On their webpage, Lenovo advertises the Horizon 2e a "Two-in-One Tabletop PC". Just like the Sony Vaio Tap 20, the Horizon 2e features an integrated stand, which allows the system to be propped up at an angle of up to 73 degrees maximum. Alternatively, with the stand retracted, the Horizon can also lay flat on the table. Personally, we'd like to see the option of an external stand like the one that Dell offers for the XPS 18, as it would allows the top edge of the display to sit higher in a more ergonomic position. Overall, the design works well though with an infinite adjustment range and a solid hinge design that's stiff enough to hold the tablet securely.

The back of the AOI is made of textured silver plastic with rounded corners, which keeps sweaty fingers from slipping. The battery sits underneath a cover between the anchor points of the stand, which means that a replacement is possible without taking off the back cover. The battery / stand area is where we measured the maximum thickness of about 40 mm; the overall thickness elsewhere tops out at about 28 mm. The front is dominated by the glass-covered, 10-point multitouch display, which also features a non-glare coating. The black bezel is about 22 mm wide and houses the Windows button on the bottom bezel. This button also offers tactile feedback via an integrated pager motor. The build quality is OK, although the design doesn't look particularly upscale. The Horizon 2e is torsionally also a little less rigid than Dell's much thinner, but aluminum-clad XPS 18, although this doesn't negatively impact usage at all.



With a footprint of about 526 x 319 mm, the Horizon 2e takes up as much real estate on the desk as four Apple iPads would and - at 4.6 kg - it's twice as heavy as the 18-inch Dell XPS 18, although the Sony Vaio Tap 20 is heavier still by another 0.4 kg. While the Horizon 2e is certainly semi-portable, we wouldn't advocate it as traveling companion. Moving it from room to room, however, is not really a problem. We found it easiest to grab the stand with one hand and support the edge with the other.

