Sony Vaio Tap 21 SVT-2121

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Pros:

Premium metal-and-glass exterior.
Excellent screen and speakers.
Excellent performance.

Cons:

Competing models have better battery life.
A carrying handle would be greatly appreciated.

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Last revision on June 26, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Premium metal-and-glass exterior
Excellent screen and speakers
Excellent performance
Beautiful design and form factor
Built in battery offers tons of versatility
Fast wake up from sleep
Webcam performs well in lowlight
Built in NFC makes it even more future proof
Offers a much more social PC experience

Reviewers Didn't Like

Competing models have better battery life
A carrying handle would be greatly appreciated
Limited port selection
HDMI output only - and No HDMI input – so you can't use the system as a monitor

Expert reviews and ratings

The Sony VAIO Tap 21 (SVT21217CXB) is a vast improvement over last year's pioneering portable all-in-one desktop. It has a lot more going for it, but there's still not quite enough to call it our first Editors' Choice for this nascent...

By TechReviewSource on January 06, 2014

If you're looking for an attractive all-in-one that also does double duty as a semi-portable tablet for the couch or kitchen, Sony's Tap 21 is one of the nicest models we've seen. Just don't expect long battery life....

By Computer Shopper on December 23, 2013

Looking back at through the benchmarks shows that the Sony VAIO Tap 21 is no barnburner. Though it is powered by a Haswell-based Core i7 processor, said chip is only a dual-core (with HyperThreading). That’s probably enough for most users’ day-to-day...

By HotHardware on February 04, 2014

The Sony VAIO Tap 21 is more than just a large tablet, it's a vision of the future. But what we find particularly pleasing is that Sony has done an excellent job of bringing Intel's portable all-in-one vision to life. To that effect, the system offers...

By Chip Chick on December 16, 2013

Sony has definitely hit on to an interesting thing with the Sony Tap 21 but we're not convinced by its...

By TechRadar AU on September 06, 2013