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$300 8" tablets: Thin+light, fast web browsing w/Flash, 8-10 hours...and Steam
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bearythebear
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Now I'm considering gifting this to my dad. Does it have keyboard accessory?
How would the touch stuff work with accounting software?
How would the touch stuff work with accounting software?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Why don't any of these have HDMI ports? Seems like an odd decision.
jetpacks was yes
Member
That sucks about the stylus. So it's completely unusable? How does it perform with photoshop?
Since I'm a huge dork I got the Lenovo Miix 2 also. I got it yesterday in the mail, to directly compare with my Dell Venue 8 Pro.
The Miix 2 made a better first-impression. It's slightly but noticeably lighter, the screen gets brighter and seems to have better color reproduction. But after that is where things kind of broke down.
1) The speaker is terrible. The Dell's is always loud and great without any distortion. The Lenovo's speaker is ridiculously quiet turned all the way up, and even then there was a little distortion too. Maybe it was a defective piece but it didn't sound bad enough to really justify that guess.
2) The screen doesn't get dim enough for usage in dark rooms. It's really frustrating - an important consideration for me.
3) The on-screen keyboard worked awfully for me. This is the first time I've ever seen this on any Windows 8/8.1 touch device. You know how the 8.1 touch keyboard has context menus for certain keys when you hold them long enough, to get accents or alternate characters? Those kept showing up.
Example: typing the word "This".
On the Dell, I can simply use three fingers in quick succession for t-h-i...and so on. Works perfectly.
On the Lenovo, no matter what I did, it kept thinking that I was holding the 't' key long enough to get the context menu, so then instead of 'h' the next character I typed was 'þ'
Maybe both a driver/firmware problems, but it doesn't really seem like it so far. I ended up returning the Miix 2 and will keep the Venue 8 Pro.
The Miix 2 made a better first-impression. It's slightly but noticeably lighter, the screen gets brighter and seems to have better color reproduction. But after that is where things kind of broke down.
1) The speaker is terrible. The Dell's is always loud and great without any distortion. The Lenovo's speaker is ridiculously quiet turned all the way up, and even then there was a little distortion too. Maybe it was a defective piece but it didn't sound bad enough to really justify that guess.
2) The screen doesn't get dim enough for usage in dark rooms. It's really frustrating - an important consideration for me.
3) The on-screen keyboard worked awfully for me. This is the first time I've ever seen this on any Windows 8/8.1 touch device. You know how the 8.1 touch keyboard has context menus for certain keys when you hold them long enough, to get accents or alternate characters? Those kept showing up.
Example: typing the word "This".
On the Dell, I can simply use three fingers in quick succession for t-h-i...and so on. Works perfectly.
On the Lenovo, no matter what I did, it kept thinking that I was holding the 't' key long enough to get the context menu, so then instead of 'h' the next character I typed was 'þ'
Maybe both a driver/firmware problems, but it doesn't really seem like it so far. I ended up returning the Miix 2 and will keep the Venue 8 Pro.
Got to be able to watch Homestar Runner on the go
lol wut
antiquegamer
Member
Thanks for info I almost order the stylus.
QualityPixel
Banned
Retina iPad mini it is. Maybe give these windows tablet things a few more years.
antiquegamer
Member
For the price of iPad retina I can get two Dell Venue Pro and do more stuff with it. My wife and I won't have to fight over the new tablet. I was also dead set on getting the mini but now I don't see the point I can play my Steam, GOG, and Blizzard games on my tablet!
My mind is still blown by this.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Want so badly.For the price of iPad retina I can get two Dell Venue Pro and do more stuff with it. My wife and I won't have to fight over the new tablet. I was also dead set on getting the mini but now I don't see the point I can play my Steam, GOG, and Blizzard games on my tablet!
My mind is still blown by this.
Dunno when or at what price it'll release here in the UK.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
The Omni 10 seems pretty nice, but the bluetooth kb and dock attachment are extra and don't really scream "portable".
The ASUS T100 is now in stock at the MS store and best buy though, online at least.
I finally ordered the T100 yesterday from Amazon. I have been trying to buy it for the past month but no one ever had it in stock. For $399 with a keyboard it seems to be the best deal to me. I know everyone in the world hated netbooks but I have been using one since they first came out without issue. I only runs XP but served its purpose just fine as a spare/cheap/lightweight PC. The battery finally crapped out and has to be plugged in to use, so this was a perfect upgrade to me. The fact that can actually run some light gaming is just a plus.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Just ordered the T100 as well (64GB). Looks like they're going to sell out in the next 20 minutes or so.
troll much? you think 4-8gb of RAM is needed for good performance then you settle for 1gb... lol smh
cyberheater
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I'm thinking the same. I'm a confirmed mac head but my next tablet is going to be one of these. X86 in a tablet format. Fantastic.
These do have full size USB ports on them so I can plug in my Xbox 360 controller?
You do realize the mini is stuck with 1gb and actual available ram is even lower due to 64bit overhead?
Either way, not sure what your point is. These windows tablet things have 2x - 2.5x the ram of the new mini.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
A Venue 8 Pro with a proper keyboard cover would be too much of a good proposition not to purchase it.
DonasaurusRex
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This , they will be worth it performance/dollar next year though , if intel brings its tick / tock update to tablet form factors, and amd can get its hUMA chips in as well performance will be much more worth peoples time beyond waving their finger around on a screen and causing gui windows to resize in various ways. But they are mobile and can do productivity/dev software so thats one good use, local or connected to a server/cloud.
SonofdonCD
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Btw, Microcenter has the Dell Venue Pro 8 on sale right now for $259.99. In-store only.
AstroNut325
Member
Any of these tablets have good speakers? "Good" relative to general tablet speakers. I'm being drawn to the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 for the good speakers.
That's so disappointing. With the Miix 2 launching at 299 Euros in Germany compared to 399 for the Dell it seemed like a great alternative. I'll wait for some reviews and maybe they can fix some stuff via software updates.
Too bad neither Nokia nor Microsoft managed to release an 8" tablet this year.
Guys, the Dell Venue 8 Pro is currently $299 for the 64 GB version, which is $50 off the normal price.
http://www.dell.com/us/p/dell-venue...5-4485850-Jq67SEiVEeOL8ias14OV6Q0_sijm3_0_0_0
GO GO GO
http://www.dell.com/us/p/dell-venue...5-4485850-Jq67SEiVEeOL8ias14OV6Q0_sijm3_0_0_0
GO GO GO
SquiddyCracker
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moltonasty
Member
Hold up...when you say Steam, does this mean you have access to any game that meets the minimum specs? Or is this for specific tablet games that are steam compatible? This is very confusing.
radios shipping overview
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That's what people said about netbooks, and it wasn't true back then either.
jetpacks was yes
Member
The former.
It's an Intel x86 CPU, and it's running Windows 8.1 full edition (NOT RT).
Any game for which the tablet meets the minimum specs will run.
Naturally, since this *IS* a tablet, any game that doesn't support touch will mean you have to plug in a mouse/keyboard (or a 360 controller, or whatever supported input device) into the USB port.
The first.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Lenovo IdeaTab Miix2 8-Inch is also now available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F2ENTYI/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Difference between it and the Dell:
And from the comments there:
http://www.wpcentral.com/now-shipping-lenovo-ideatab-miix2-8-inch-tablet-amazon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F2ENTYI/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Difference between it and the Dell:
Wpcentral said:
And from the comments there:
http://www.wpcentral.com/now-shipping-lenovo-ideatab-miix2-8-inch-tablet-amazon
antiquegamer
Member
It's a Windows 8.1 computer in an 8" tablet form. There is no full size USB only the mini port but it does support Bluetooth so any Bluetooth keyboard and mouse will work.
GHG
Member
I was going to get a ipad air but after seeing this thread I'm not so sure anymore...
One of the main attractions of the ipad is the gaming library but being able to have access to and play a lot of my steam library on the go would be incredible.
What is the tablet in this video?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxM2YPagTA0
The performance looks great.
One of the main attractions of the ipad is the gaming library but being able to have access to and play a lot of my steam library on the go would be incredible.
What is the tablet in this video?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxM2YPagTA0
The performance looks great.
GHG
Member
ya, any usb device works. last night I had a keyboard, mouse and usb drive hooked up while installing windows. performanc is quite impressive, gpu beats the ipad 4, cpu handily beats the new ipad air and battery easily matches the ipad mini.
unfortunately no hdmi out though. and weight difference coming from an ipad mini is noticably, but acceptable in landscape. though if you're fine with the regular sized ipad weight isn't a problem. mini comes in at 330g, ipad air 450g and the dell is 400g.
juliushandle
Member
toshiba has an hdmi out as well as better cameras and mics. it's also heavier and thicker.