14 DAY TRIAL // Well-known game console maker, Japanese company SONY has just announced the three different versions of its new Tap 20 mobile AIO system. The new device is powered by powerful Ivy Bridge processors and features a large touchscreen.
The SONY Tab 20 is actually a 20” tablet with a 10-point multitouch display featuring a rather modest 1600 by 900 pixel resolution that doesn’t exactly fit with the usage model.
When you’re holding it on your lap while sitting on the bed, you actually hold it quite close and pixels will be somewhat visible. If 10” tablets get FullHD screens, we believe SONY’s Tab 20 should have at least the same 1920 by 1080 pixel resolution.
Behind the rather huge 20” screen, there is a normal and quite powerful PC configuration that will allow you to fully enjoy Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system and the whole x86 software base.
An AIO system normally sits on a table and you can’t carry it with you to another room, and you’re forced to shut it down before you plug it out of the power socket.
With SONY’s Tab 20, you can take the system to any room and place it virtually anywhere without worrying about shutting it down before yanking the cable out of the wall socket because it comes with an integrated battery.
Being powered by Intel’s 1.8GHz Core i3-3217U, the 1.7GHz Core i5-3317U or the powerful 1.9GHz Core i7-3517U, you shouldn’t rely on the integrated battery too much, but it will make it mobile when moving it is necessary.
The battery can also act similar to a UPS and when the power is out, you’ll be able to save your work and safely shut down the system, but it is not protected from power surges.
The new AIO will reportedly be available starting from November 3 and pricing is slated at $1800 (1400 EUR) for the most affordable model and a whole $2310 (1800 EUR) for the top Core i7-3517U version.
