Speaking of sluggish, you wouldn't expect much from an Atom Bay Trail Z3745, and this machine lived up to the promise. There's also a micro HDMI slot that supports 1,920 by 1,080, but the standard Intel HD graphics support is sluggish at best. The front-facing camera registers a ho-hum 2 megapixels and runs 1,920 by 1,080 - yes, a higher definition than the screen. Plus, the screen is framed by a sturdy, wide border/bezel, so it should stand up to serious abuse. The 10.1-inch, multitouch IPS display, running at 1,366-by-768 resolution, won't win any awards, but it's serviceable, with reasonably accurate colors and good brightness you can view it from a wide range of angles.

It's not the easiest machine to balance on your knee. The tablet part weighs in at 1.3 pounds and the keyboard is almost the same, so there's a tendency for the Switch 10 to flip with the slightest provocation. The hinge won't lie flat if the keyboard's sitting on a table, the screen can tilt back only so far before the whole unit topples over. The Switch 10 keyboard sports a solid magnetic hinge that lets you tug the tablet off, flip it around, and turn the machine into a tent or a sit-and-squint presentation surface. With 2GB of memory and a 32GB solid-state drive, the base SW5-011 unit lists for $380, but you can get it online from several well-known hardware vendors for $300. While it's easy to find shortcomings with this 10.1-inch, Windows 8.1 touch tablet with detachable swing-around keyboard, the price can't be beat.

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