This site, Slate Review started as a site where we reviewed slates, also known as tablets. As the time went by, we started covering about notebooks and other technology stuff as well. We hope you find the reviews useful.

Lenovo Ideapad U310 Ultrabook Review, Specs

Back in April 2013, Lenovo announced the availability of its Ideapad U310 Ultrabook, which is the successor to the widely popular Lenovo U300s notebook. The new u310 comes equipped with a touchscreen display, making the overall windows 8 experience better than ever.

lenovo u310 ultrabook review

The Ideapad U310 touch is powered by Intel Core i7 3337U processor that runs at 1.8GHz clock speed or 2.6GHz under turbo boost mode. It has 3MB cache and 17W TDP. The battery life is around 5.3 hours or at 6.2 hours under power saving mode.

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Sony Xperia Tablet Z Review

Sony Xperia Tablet Z is a part of the big ‘Xperia’ brand  and looks like a bigger brother of the Xperia Z smartphone. Xperia Tablet Z design is simple and flat. The design of Tablet Z has changed a lot compared to the Sony tablets released in 2012 and 2011. The body size is 266 × 172 × 6.9 ~ 7.2mm (width × depth × height) which makes Xperia Tablet Z the thinnest tablet with 10.1 inch display.

Xperia Tablet Z review

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Best Macbook Air 2013 Sleeves

Apple Macbook Air owners love cases and sleeves as they love protecting their good looking laptops. This is a list of plain sleeve type cases without a zip that give you quick access to your Macbook Air.

Best Macbook Air 2013 Sleeves

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Ramos W32 Review

Ramos makes some amazing tablets and their new W32 only takes things to next level for the company. The new W32 tablet looks very similar to the Sony Tablet S from outside and if you look closely, even the screen size is exactly the same. Read the review to find out more about the Ramos W32.

ramos w32 tablet review

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Fushilai 760 Review

Looks like Fushilai is on the roll these days. We had high expectations after reviewing Fsl F979. The Fushilai 760 is a 7 inch tablet that has a ultra narrow frame design. Even though the entire shell is made from plastic, it feel great in hands. The tablet is powered by Mediatek MT6577 processor that runs at 1.2GHz clock speed and is based on Cortex A9 dual core processor.

Fushilai 760 review

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Onda V812 Review

Onda A31 is an 8 inch tablet that retails at just 144 dollars in Chinese market. Before we proceed with its review, here is a rundown of its specs:
8 inch display, 1024 x 768 pixel resolution, IPS type, A31 quad core processor, Power VR SGX544 MP2 GPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, micro SD card slot, 802.11n Wi-Fi, VGA front camera and 5 MP rear camera. Here is how the package looks like.

Onda V812 Review

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Intel Pentium 987 Review

The Intel Pentium 987 is a dual core processor for ultra cheap ultrabook laptops. Based on Sandy Bridge platform, the Pentium 987 runs at 1.5GHz clock speed and is simultaneously capable of handling 2 threads with its 2 cores. Pentium 987 specs include 128KB L1, 512KB L2, 2MB L3 cache and HD Graphics 2000. TDP of this CPU is 17 watts, which means it generates little heat, making it suitable for slim laptops.

Intel Pentium 987 Review

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Toshiba U920T Review

Toshiba U920T is a part of company’s hybrid ultrabook concept. The U920T can be used as tablet or as laptop, but at first glance, it clearly is designed to be used as tablet as its display is always exposed, even when it is not in use. Inside, you will find Intel Core i5 3317U processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 256GB SSD, HDMI, 2x USB 3.0 ports, SD card slot and 12.5 inch screen with 1366 x 768 pixel resolution.

Toshiba U920T Review

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Sony PRS T2 Review

There are times when you are alone on a couch reading a book made from paper. This ereader from Sony not only replaces the whole box of books but provides social media integration to let you be more social about what you are reading.

sony prs t2 review

Sony PRS T2 SPECS:

Display :: 6 inches IR double-touch screen (800 x 600 pixels), 16 shades of gray, E Ink Pearl display
Internal Memory: 2 GB (1.3 GB usable)
Interface: Mini USB 2.0, card reader (microSD up to 32 GB)
Connectivity: Wi-Fi (b / g / n)
Dimensions / Weight: 110 x 173 x 9.1 mm / 164 g
Other facilities: Stylus

Sony PRS T2 REVIEW

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Sony Vaio Duo 11 Specs, Review

Windows 8 brings to us a hybrid tablet PC idea that will do full justice to the upcoming Vaio Duo 11. This Sony product was shown off at the IFA 2012 where special emphasis was thrown on the fact it functions extremely well as Ultrabook and as tablet.

Sony Vaio Duo 11 Review

It weighs just 1.3 kilo grams and is thus little heavier than Microsoft Surface. The Duo is mere 17.85mm thin.

Vaio Duo 11 Review

The Vaio Duo 11 comes equipped with a 11.6 inch full HD 1920 x 1080 screen that looks absolutely gorgeous in person. To operate the tiny controls on the screen, it comes with a stylus, which looks just like any other pen.

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