Lenovo Miix 510

Nippy performance ; Good screen and stylus ; Solid build quality and relatively lightweight

Sub-par battery life ; Annoying touchpad ; Expensive considering shortcomings

Beats Surface Pro 4 on price ; Has USB-C as well as USB 3.0 ; Included keyboard cover

No microSD ; Charger should be USB-C ; Average battery life

There are a couple of reasons (battery, screen) why you’d go for the Surface Pro 4 instead, but the Miix 510 offers an awful lot for the price.

Attractive design ; Strong performance ; Affordable

Attractive design ; Strong performance ; Affordable

Excellent display ; Attractive, premium design ; Velvet-like slip cover ; Very sturdy hinge with ample viewing angles

Some flex in keyboard when typing ; Keyboard layout requires some adjustment ; Battery life is somewhat disappointing

The Lenovo Miix 510 isn’t a Surface, but it’s a suitable substitution. Lenovo’s latest 2-in-1 PC packs a bunch of features we’re excited to see, wrapping them all up in a stylish shell. The display is great, as is the kickstand and overall design, and...

good keyboard, Type-A and Type-C USB, sturdy, upscale construction, option for LTE, usable main camera, good microphone

display not very vivid, PWM at and below 90 % brightness, fan always on during idle / when connected to power, no monitor-out, mediocre webcam, battery life not that great

We appreciate the high build quality and the good keyboard, but are less impressed with the small clickpad. The application performance is excellent, even though the CPU only runs at the nominal frequency during the benchmark tests. Thanks to the...

It’s alarming that Lenovo has managed to get quite as close to the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 at half the cost here. High-quality build, a good screen, solid performance and a comfortable keyboard mean there’s nothing to let the side down and make the...

Latest-gen CPU means snappy performance ; Bundled stylus is a nice extra ; Works great as a tablet, and as a laptop

Keyboard oddities rule out even basic gaming ; Battery ain’t amazing ; Screen resolution is lacking against the Surface Pro

It might be a mouthful, and lacking when it comes to pixel count, but the Miix 510-12IKB 80XE is still a hybrid hero.

The good-looking hinged kickstand has a lot of positioning flexibility. Has a USB-C port for video output and peripherals with adapters. Unlike Microsoft, Lenovo includes a generally excellent backlit keyboard cover. Lenovo's Active Pen and palm...

The fans can get a little too loud for quiet environments. No memory card slot for expansion. The Active Pen is a $40 extra and its included holder blocks the power jack. The tiny right-hand shift key is horrible.

The Lenovo Miix 510 is an excellent -- and more affordable -- alternative to Microsoft's 2-in-1 tablet PC. And it might be the better choice for you.