Fingerprint scanners support in Windows 10 Mobile are reportedly planned, with the official debut marked by the release of the Anniversary Update for Windows 10 Mobile, and desktop, this Summer.

For the sake of argument, we could slap a Smart Keyboard under an iPad Air 2 and call it a laptop, as much as we could throw a jet engine on the roof of a Volvo station wagon, and call it a flying car. Will it fly? Yes. Will it fly straight? Probably not.

Not everyone is in the market for over-the-top, high-performance, ultra-high resolution laptop, especially when budget, nor need, justifies dropping a couple of grand on a high-end machine with all the bells and whistles. Fortunately, there are budget-friendly alternatives, under a thousand dollars, that still pack a punch, and aren’t too shabby to look at either.

Two days ago, Gabe Aul announced the release of Preview Build 14342 to fast ring insiders. This build is getting closer and closer to the Anniversary update due this Summer, and it’s very much focused on Microsoft Edge improvements, as well as Ubuntu, which has been introduced as a live subsystem “breathing” under Windows 10.