Need your advice!/Laptop-Tablet purchase

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Hi all, I need a big portable screen that I can walk around my house comfortably, with screen size greater or equal to 15in. I will use it primarily to read ebooks in various formats (epub, mobi, pdf, djvu). It must connect via wire or Wifi to my NAS where I store my ebooks. What would you recommend? Thanks

This is what I found so far:
Thanks everyone, this is what I found so far:

1) HP Spectrex360

2) Dell XPS 18

3) Panasonic Toughpad
 
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I'm more of a laptop guy myself, I like the HP because it's a laptop but also a tablet. It seems like the most versatile of the three you posted.
 

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Being a Dell Fan, the 18" Portable Desktop PC is nice..
The HP is nice too, but only has 13.3 inch screen..
More comparable to the HP is this Dell > Inspiron 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 Tablet PC | Dell and it is cheaper..

So in my logic you can get a Dell 18" portable desktop for the price of a HP 13.3" 2in1 laptop, but the Dell 13.3" 2in1 laptop is cheaper then the HP

Top of the line HP vs Dell 2in1 there is $550 difference
HP has 512GB SSD vs Dell has 500GB HDD

Having the SSD to read books worth $550
 

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    Dell XPS 8700
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    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
Thanks, yes, I think the Dell XPS18 is the best option. It's a pity that it still uses the dual core 4th Gen Intel CPU and only FullHD display. I would love a 5th Gen Quad Core Intel CPU+4K display and would use it also as a mobile workstation for video/photo editing.
 

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    Windows 8.1x64 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    self made
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    Intel Core i7 6700K
    Motherboard
    Asus Z170-A
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 2400MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 530
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 23EA53 23" LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 32bit
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 256GB 830 Series SSD main+HGST 4TB 7200RPM as 2nd internal
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 850W TPG-850M
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian 650DW-1 Midtower
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Antivirus
    NIS2014
Ive always stayed in one spot mostly and that's why im a normal PC person but HP does make nice nice tablet and laptops.
 

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    12 gigabyte
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    INTEL HD 4600
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    Pavilion 22bw
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    2TB
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    Logitech m 100
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    NORTON 360
Hi all, just an update, I finally bought the HP Spectre x360, even though it has a 13.3" screen, I can always connect it to a PC screen, and use it as a mobile laptop/tablet, the design is beautiful, it feels like a luxury unit, the performance is quite good and even though it's a dual core i7, working with Lightroom is acceptable, I even installed Vmware and it can handle it very well.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1x64 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    self made
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 6700K
    Motherboard
    Asus Z170-A
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 2400MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 530
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 23EA53 23" LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 32bit
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 256GB 830 Series SSD main+HGST 4TB 7200RPM as 2nd internal
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 850W TPG-850M
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian 650DW-1 Midtower
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Antivirus
    NIS2014
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