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$300 8" tablets: Thin+light, fast web browsing w/Flash, 8-10 hours...and Steam
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Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Let's be upfront here: Bing search + Flash support = portable fap machine.
It also means not having to pay for Hulu Plus in ordner to watch it on your tablet. With the iPad, your choice is between paying for their premium subscription or not being able to watch it all.
Who needs flash though.
I don't understand this point at all. Being able to run tons of real programs (with full Office included) as well as many Steam games = weakest ecosystem. I'd take Office + decades of real games over a metric ton of throwaway 99 cent apps any day (and I say that as someone with 4 Android devices and one iOS7 device at home).
No, he's absolutely right. You can contort the device to run stuff it's not optimized to run well, especially if you add peripherals, but that kinda defeats the purpose of its existence as a tablet. To take advantage of the Windows ecosystem you have to sacrifice the advantages of its form factor.
For some of us nerds, that's fine! But I certainly wouldn't recommend it to a family member without those crystal clear caveats.
My own finger is hovering over the buy button for a new iPad Mini because I love my iPod Touch so much and would love to have those same apps/games in a bigger screen. And I'd immediately have access to new stuff too in the ecosystem. But at the moment I'm holding off because, other than games, the Venue 8 Pro does meet what I wanted out of a mini tablet.
For some of us nerds, that's fine! But I certainly wouldn't recommend it to a family member without those crystal clear caveats.
My own finger is hovering over the buy button for a new iPad Mini because I love my iPod Touch so much and would love to have those same apps/games in a bigger screen. And I'd immediately have access to new stuff too in the ecosystem. But at the moment I'm holding off because, other than games, the Venue 8 Pro does meet what I wanted out of a mini tablet.
It's hard to say without knowing your preferences, but it seems like a Bay Trail-based 10/11" tablet might be better for you. I don't think I'd enjoy office work on this device.
Thanks! I appreciate it. I may consider the Transformer or HP Omni.
the side-by-side stuff works perfectly, especially with a combination of two of mail/twitter/IE/facebook
Jag
Member
I'm right there with you. So torn between a mini and a Venue. The ability to play older PC games is so very strong though.
antiquegamer
Member
So my wife is using the Venue Pro 8 and while she like IE11, the touch on the device is super sensitive and often cause the screen to magnify (it happen to me a lot also). My wife is really frustrate with it and have gone back to using her iPad despite she the fact she actually enjoy using Windows 8 (metro). Is there a setting for IE11 on how touch work?
TurtleSnatcher
Member
So first 24 hours with Venue has been good.
Been playing tons of Hearthstone. Havent really loaded much else honestly. I tried Path of Exile and it runs at low settings at a decent framerate it seems but I didnt have anything to hook into for mouse/keyboard yet so didnt really do a deep dive.
The one downside is the lack of keyboard/mouse integration for some of these titles. For instance.. Hearthstone runs AMAZING.. But I can't name Decks unless I run in Window mode and use the virtual keyboard really quick which is a bit cumbersome. This is because a virtual keyboard doesnt just appear when I hit the space to name the deck.
Those are some of the biggest tablet issues that the full games have going for it. Other than that.. it works great
Been playing tons of Hearthstone. Havent really loaded much else honestly. I tried Path of Exile and it runs at low settings at a decent framerate it seems but I didnt have anything to hook into for mouse/keyboard yet so didnt really do a deep dive.
The one downside is the lack of keyboard/mouse integration for some of these titles. For instance.. Hearthstone runs AMAZING.. But I can't name Decks unless I run in Window mode and use the virtual keyboard really quick which is a bit cumbersome. This is because a virtual keyboard doesnt just appear when I hit the space to name the deck.
Those are some of the biggest tablet issues that the full games have going for it. Other than that.. it works great
no, had to resort to using a custom stylesheet that replaces zoom with select.
save as css, then open ie in desktop mode, select internet options, accessibility, format documents using my stylesheet and select your css file. If you want to disable double tap altogether I believe it's none instead of manipulation. But I've found myself actually using select quite a bit and at least it doesn't zoom in when scrolling.
Jag
Member
I'm pretty sure Dell had a Venue 8 listed for discount.
http://slickdeals.net/blackfriday/stores/dell-home-office/
Edit: I see they are just throwing in a $40 case, not discounting the item.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Mark of the Ninja works pretty well on the ASUS T100. Need to benchmark more games, I plan on trying out
Fez
Bastion
Portal
Portal 2
Half Life
The Walking Dead
FTL
Sequence
Frozen Synapse
Limbo
Braid
Lone Survivor
Lara Croft
PoP trilogy
Hitman trilogy
And a few others. I have to say, Netflix actually looks better running natively on the 720p screen than it does stretched on my 1080p monitor.
Edit: you can also disable pinch to zoom in the Windows options. I had to tell chrome to open in desktop mode to stop it from defaulting to F11-fullscreen every 5 seconds. You can still see a bit of the legacy that made Windows 8 a frustrating platform at launch.
Fez
Bastion
Portal
Portal 2
Half Life
The Walking Dead
FTL
Sequence
Frozen Synapse
Limbo
Braid
Lone Survivor
Lara Croft
PoP trilogy
Hitman trilogy
And a few others. I have to say, Netflix actually looks better running natively on the 720p screen than it does stretched on my 1080p monitor.
Edit: you can also disable pinch to zoom in the Windows options. I had to tell chrome to open in desktop mode to stop it from defaulting to F11-fullscreen every 5 seconds. You can still see a bit of the legacy that made Windows 8 a frustrating platform at launch.
Jag
Member
Anyone have word on WoW on the Asus T100?
SonofdonCD
Member
Here and here.
You should chek out this post I made with links to a lot of games being played on the Asus T100. There are quite a few videos on YouTube, and this tablet has by far the most reviews out there so far.
Rodney McKay
Member
If the guy I just referred for a job gets hired I'll get a $450 Microsoft Store giftcard in a month or so and will definitely be considering one of these full-Win 8 tablets. They'd be great to hook up to my TV instead of my giant gaming desktop I'm currently using.
I hope Anandtech does review on a few of these guys (i think they already did a cheap Asus 10in recently). I love how insanely thorough they are.
I hope Anandtech does review on a few of these guys (i think they already did a cheap Asus 10in recently). I love how insanely thorough they are.
Don't know if posted. But people in the UK you can the Toshiba Encore 8" for £250.
http://www.ebuyer.com/584647-toshiba-encore-tablet-pc-twt8-a-102
Seems pretty much same spec's as the Dell and Lenovo tablets.
http://www.ebuyer.com/584647-toshiba-encore-tablet-pc-twt8-a-102
Seems pretty much same spec's as the Dell and Lenovo tablets.
Not seen much, read some tech sites that have hands on reviews. Nicely spec'd for the price even with a 1280x800 res screen. Few videos on youtube but they're basically just hands on.
Thanks! I just ordered this from Amazon 2 weeks ago and already go them to refund me $20 when walmart lowered it. Now I will have Discover refund me $50 with their price protection benefit.
Azul allows user to download videos off xvideos in mp4 format... allegedly.
I'm interested in Steam on a tablet and look forward to reading Verge, Anandtech, and Engadget reviews of these tablets.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
BMX Bandit
Member
Wow first I've read about these. Any GOG game recommendations that might be easy to adapt/play? With the current sale going on made me curious.
Jag
Member
900 copies of MOO 1&2 says you can play them. Last Chance!
So having the Dell for a week now I have to say its been amazing. With the tethering on my phone I now have a pc with me at all times. I have been putting this through its paces with gaming at work.
Most games I have tried have been playable. Although loading off a sd card is a pain it works. I have got NullDC running full speed on this. I haven't been able to get Dolphin running thou, I think Windows 8 is the problem. I do think at least the Gamecube should run alright based off how well the DC emu works.
Battery life has been good. For just pc work it lasts around 6-7 hours. With gaming thou around 4-5 hours.
Most games I have tried have been playable. Although loading off a sd card is a pain it works. I have got NullDC running full speed on this. I haven't been able to get Dolphin running thou, I think Windows 8 is the problem. I do think at least the Gamecube should run alright based off how well the DC emu works.
Battery life has been good. For just pc work it lasts around 6-7 hours. With gaming thou around 4-5 hours.
I Stalk Alone
Member
how does it perform with video? is it able to play high bit rate video blu ray quality 36mb 1080p content? would be great if i can just hook this up to a projector and just use a small instead of a long ass cable to a ps3 or pc all the time just to play bluray content. i was thinking of getting one of those $99 wireless hdmi devices but if i can get a windows tablet for a couole hundred more my desktop could be used just when i am gaming and save me in electricity bills.
Trent Strong
Banned
I've heard the trackpad is not the greatest?
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Here I was browsing Neogaf without even thinking I wanted a tablet...
Along came this thread mentioning that Hearthstone runs on a Dell Venue 8.... Holy crap I must buy a machine similar, if not the Dell itself.
Are there much better processors around the corner, or is this a good time to buy one of these devices? I haven't kept up on the intel mobile processor world in a while.
Along came this thread mentioning that Hearthstone runs on a Dell Venue 8.... Holy crap I must buy a machine similar, if not the Dell itself.
Are there much better processors around the corner, or is this a good time to buy one of these devices? I haven't kept up on the intel mobile processor world in a while.
OminoMichelin
Member
I read today that octacore mobile processors are coming before the end of the year.
ps: what do you guys think of the tegra note?
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Apparently the Venue 8 Pro's stylus has been fixed with the latest update. Can anybody confirm?
Kibbles
Member
I can't find anything about it online but at same club there is a $99 9" tablet called the tmax hd-g or something. Was thinking about getting it for my little brother. Anyone know anything about it? It doesn't have to be anything amazing but just run well and all, seems like a good deal and it runs jelly bean.
All I need are some good and detailed impressions of the stylus input and I will pull the trigger asap
edit: I found something on the verge's comments
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/dell/59202-venue-8-pro-owner-s-lounge-234.html
It seems to go to sleep? There's this moment where it doesn't seem to work. Also the button action of the pad has way too much resistance. Not really a fan of the trackpad.
I don't know about other processors (this Dell was just released a few weeks ago so I wouldn't think a new model is coming anytime soon), but I can see that the Venue Pro runs Hearthstone EXACTLY how you'd want it to run. I haven't tried anything else yet, outside of normal surfing etc.