It's not a haptic keyboard, so there's no force feedback or buzzing noises coming from the keys. But then you start typing on it, and that's where the trouble starts. To bring up the keyboard, you put both palms on the bottom screen (tap the corner 'X' to get rid of it). For most users, unfortunately, it's the latter. That's mainly because of the virtual keyboard, a critical feature that makes or breaks this laptop. The Iconia is also a tablet because both screens are touch-enabled, though they aren't meant to be used with a stylus (since one is not included It behaves like a laptop, but you can't really use it without first understanding how to use the touch-enabled software first. Its heavy frame places it in the desktop replacement category, alongside the Asus K53E-B1 (5.8 lbs) and Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Thunderbolt) ($2,199 direct, 4.5 stars) (5.5 lbs). A second screen adds a lot of weight and is the reason why the Iconia weighs 5.8 pounds-at least a pound heavier than other 14-inch laptops like the Asus U41JF-A1 ($857 street, 4.5 stars) (4.7 lbs) and Samsung QX410-J01 ($829.99 street, 4 stars) (5 lbs). The Iconia is covered in aluminum, which would have been a classier touch had its murky, brownish tint not been so dull.

For the same reason, inverting the laptop and using the upper screen with the virtual keyboard isn't an option either. In other words, it's not meant to be held like a book, since weight isn't distributed equally between both sides (the bottom half, where all the ports and components reside, is much heavier) and the lack of an accelerometer (to change the screen orientation) seems to point to that. Even though there are two screens, there's a predefined top and bottom half.

The Iconia is a 14-inch laptop and designed to be treated as such.

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