But the size variations
don't do much more than nudge the needle along the convenience spectrum.
A little bigger means greater screen area; a little smaller means
better portability.
The Lenovo Horizon doesn't
just nudge the needle — it snaps off the needle and teleports it. Its
screen measures 27-inch diagonally.
Now, at
this point, Lenovo's rivals probably have cartoon steam exploding their
ears. "Twenty-seven inches? That's not a tablet, you idiot — that's an
all-in-one PC!"
So what is the Horizon? A PC or
a tablet? The argument could go onnight. The fact that it has a
three-hour battery only confuses the issue. And there's an optional
table — a $300 rolling adjustable stand specially designed to hold and
raise the Horizon.
One thing, the Horizon
certainly is novel. The concept is fresh. It dispenses with the refrain
that electronic entertainment encourages isolation and represents a step
down the olden days, when families gathered around the coffee table for
game nights.
Game nights around the Horizon
may not become as much of a tradition as the old board games made of
wood or cardboard. First, because as clever as the Aura world is, the
games are a little laggy. It's just not as responsive as you'd like.
Often, that sluggishness really saps some of the joy.
Second,
because even if it actsa huge tablet, the Horizon isn't portablea
tablet. Your children won't want to play with this thing in the back
seat for long car rides, unless they're sumo wrestlers.
Lenovo
deserves great credit for transforming the tablet into something that's
fresh and interesting, something that serves a purpose no other machine
quite fills. There really is something new in the Horizon.
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