
The main advantage of the tablet 2-in-1 is portability - tablets are extremely thin, light, and easy to carry around - while they also work the best for drawing and taking notes on the pen-enabled display.
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The most popular types are the tablet with a detachable keyboard, epitomized by the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, and the 360-degree convertible where the display flips around to turn into a (usually larger) slate. Today, you can pick from among a variety of different kinds of 2-in-1s. Microsoft kicked off the form factor with its Surface line in 2012, and most manufacturers followed with their versions. As electronics have gotten more powerful and fit into smaller chassis, and capacitive touch and active pen technology have improved, the modern 2-in-1 has emerged.

The concept isn't brand-new - Microsoft sold a "Tablet PC" version of Windows as far back as 2001 that supported pen input, but it never caught on.
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Instead, a 2-in-1 can convert from a clamshell into some form of tablet PC that allows for natural inking and media consumption.

Between the 12th-gen Core i9 processor and an Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti, the Dell XPS 15 is one of the most powerful consumer-class content creation laptops we've ever tested.Ī 2-in-1 laptop is one that isn't limited to the traditional clamshell configuration. But the performance is what really counts for video-editing laptops. It even comes with four powerful Thunderbolt ports and a full-size SD card slot for convenient transfers directly from your camera. That's thanks to the tiny bezels, of course. That's where larger laptops come in - they're powerful and, thanks to today's thin-bezel movement, highly portable.ĭespite having a 15-inch screen, the overall size of the XPS 15 is far smaller than your average 15-inch laptop. But, if you're using a laptop rather than a desktop PC, then you want to be able to do your editing on the go. When you're editing video, you want plenty of space to view both the results and your favorite application's interface.

Who it's for: Content creators, first and foremost. Why you should buy this: It's a great Windows alternative to the MacBook Pro 16-inch.
