Tapping away at the virtual keyboard on a screen is fine for the odd email or web search, but for more sustained typing many people prefer a more responsive keyboard. Fortunately, several tablets are particularly well prepared.
The Pro 2 is available with a choice of two quality keyboard covers. Each clips neatly into the magnetic port on the side and you can choose between, the ultra-thin Touch Cover 2 (£100) and the slightly deeper Type Cover 2 (£110).
You've then got full laptop capability with a device that runs full-fat Windows 8.1, powered by a fast 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor capable of handling just about anything you care to throw at it, including HD gaming.
This new version features a stonkingly sharp 10.6-inch screen with 1,920x1,080 pixel resolution, a pen stylus and now offers not one, but two positions for the metallic kickstand on the back.
Wired: Sturdy build, tough two-point kick-stand, fine screen, terrific keyboard covers, full-size USB 3.0 port, improved battery life
Tired: Not cheap, bulky and heavy
Cost: £719 (64GB) - £1,439 (512GB)
Score: 8/10
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The Surface 2 isn't as powerful as the Pro version but it benefits from the same choice of keyboards, with the Type Cover 2 in particular looking like a standard flip cover, but hiding an actual keyboard with tiles that depress when you type.
It's considerably cheaper too, running the RT version of Windows 8.1, which has the same tile-based interface, but only allows you to add programs from the Windows Marketplace -- so it behaves a bit more like Android or iOS.
The spec is lighter too, with a similar 10.6-inch (1,920x1,080) screen (only five-point touch though, not ten) but it will do all the standard tasks you need quickly and efficiently -- just don't expect it to go all the way with heavy data processing or the most complex HD games.
Wired: Sturdy build, tough two-point kick-stand, fine screen, terrific keyboard covers, full-size USB 3.0 port, improved battery life
Tired: Limited apps in Windows Store
Cost: £359 (32GB), £439 (64GB)
Score: 7/10
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There are several keyboards available for the Air but one of the best we've seen is the Logitech Ultrathin (£90) which connects to the iPad's magnetic port and doubles as a stand so you can angle your screen just like a laptop.
The latest incarnation of the iPad comes with a thinner and lighter body (30 percent lighter!) than the iPad 4, with a thinner bezel around the 9.7-inch screen. Screen quality has improved slightly, too -- the pixel count is still 2,048x1,536, but the colours are more accurate.
The 1.4GHz processor feels very fast indeed, with improved frame rates on HD games that begins to make it feel more like a laptop than a tablet.
The Air continues to have one of the best battery lives in the tablet world and there's a pretty decent 5-megapixel camera on the back plus a 1.2-megapixel one on the front.
Wired: Excellent design, brilliant screen, battery life is superb, extremely powerful, good camera
Tired: Camera could be better
Cost: £399
Score: 10/10
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Nokia's first tablet is already on the shelves but its accompanying keyboard hasn't quite arrived yet. Pictures of a wraparound case with full-tile keyboard look promising, but we'll need to wait and see what the quality (and price) is like.
The device itself is a cracked though, with a 10.1-inch screen offering an HD resolution of 1,920x1,080 pixels, and the 2.2GHz quad-core processor that feels very fast indeed, zipping through apps which open pretty much instantaneously.
It also has the best camera you'll find on a Windows tablet --
6.7-megapixels with Carl Zeiss optics, as well as a 1.2-megapixel webcam on the front for video calls.
It's running the stripped-down RT version of Windows, but you still get the latest Office software, plus Nokia Music (free music playlists), Here Maps and the new Nokia Storyteller, which tracks where and when you took your pics.
Wired: Eye-catching design, powerful processor, fine screen, decent camera, Windows Office, Nokia services, 4G connectivity, expandable memory, good battery life, fast charging
Tired: App store still underpopulated
Cost: £399
Score: 9/10
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