


On the upper left corner, there's another integrated camera, this one providing 3 megapixels. The back of the Series 7 Slate is covered in dark grey brushed aluminum.

The screen displays at 1,366-by-768 resolution, and is backlit, providing up to 400 nits of brightness for visibility indoors and out. Also on the front of the Samsung is a 2 megapixel Webcam, for use with Skype or a similar video chat service. Many Windows tablets are limited to half that-the Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet ($1,579 direct, 4 stars) is limited to 5, as is the Acer W500-BZ467 the Motion CL900 tops out at four.

The front surface of the tablet is covered with an 11.6-inch capacitive touch display, capable of tracking up to 10 touch inputs at once. Only the Fujitsu Q550 is lighter, at 1.87 pounds. Despite its larger size, the Series 7 Slate is lighter than many of these smaller tablets, weighing in at 1.9 pounds. This size is stark in contrast to the many 10-inch tablets we've reviewed, like the Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 ($849 list, 4 stars), Acer Iconia Tab W500-BZ467 (549.99 direct, 3.5 stars), and Motion Computing CL900 ($1,125 list, 3.5 stars). The Series 7 Slate looks, for all intents and purposes, like an 11.6-inch display removed from a laptop. The result is a tablet that is easily twice the computer any of those Windows tablets are-but getting that power will cost you a pretty penny, with the bundled tablet, dock and keyboard selling for $1,349.99 (direct). The Series 7 Slate, on the other hand, is every inch a functional PC, comparable to any current laptop. Most of the Windows tablets we've seen have run 32-bit versions of Windows and utilized underpowered AMD and Intel Atom processors, which are essentially netbooks, sans keyboard. The Samsung Series 7 Slate PC looks like one of the numerous tablets on the market, but this one shows consumers that you don't have to sacrifice features and comfort to get a Windows tablet.
