Mar 28 2016 - Tablets being used as productivity tools has not really caught on too well with consumers. Much of this has to do with the high cost or the lack of support for traditional software.

2016 is rapidly turning into the year of the convertible. Over the past four months we've seen tablet-come-laptops from tech powerhouses such as Apple, with its 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and new players in the market such as Huawei, with it sleek-looking MateBook .

Amazing screen; Sleek; portable design; All day battery life

Lack of ports is a faff; Performance could be better

Samsung has played in the tablet space for a long time and even longer in the world of Windows laptops. Now, with the Galaxy TabPro S, the South Korean electronics giant has introduced a Surface Pro 4 rival that also aims to take down the iPad Pro with the full-fat power of Windows 10 .

Not so long ago Samsung pulled out of the laptop market in the UK, which came as a bit of a shock. It also showed the electronic manufacturer's hand and forward-thinking, to some degree, given that tablet and laptop markets have largely converged in recent years thanks, initially, to the Microsoft...

Enhances design quality for Samsung tablets; slender fan-free design; full Windows 10 operability; bright and colourful screen; battery means a full working day's use (8+ hours); keyboard included

Fussy keyboard/cover only has two stand positions; small trackpad; Intel Core M3 and 4GB RAM lack punch of competitors; no stylus included; price doesn't make it standout against the competition

Uncompromising design with compromised raw power and plug sockets make for a tasty vision of the laptop future.

Super-punchy AMOLED screen; Good battery life; Laptop-scale keyboard; Windows 10 flexibility

Expensive in the price:performance stakes; Keyboard is a bit shallow; Ultra-limited connectivity is not handy

I was looking for a Windows tablet but wasn't keen to buy a Surface. Having had a Samsung tablet before was excited to see what this could do. PROS: nice design, good performance, great display CONS: slightly heavier than expected (but OK).

I've had the Galaxy Tabpro s for just under 4 months now and it's been really useful. I'm often on the go whether it be meetings or long train journeys so having something I can work on has been great. It's lightweight and a nice size for slipping into my bag.

Samsung is returning to computers, well, sort of. Fresh off the back of new and successful smartphones in the S7 range, the company responsible for the "Galaxy" range of devices is returning to Windows for a notebook on a diet.

Wonderfully thin and light; One of the best looking tablet displays out there; Keyboard included with the tablet; complete with a magnetic case and trackpad; Supports USB Type C; Samsung Flow offers Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge users more reason to use this tablet; simply because it connects to their...

Storage is set to a piddling 128GB; and you only get 86GB of that; No microSD expandable storage; Keyboards lacks backlighting; making it harder to use in low light environments; Only one USB port; and it's the Type C charge port; Samsung Flow (and its biometric security) only works with the Galaxy...

The AMOLED screen on the Galaxy TabPro S is the key feature here. It's bright and punchy and if you're careful you can get impressive efficiency from it. Style plays a big role too.

stylish; compact design; good keyboard included; fast SSD; good cameras; impressive screen; great battery life

screen can be a power drain at times; one USB-C port for data and charging; some CPU throttling under heavy load

This is a great tablet/computer. I purchased this to replace my aging laptop and liked how this tablet was windows based. The price is a little steep for what it is compared laptops you can get with more stuff inside but overall it's a great computer.