Your next computer should be a laptop-tablet hybrid. Really

When Microsoft first floated the two-in-one hybrid idea, many balked at the suggestion. But after years of improvements, they're worth serious consideration

The PC and tablet industry is currently going through a bit of a revolution. At one stage tablets were the new hotness - the device to replace the PC as your default computing platform. But now Windows PCs are having a resurgence, this time in a new, 21st-century skin: the two-in-one.

As tablet sales peaked as consumers realised they were great for consuming media but then dwindled as the same consumers discovered their increasingly larger smartphones were good enough for that. No one really needs a smartphone and a tablet that can basically perform the same duties and run the same apps.