Dell XPS Duo 12

It’s rare for Dell to be so experimental after the Dell Streak and the combo shows a company unwilling to jump from a core PC laptop business in case the whole Windows 8 tablet thing doesn’t work out.

1080p IPS screen ; Premium materials throughout ; Innovative flip-screen system ; Good, backlit keyboard ; Flexible, powerful specs ; Great speakers

No SD card slot ; No pressure-sensitive stylus ; Relatively heavy

As a laptop, the Dell XPS 12 is quite thin (23mm at its thickest) and reasonably light (1.54kg). The disadvantage compared to a fully detachable convertible design is that you can’t remove the screen from the keyboard and need to carry around the whole...