At the end of the day, the Samsung's ATIV Smart PC
Pro Tablet 700T is a solid overall machine, it just doesn't excel in any one category.
Not exact matches
When we turned the
tablet on, the
Pro 700T booted Windows 8 in 13 seconds, breezing past the 0:31
tablet average.
Competitor to the Microsoft Surface
Pro (and 4 other Core - based dockables,) the Samsung ATIV Smart PC
Pro /
700T / XE700 hasn't exactly got the market to itself but given Samsung's history of making
tablets we think they have a good chance of being one of the most popular brands in the category and when Samsung posts details about what's going inside the SmartPC
Pro you get the impression they have some confidence too.
That all but dwarfs nonrugged consumer
tablets such as the Samsung ATIV Smart PC
Pro 700T (11.9 x 7.46 x 0.47 inches) and the Microsoft Surface
Pro (0.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches), which weigh 2 pounds each.
The port for the power adapter sits on the bottom of the
tablet, along with a pair of slots to connect the
Pro 700T to its keyboard dock, and a magnetic connector.
Priced at a fairly steep $ 1,649, the Helix costs about $ 500 more than the Samsung ATIV Smart PC
Pro 700T, which lasts longer on a charge in
tablet mode, and has a more robust suite of stylus - optimized apps.
Heads up, mobile
pros: Samsung's excellent ATIV Smart PC
Pro 700T tablet has arrived on AT&T.
While it's not as seamless as the Samsung ATIV Smart PC
Pro 700T, which has a stylus holder built into the
tablet itself, we appreciate the effort.
However, the Samsung ATIV Smart PC
Pro 700t (4,442) and the Microsoft Surface
Pro (4,721) offer comparable scores, which makes sense since both
tablets have a similar 1.7 - GHz Intel Core i5 - 3317U CPU.
This surpasses the
tablet category average of 62 MBps, but isn't quite as fast as the Samsung ATIV Smart PC
Pro 700T, which copied the same files at a blazing 170 MBps.
Measuring 390 lux, the Edge
Pro's screen is brighter than the 371
tablet - average and the Samsung ATIV Smart PC
Pro 700t's score of 329 lux.
The
tablet registered an average of 820 lux on our light meter, significantly brighter than the Xplore M2's 1024 x 768 resistive 597 lux display, and more than double the 329 lux Samsung ATIV Smart PC
Pro 700T and the
tablet average of 366.
The Trio lasts about a half - hour longer as a
tablet and the Samsung Smart PC
Pro 700T lasts almost an hour more.
Like the 500T, the
Pro 700T can easily switch between a clamshell and
tablet form factor, resulting in maximum usage and compatibility from anywhere.