Lenovo's Miix 510 laptop/tablet hybrid is a solid alternative to the Microsoft Surface Pro at a much lower price.

Oh look, another top-spec tablet with detachable keyboard and pressure-sensitive stylus. Must be a new Surface Pro, right?

I bought this product and used over a year. It is good initially, as the days passed cooling fan noise is not bearable and some hardware and technical glitches started up after certain updates.

The 2-in-1 tablet hybrid is certainly no longer a novelty. The market is now flooded with devices with detachable keyboards that offer up Windows 10's capabilities as a tablet and desktop OS. And, of course, there's the small matter that Microsoft makes a couple itself.

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

Close to matching the Surface Pro but at a fraction of the price, perfect for my son starting uni!

By matching the Surface Pro in almost every area, the Miix 510 is a fantastic alternative to Microsoft's killer convertible. It's cheaper, more powerful, and has a keyboard in the box, instead of making you buy one separately. It's not perfect, though. The screen resolution is lacking, and that keyboard hints at how Lenovo has managed to keep the costs down. You've still got to carry a power cord around with you, too - not just because battery life is only average, but because it doesn't use USB-C to keep charged up. Still, if you've been eyeing up a hybrid but couldn't justify spending all that cash on a Surface, the Miix 510 is a great buy.

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’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 Lenovo Miix 510 seem cheap or compromised. Not every part is as good as the Surface Pro 4, of course. The Microsoft keyboard is a little stiffer, the screen is much sharper. However, the two laptops have exactly the same functional benefits and the Lenovo Miix 510 is also competitively-priced next to more conventional slim laptops. The main point to mull over is battery life. At 6.5 hours with light tasks, the Lenovo Miix 510 won’t last all day long. Consider that everything is crammed into a 10mm-thick shell and it’s no great surprise, though.

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;

If you want a notebook with fast performance and a display that detaches, providing a great tablet to stream on, the Miix 510 is calling your name. Unfortunately, this machine's keyboard and battery life may test your patience.

The Miix 510 is Lenovo's latest 2-in-1 Windows tablet. Equipped with a keyboard cover, seventh-gen Intel CPU and improved connectivity, the Miix 510 is a solid convertible. However, issues with its trackpad and a pretty short battery life mean that this latest Miix does little to differentiate...

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

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