell’s new XPS 15 aims to be the king of portable Windows machines]]> https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/2/4793836/dells-new-xps-15-aims-to-be-the-king-of-portable-windows-machines 2013-10-02T12:30:05-04:00 2013-10-02T12:30:05-04:00
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The build quality, crazy-wide touchpad, and high-resolution screen of HP's new Spectre 13 Ultrabook might make it a contender on October 16th, but two days later Dell will ship the new XPS 15. It's the company's new flagship laptop, and depending on your bankroll it can practically have it all: a 3200 x 1800 touchscreen display, a full 2.2GHz quad-core Core i7 Haswell processor, game-capable Nvidia GeForce GT 750M graphics, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of solid state storage, a 13-hour battery, and a surprisingly decent array of ports in a 4.4 pound, 18 mm thin package.

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[HP unveils new high-res laptop with crazy-wide touchpad, Windows 8.1 convertibles]]> https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4746188/hp-announces-spectre-x2-pavilion-x2-spectre-13-ultrabook 2013-09-19T07:00:05-04:00 2013-09-19T07:00:05-04:00
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When it comes to laptops, HP's been pursuing a pair of notable initatives over the past two years. First, the company's been challenging Apple's MacBooks with its Spectre line. Second, HP's been trying to take a bite out of the hybrid detachable laptop / tablet market by aping the Asus Transformer idea.

Today, the company might be pushing its laptops far enough to make a serious dent.

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First and foremost, the Spectre 13 Ultrabook. Starting at $999.99 on October 16th, it addresses our primary complaints about the Spectre XT and Spectre XT Touchsmart: the company has finally gotten rid of the cheap plastic-covered hinges, …

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[Dell XPS 12 review (2013)]]> https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/9/4709608/dell-xps-12-review-2013 2013-09-09T11:29:06-04:00 2013-09-09T11:29:06-04:00
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Last fall marked a renaissance in laptop design. With Windows 8 on the horizon, manufacturers built truly exciting notebooks with high-res touch screens, clever back-flipping hinges, superb construction, and even displays on both sides. With touch screens as a focal point, it seemed that laptop manufacturers were finally ready to compete with Apple and offer premium laptops that were actually worth buying.

When those laptops actually arrived, though, they weren't the winners we'd hoped. The primary culprit was battery life: gorgeous laptops like the Acer Aspire S7 couldn't last more than a few lousy hours on a charge.

Now, with new battery …

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[HP’s all-in-one Envy 23 Recline puts the touchscreen in your lap]]> https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/5/4696576/hp-envy-23-envy-27-recline 2013-09-05T11:00:04-04:00 2013-09-05T11:00:04-04:00
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HP started building touchscreen all-in-one computers long before Windows 8, and yet the company's had trouble keeping up with the times. When we reviewed the HP Envy 23 Touchsmart alongside its peers last December, it fell shy. Today, though, the company's trying a bold new design: an all-in-one computer you can prop up at practically any angle or even pull down into your lap. It's called the Envy 23 Recline.

The idea is that whether you're standing or sitting, using a traditional mouse and keyboard or interacting with the screen, you'll always be able to easily position the computer where it makes the most ergonomic sense. We've seen simil …

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]]> David Pierce <![CDATA[Lenovo ThinkPad Helix review]]> https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/21/4445492/lenovo-thinkpad-helix-review 2013-06-21T11:45:05-04:00 2013-06-21T11:45:05-04:00
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CES is mostly just one hellacious blur. Here's a gadget, and another gadget, and a hooker, and a gadget, and hey do you want to know about my Kickstarter? At CES 2013, laptops were particularly hard to keep track of; everywhere you looked, a manufacturer had some novel way for you to spend $1,000 on a Windows 8 ultrabook.

Through all the chaos, the Lenovo ThinkPad Helix somehow stood out. The detachable tablet / laptop hybrid had it all: full-powered Windows 8 with an impressive spec sheet, two batteries that together promised huge longevity, and the possibility of using one device capably as tablet, laptop, and more. It even had a fan in i …

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[HP Envy Rove 20 is the company’s stab at a giant all-in-one Windows 8 tablet]]> https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4357512/hp-envy-rove-20-is-the-companys-stab-at-a-giant-all-in-one-windows-8 2013-05-23T00:01:07-04:00 2013-05-23T00:01:07-04:00
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It's hard to say if there's a market yet for an all-in-one touchscreen PC that you can just pick up and carry around, but it seems that no Windows PC maker wants to be left out. Hot on the heels of Dell's XPS 18, Sony's VAIO Tap 20, and the Asus Transformer AIO, Hewlett-Packard has announced the Envy Rove 20. It's a tabletop PC with a 20-inch touchscreen, a four-hour battery, and a spring-loaded kickstand that folds flat into the frame.

We got to check out the Rove 20 briefly at an HP event in San Francisco late last month, and we're not yet sure what to think. The 10-point capacitive touchscreen felt responsive, and the kickstand has a ver …

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]]> David Pierce <![CDATA[Toshiba Kirabook review: finally, a flagship Windows 8 laptop]]> https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/13/4324346/toshiba-kirabook-review 2013-05-13T11:45:53-04:00 2013-05-13T11:45:53-04:00
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Typically when I meet with a manufacturer to talk about new products, they're coy about mentioning their competitors. They refer to "our competition," or "other players," or "similar devices." Every company wants me to believe it's the only company on the planet, that any others aren't even worth the lip service.

That's what made my last meeting with Toshiba so odd. While showing me the new Kirabook, the highest-end ultrabook the company has ever made and the first in a new line, the company's product managers and PR reps couldn't stop talking about Apple. They told me "we're lighter than Air," and compared "apples to apples - our apples to …

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]]> Nathan Olivarez-Giles <![CDATA[Asus to release smaller, lower priced Windows 8 tablets this year]]> https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/6/4305704/asus-to-release-smaller-lower-priced-windows-8-tablets-this-year 2013-05-06T18:11:04-04:00 2013-05-06T18:11:04-04:00
Asus Tablet 600

After months of rumors that smaller, cheaper Windows 8 tablets are on the way, Asus will reportedly release such a tablet later this year. According to the Wall Street Journal, Asus CEO Jerry Shen said he believes prices for Windows 8 tablets will drop to an average of $300 before the year's end. Currently, most Windows 8 tablets are priced around $400 to $500, with displays of about 10-inches, so a cheaper option would give Windows a chance to compete more directly with the likes of Apple's iPad Mini and Google's Nexus 7.

Microsoft knows all this, and knows that it needs to get into the mini tablet game. So far, Asus appears to only be joine …

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[Intel promises touchscreen laptop prices will drop to just $200]]> https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/16/4232380/intel-promises-atom-based-touchscreen-laptops-at-200-dollars 2013-04-16T19:00:49-04:00 2013-04-16T19:00:49-04:00
Intel Clover Trail Atom Z2760 tablet

Intel, AMD, and ARM are all competing to offer a compelling Windows 8 experience at a low price point, but Intel might be poised to shoot ahead. For the time being, you have to pay upwards of $400 for a tablet with Intel's dual-core "Clover Trail" Atom processor, but company CEO Paul Otellini says that prices will drop drastically when the new Bay Trail chip arrives later this year. Not only will Bay Trail allegedly offer a quad-core chip without consuming additional power, but Otellini claims that "prices are going to be down to as low as $200" for Windows 8 touchscreen laptops, according to a CNET report.

"The touch price points today are …

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