HP Envy x2 13t vs Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2:Best performer is.........................

HP Envy x2 13t                                                                                                                                           HP ENVYx2 13 2-in-1 Laptop: You can easily take this sleek, powerful and ultraportable 2-in-1 laptop from room to room or on the road. Detach the Full HD screen from the keyboard base to turn it into a 13-inch tablet for playing games, surfing the Web or watching movies. The Envy x2’s display is great. This stretches a Full HD resolution across a 13in IPS panel, and it bursts with dynamic, punchy images. Brightness tops out at 392cd/m2, contrast reaches 1,095:1, and the panel covers a respectable 93% of the sRGB colour gamut. It’s by far the HP’s strongest suit.. The Envy 13t's silver aluminum-and-magnesium chassis makes for one handsome laptop. Opening the lid reveals a backlit island-style keyboard with matching silver keys that's flanked on both sides by speakers. There's a fingerprint reader on the right side. A hinge that wraps around the lid lifts the keyboard at a slight angle when you open it, providing a better experience for touch typists. The Envy x2 comes with two detachable keyboard options at no additional cost. The standard chiclet keyboard is the same as the original Envy x2 and features the same metallic silver design as the tablet itself. By choosing this option you'll be creating a uniform 2-in-1 that looks similar to most hybrids on the market. The alternative keyboard is a thing of beauty. Built with a leather exterior and palm base, the "mocha brown with biscotti tan cover" keyboard is reminiscent of a leather-bound journal. It is so thin that it takes up less than an inch of space on your desk and the soft plastic chiclet keys are a pleasure to press. The HP Envy x2 13t is a perfectly pleasing alternative to the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 for those who want something with a bigger screen and a more robust keyboard. 5th Gen Intel mobile processor (14 nm), bright, detailed full 1080p IPS screen, attractive solid appearance, 256GB SSD, decent audio for a "tablet," two USB ports and full sized HDMI port, , included backlit attachable/detachable bluetooth keyboard with comfortable short throw keys and magnetic "snap in place connection. It's well suited to home and home office use with a widescreen display and front facing stereo speakers that beg you to get cozy and watch a movie or three. Since battery life isn't a strong point, the Envy x2 is more of a homebody than a road warrior, though 5.5 hours is sufficient to carry you through a long flight. Performance is fine for productivity and all manner of multimedia entertainment. Enjoy the flexibility of an All-in-One, notebook, and tablet in one device. With a fully adjustable stand and wireless Bluetooth keyboard, you can easily find the position that suits you best whether you're at home, in the office, or on the go. Backlit wireless keyboard Stay productive with a soft Bluetooth keyboard that allows you to continue working even when detached. BeatsAudio Designed for the best-sounding, richest audio on a PC. Solid-State Drive Quick and efficient, HP Solid-State Drive is the internal storage solution to help you sail through your to-do list without stops or stalls. High performance Keep up with your most demanding tasks with the powerful Intel Core M processor.               Price:$950                                                                                                                                                   VS                                                                                                                                                         Microsoft Surface Pro 3                                                                                                                            Microsoft might not be the first company to break into 2-in-1 laptop, but it's one of the few to get it right. The first Surface was a suave new device that worked both as a laptop and tablet. Thanks to an ergonomic kickstand and excellent magnetic keyboard, it easy to use whether you're at a desk or even laying down.  The Surface Pro 3 is thinner and lighter than the previous two versions, despite having a larger 12-inch display and higher screen resolution. A new kickstand makes it easier to set up and use, and the keyboard cover remains a best-in-class example. The Surface Pro 3 is now optimized for a digital pen, which is included.                                                                                                                                               Performance                                                                                                                                            Despite its remarkably slim and light frame, the Surface Pro 3 is a powerful machine. In benchmarks it's a match for pricey ultrabooks like the Toshiba Kira. Its 1.9GHz Core i5 processor scores 5,532, more than Toshiba (5,424) and the 2014 MacBook Air (5,401).

The MacBook and Surface Pro make an interesting comparison here. Apple favours a slower processor, but a faster PCI-e SSD and Intel's faster HD 5000 graphics. It's a trade-off that makes the MacBook very snappy, but the Surface Pro 3 is no slouch either.

That faster processor gives it an edge in processor intensive tasks, too. This is no workstation class processor, of course, but anything you can throw at an ultrabook works fine on the Surface Pro 3. That means any task or application you use in everyday work and life. It's an efficient and effective replacement for a work laptop or ageing desktop.

It isn't noisy, either. If you're just watching video or doing some other simple task, it's rare to even hear the fan spin up. Even when it does it's an unobtrusive whir. You'll notice it in quiet surroundings, but it's barely discernible over the hubbub of an office. It's another reminder of the incredible industrial design in the Surface Pro 3.But That excellent keyboard cover is not included in the base price, and its improved touchpad still doesn't measure up. The chassis lacks pen storage, and even with tweaked kickstand and keyboard hinges, the Surface Pro 3 still doesn't fit perfectly on the lap.                                                       The Bottom Line While the new Surface Pro 3 is Microsoft's best PC to date, it's more successful as a tablet than a laptop replacement.                                                                                                                          CPU: 1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U | Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400 | RAM: 8GB | Screen: 12-inch, 2160 x 1440 multi-touch display| Storage: 256GB SSD                                                                               $649.99                                                                                                                                                       VS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 hands-on                                                                                                 Samsung had announced a new larger-screened Android tablet in the form of the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. The Samsung Galaxy NotePRO is a 12.2-inch tablet targeting more business-minded users.                 Performance

 Apps loaded quickly, and screen transitions were smooth and stutter-free. Everything worked as gracefully as I expected it to with an octa-core Exynos 5 chip and 3GB of RAM.  It's a performance hiccup that only grew worse with the addition of more windows. Yes, the Note Pro 12.2 is technically capable of displaying four open apps plus floating pop-ups on top of that, but there's no real benefit for the user. How could there be when the experience is marred by a noticeable lag? In fact, there's a pervasive slowness to the Note Pro 12.2 that ruins any sense of rapid-fire multitasking. It's the opposite of what the device's prosumer customer would want.As a media viewer, however, you can't really go wrong with the Note Pro's considerable screen size. That 12.2-inch screen's an ideal venue for showing off presentations and high-res photos. It's similarly fantastic for watching Netflix or any other streaming media, so long as you can find a comfortable way to position it. If you can find a suitable way to prop it up, the Note Pro 12.2 can even serve as a solid replacement for viewing media on your laptop. The dual speakers are powerful enough that you should be able to comfortably watch with chatty friends or even in a moderately noisy environment. As a bonus, there's also no distortion when the volume is pushed to the max.And now, back to that Exynos 5 chip. As noted earlier, this WiFi-only model comes equipped with 3GB of RAM and Samsung's octa-core processor inside; that of the big.LITTLE architecture. So you're not exactly getting all eight cores firing simultaneously, but a setup wherein the best-suited set of four cores, be it for light tasks or heavy processing, takes over. It's likely the reason the Note Pro 12.2 seems to take its time cycling through tasks when activity ramps up.                 The Note Pro 12.2's 9,500mAh battery is a significant bump over the 8,220mAh one used in the Note 10.1 2014 Edition. Which makes sense, since it needs more juice to power all the pixels on that 2,560 x 1,600 display. If you've ever taken a look at your power management tab in Android's settings, you know that the display is the biggest drain on battery life. Knowing that, you should temper your expectations for longevity. During a normal eight-hour workday, the Note Pro 12.2 lost just under 50 percent of its charge and that was with what I'd consider normal usage -- some light browsing, emailing and monitoring of my Twitter feed. I'm sure it'd retain that charge even longer, perhaps for two days, if power-saving were enabled and it was left to mostly idle under light use.                                                                                                                         As well as playing host to the company’s now familiar S-Pen stylus, the high-end device packs in a raft of productivity features around a premium array of components and an all new user interface.Although pricing has yet to be announced, Samsung has confirmed that the NotePRO will start a global rollout this March in white and black versions.The specs on the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 are top of the range, the 2560 x 1600 TFT LCD display is dazzling, add to that 3GB of RAM; an 8MP rear-facing camera & a 2Mp front-facing camera; a 9,500mAh battery; Android Kitkat 4.4 and you’ve to the blueprints to a big screened tablet with a lot of power.