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The VivoTab RT is thin, easy to hold and lasts a long time on a charge. It has a best-in-class camera, too. Just be prepared for a cramped typing experience.

It’s pretty impressive to see how capable the VivoTab RT is as a PC replacement, certainly more so than any previous tablet platform.

The Asus Vivo Tab RT tablet adds a clamshell laptop dock to the mix, which both extends battery life and adds a few rough edges.

The ASUS Vivo Tab RT offers a bright display, thin and light design and long-lasting docking station with its own battery, but the Windows Store needs more apps.

... Windows RT's many software quirks and omissions may limit the Vivo Tab's audience to dedicated PC users who've recently purchased a Windows 8 laptop or desktop, and want to extend their new Modern UI software purchases across both systems.

Windows RT shows that Windows on ARM is both possible and usable, but without apps it can't yet replace an iOS or Android tablet, let alone an Intel laptop.

With its vivid screen, sturdy build, and sleek user interface, the Asus Vivo Tab RT is an excellent tablet in its own right -- but it can't beat the innovative Microsoft Surface RT.

For now, the Vivo Tab RT is only worth it for the person who is heavily invested in the Microsoft product ecosystem.

While its detachable keyboard dock remains a good idea and provides stellar battery life, the ASUS Vivo Tab RT has build quality issues, a cramped physical keyboard and is let down by a limited and frustrating Windows RT platform. At this price, it's really tough to recommend.

While the ASUS Vivo Tab RT doesn't necessarily step out with anything remarkable in terms of the hardware ... it does offer a pretty great tablet experience, one that Windows users especially will appreciate for its interoperability with their current desktop and notebook platforms.

There are other flaws here, too, such as the glitchy trackpad, and the USB port dongle ... That said, if what you need is a physical keyboard, phenomenal battery life, Microsoft Office, and the web, the Asus Vivo Tab RT is an intriguing choice.

Until the apps are there and Microsoft is able to patch up some of the bugs in Windows RT, we can’t recommend the Vivo Tab to any except the hardiest early adopters.