Portable PC Gaming Thread | Play Crysis on a $99 tablet

Sorry if people feel this is irrelevant to the thread, but I couldn't find a more suitable thread to ask.

I just bought a Linx 7 from Amazon. It arrived yesterday, and after setting it up one thing is driving me crazy: not only does the Linx lose connection to my network occassionally (seemingly ignoring that I've set it to "connect automatically" to that very network), it also seems to somehow make my OTHER devices connected by wi-fi (laptop, phone) lose their connection to the network! As you probably understand, this is hugely irritating and will make me return or sell the tablet if I can't resolve it.

So are there any other Linx 7 owners (or anyone who's got any ideas, really) out there who have had the same problem and/or have any idea about what might be causing it and how I could resolve it?
 
Also adding that Reassembly works brilliantly on the T100 with tweaked settings, if abstract sandbox physics-based starship conquest games are your bag.

Good fun.
 
Got 300 to spend, what's a good tablet to go after for gaming? I was looking at the nvidia shield tablet but i'm guessing I'd have more of a range on a windows 8 tablet (can't stream because I don't own a decent pc)
 
So I got the iPega PG-9023 in today and decided to test it out on my laptop before my tablet got here. I had a feeling I was going to run into problems, and I have.

I can connect it to my PC without problem. I boot up a controller compatible game in Stream and immediately have problems. It seems to recognize some buttons, but they're not mapped correctly and not all are recognized.

So I go into Control Panel and open up the game controller settings. I test out all the buttons and they seem to be registering correctly.

I then boot into Steam Big Picture Mode and configure the controller through its settings. Again, all the buttons seems to be registering correctly. All the button presses are recognized, I map the buttons, and I save the settings. I boot up the game and it's the exact same problem as before: not all button presses are recognized, and they're still not mapped correctly. I try another game and the controller is not recognized at all.

I look around online and download x360ce. I map the buttons (all are recognized) and exit. I boot up the game . . . and the same problem.

It's like the game doesn't realize that I've changed the controller settings in Steam. This is driving me crazy, because this was the only controller I could find that would work in the setup I wanted.

Any ideas?
 
Matriox said:
I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the T200TA since it was essentially double the specs, also got that $70 amazon credit for applying for the credit card so that helped make me feel better about it too. I got next day shipping so I'll see it tomorrow, I'll throw some impressions on here when I get some games up and running. Probably try League of Legends and WoW to start out.
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So to start out, this tablet is pretty amazing. Its essentially a laptop or a netbook, I wish the screen was slightly smaller for casual web browsing while I'm in bed or watching TV, but it isnt a huge problem once I get used to it and the larger screen looks great for when I'm using it as a laptop or watching netflix. It's also noticably heavier than my previous tablets, but it isn't unwieldy with the added weight and screen size. The OS is snappy and much quicker than I was expecting for a tablet.

I have only been able to really try League of Legends, but it runs League at low settings very well. I've had a few framerate drops when I open the shopkeeper's menus but everything else the tablet runs great. Also able to load into games a bit faster than I expected. I also downloaded Skyrim, Fallout New Vegas, and Torchlight just to see if it can run at all. I didn't mess with settings much on any of the games, but Skyrim's framerate was abysmal and unplayable. Fallout NV actually runs pretty well, it was on the pre-loaded Lowest settings so that might have helped compared to Skyrim. Lastly, Torchlight works great and I think I saw the settings on it were Medium, but that shouldn't come as a surprise considering its much less taxing than Fallout.

Outside of PC games the only apps I tried were Facebook, Ebay, and Jetpack Joyride which all work as expected. I am looking forward to trying Hearthstone out or another game that gives me a little more work. This will be my first Windows tablet, and unsurprisingly it has a much more barren app store compared to my android tablet and iPad, granted I didn't buy the tablet for those particular apps either.

TLDR Pro's-Cons
Pros:
Snappy OS, Laptop or tablet when I want it to be either, Screen Size (for gaming and movies), plays lower graphic heavy games great (LoL, Fallout NV, Torchlight).
Cons:
Tablet App Store lacking compared to iOS/Android, Heavier than I'm used to, Screen Size (for casual web browsing).

So overall I really enjoy my new tablet for gaming, it isnt a powerhouse PC but it will run the games I like for the most part.
 
To think that a few years back I wanted the surface 1 to replace my work computer because it could run a full version of windows just about, now a £99 tablet can do the same thing, it's really cool to me.

It makes me think about my next computer since I play games 90% of the time on console.
 
Ogs said:
For those that have the HP Stream 7 tablet, does it come with all the junky HP software and crap like a laptop too ?
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It does. Except if you buy it from the Microsoft Store, aka the Signature Edition. Ironically, the Signature Edition without all the HP crap is cheaper too.
 
Kind of annoying that Gamevice originally planned to release for Android and Windows tablets, now its a proprietary exclusive for iPad using a lightning connection. Would love to use that on either a surface or nvidia shield tablet. ipega (my current solution) is of questionable build quality. But the gamevice looks quite well built.
 
Baleoce said:
Kind of annoying that Gamevice originally planned to release for Android and Windows tablets, now its a proprietary exclusive for iPad using a lightning connection. Would love to use that on either a surface or nvidia shield tablet. ipega is of questionable build quality. But the gamevice looks quite well built.
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To be honest, iPega quality is fine for the price. Far from perfect but to be fair, Gamevice just looks like a render for now. Also, its sad that it became iPad exclusive.
To be honest, what I'm waiting the most is an official Xbox controller for tablets.
 
GhostTrick said:
It does. Except if you buy it from the Microsoft Store, aka the Signature Edition. Ironically, the Signature Edition without all the HP crap is cheaper too.
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Cheers, sadly signature edition is more expensive than regular ones in the UK :/ Looks like the Linx 7 is clean of all the bloat with a HDMI port too, so I may go for that one, cheers :)
 
Ogs said:
Cheers, sadly signature edition is more expensive than regular ones in the UK :/ Looks like the Linx 7 is clean of all the bloat with a HDMI port too, so I may go for that one, cheers :)
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Eeeh... too sad.


Saucycarpdog said:
Is there any ETA on cherry trial making its way into tablets yet?
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It's shipping, but no tablet announced, no specs announced.





Also, as a side note to the thread, I bought and received my HP Stream 7. Really happy, great handheld for 99 dollars. Became my visual novel and indie machine. Also, I'm waiting for my Xbox One controller and Nyko Smart clip, to see how it compares with my iPega 9023.
 
GhostTrick said:
To be honest, iPega quality is fine for the price. Far from perfect but to be fair, Gamevice just looks like a render for now. Also, its sad that it became iPad exclusive.
To be honest, what I'm waiting the most is an official Xbox controller for tablets.
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For the price I'm pretty happy with the ipega for sure. It works, even though the deadzone on those sticks make some games a bit difficult. I don't recommend anyone try to mod it though, it's a nightmare on the inside. But I'd like a premium option. (And not a $299 premium like that adjustable one from madcatz). They showed the gamevice off at a recent tech event. Looked good tbh.
 
Ogs said:
At the signature edition or Linx 7 ? Thought the Linx ones are good too ?
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The signature ! I didn't tried the Linx. I want to buy it but... there's none in France. And importing from UK would've costed me as much as HP Stream 7.
But I heard good things on it !


Baleoce said:
For the price I'm pretty happy with the ipega for sure. It works, even though the deadzone on those sticks make some games a bit difficult. I don't recommend anyone try to mod it though, it's a nightmare on the inside. But I'd like a premium option. (And not a $299 premium like that adjustable one from madcatz). They showed the gamevice off at a recent tech event. Looked good tbh.
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My main concern with iPega is windows drivers :/
But yeah, a 50 dollars premium controller would be a fair price.
 
Sorry to break the magic but i have some doubts:

1)on average how much does the battery last when playing a 3d game?
2)on average how much time passes from the turning on of the tablet and the in game of a game?
3)on average how much time passes passing from the in-game of a game and another?
4)pc games are usually made for keyboard and mouse and a medium/big monitor(aka precise controls on a big screen), are they really good to play on a tablet with or without gamepad on a little touchscreen(aka imprecise controls on a little screen)?
5)is there something like the wikipad
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just better looking and with windows 8?

A portable pc is probably my future of gaming, but is it really that good?
 
2+2=5 said:
Sorry to break the magic but i have some doubts:

1)on average how much does the battery last when playing a 3d game?


2)on average how much time passes from the turning on of the tablet and the in game of a game?

3)on average how much time passes passing from the in-game of a game and another?

4)pc games are usually made for keyboard and mouse and a medium/big monitor(aka precise controls on a big screen), are they really good to play on a tablet with or without gamepad on a little touchscreen(aka imprecise controls on a little screen)?


5)is there something like the wikipad
wikipad2_0.jpeg

just better looking and with windows 8?



A portable pc is probably my future of gaming, but is it really that good?
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1) Depends of your tablet. Lowest end is 4 hours or nearly as much as a Vita. On the lower end.

2) Boots in 10 to 12 seconds. Same for your game. Flash memory or nanomachines son.

3) Time to close your game and to launch another one. The same as a gaming handheld.


4) PC games means nothing. Some PC games are really meant to be used with keyboard and mice. But a lot of games which are meant to be played with a controller translate well into a 7inch screen.

5) There is.
Either iPega 9023:
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That's with a 8 inch tablet.
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Here's with a 7 inch one.

Or you can use Xbox One controller, DS3 or DS4. Which have better drivers and look like this:
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It is good. Better than my 3DS. Better than my Vita. Of course, it's still rough on some edges. But it's also cheaper in term of hardware, more powerful, and cheaper games.
I think that Cherrytrail architecture will bring it to even higher levels.
 
GhostTrick said:
1) Depends of your tablet. Lowest end is 4 hours or nearly as much as a Vita. On the lower end.

2) Boots in 10 to 12 seconds. Same for your game. Flash memory or nanomachines son.

3) Time to close your game and to launch another one. The same as a gaming handheld.


4) PC games means nothing. Some PC games are really meant to be used with keyboard and mice. But a lot of games which are meant to be played with a controller translate well into a 7inch screen.

5) There is.
Either iPega 9023:

That's with a 8 inch tablet.


Here's with a 7 inch one.

Or you can use Xbox One controller, DS3 or DS4. Which have better drivers and look like this:


It is good. Better than my 3DS. Better than my Vita. Of course, it's still rough on some edges. But it's also cheaper in term of hardware, more powerful, and cheaper games.
I think that Cherrytrail architecture will bring it to even higher levels.
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Thanks :D
I would not define the iPega good looking XD, well it doesn't matter for now.
I don't like using a real gamepad because i want the entire thing to be similar to Vita or the Wiiu tablet.
In any case i'll wait for Windows 10 before any move.
 
2+2=5 said:
Thanks :D
I would not define the iPega good looking XD, well it doesn't matter for now.
I don't like using a real gamepad because i want the entire thing to be similar to Vita or the Wiiu tablet.
In any case i'll wait for Windows 10 before any move.
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Wait for Cherrytrail CPUs.
At least twice more GPU performance is expected.
 
I'm not sure that lowest possible settings, 4:3 non-native resolution, stuttering, and less than 20 FPS really counts as "playing" Crysis. That said, I'm impressed it even makes it in game and I didn't realize that there were usable x86 tablets for $99.

Does anyone know if any of these cheap x86 tablets can run Windows XP or Windows 7 natively (at least not in a VM)? I do BMW coding and programming, and a $99 tablet that could run the necessary software would be a godsend compared to trying to operate my laptop while sitting in a the driver's seat.
 
dwells said:
I'm not sure that lowest possible settings, 4:3 non-native resolution, stuttering, and less than 20 FPS really counts as "playing" Crysis. That said, I'm impressed it even makes it in game and I didn't realize that there were usable x86 tablets for $99.

Does anyone know if any of these cheap x86 tablets can run Windows XP or Windows 7 natively (at least not in a VM)? I do BMW coding and programming, and a $99 tablet that could run the necessary software would be a godsend compared to trying to operate my laptop while sitting in a the driver's seat.
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Why does it have to be win 7 or XP? I don't see why you couldn't install it but I fail to see why you would.
 
bomblord1 said:
Why does it have to be win 7 or XP? I don't see why you couldn't install it but I fail to see why you would.
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Legacy software with legacy drivers. A lot of the utilities are stuff from the Windows NT era that has been incrementally updated by BMW over the years - it's an absolute mess. I run it all in XP, and apparently it's possible with some work to get most of it functioning in 7, but I have my doubts about any of it working at all in 8.1.

Also, it looks like you can sell the Office 365 that comes with the HP Stream 7 for $25, bringing net cost to $75. Damn that's cheap.
 
I picked up a stream 8 to use as a portable dev station. Visual Studio 13 runs so slow on the thing, and the battery life is terrible, but it's awesome having a machine to write code and test on that is this small.

Notepad++ runs well enough though.

I got the Stream 8 because of the 200 mb of free online access. I have a server at my house which I store my code on, so this thing is basically a conduit to my own person github. I don't need more than 200 mb of online access.
 
I think I'm going to keep an eye out for sales on the HP stream 7. The majority of my interest is in not being chained to my desktop to play visual novels, so 1 gig of team shouldn't be an issue. My only concern is installing some of the VNs that don't have official western releases. Do these cheap tablets have any issues switching to Japanese locale in order to install the games?
 
Krejlooc said:
I picked up a stream 8 to use as a portable dev station. Visual Studio 13 runs so slow on the thing, and the battery life is terrible, but it's awesome having a machine to write code and test on that is this small.

Notepad++ runs well enough though.

I got the Stream 8 because of the 200 mb of free online access. I have a server at my house which I store my code on, so this thing is basically a conduit to my own person github. I don't need more than 200 mb of online access.
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It's probably being hamstrung by the 1GB of ram. I've run Visual Studio on the Venue 11 Pro which had 2GB just fine.
 
HP Stream 7 is on sale for $79 from Amazon at the moment. I ordered one, should be here Monday. My main interest is visual novels, but I'll probably end up putting a couple other games on there, too, at the very least to see how they perform. Looking forward to this! Hopefully now I can start working my way through my annoyingly large VN backlog...
 
WhirlwindMonk said:
HP Stream 7 is on sale for $79 from Amazon at the moment. I ordered one, should be here Monday. My main interest is visual novels, but I'll probably end up putting a couple other games on there, too, at the very least to see how they perform. Looking forward to this! Hopefully now I can start working my way through my annoyingly large VN backlog...
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These tablets just became an even better deal, due to the below:

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/offi...office-365-personal-office-365-home-just-9-99

Essentially, for £7.99 or $9.99 you can upgrade the included Office 365 personal that comes with these tablets to a full Office 365 Home subscription for a full 13 months. So that means Office 2013 on 5 PCs (6 if you include the tablet itself) and unlimited Onedrive storage for 5 users for 13 months. In the UK you can even go through quidco and get the £7.99 back as cashback, making it a no brainer.

To put this in perspective, 12 months Office 365 Home in £68 on Amazon. The Linx 7 tablet and 13 months Office 365 Home, comes to £68 and you can get cashback on top of that as well.
 
There doesn't seem to be a way to stack this with my existing office subscription though. I need to first redeem it on a different MS account which means it would run in parallel which is pointless.
 
mrklaw said:
There doesn't seem to be a way to stack this with my existing office subscription though. I need to first redeem it on a different MS account which means it would run in parallel which is pointless.
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Which is weird because you can stack multiple year long personal subscriptions and then just upgrade them all to Office 365 Home for a one off $9.99/£7.99. You'd be better off letting your current Home subscription run down, then redeem the Personal subscription and then upgrade back upto Home for the $9.99/£7.99 one off fee. Having said that, I believe the Office 365 Personal that comes with the Linx tablet has an expiry date, so if your Home subscription runs past that date, you're back to square one.

You're essentially being penalised for being an existing Office 365 subscriber.
 
Extremely interested about this.

Correct me if I'm wrong,but an entry level tablet like the HP Stream 7 should be able to run PS2-era PC games and low-end indie games and most of the 2d sprite based games very fine, am I right?
 
VLiberty said:
Extremely interested about this.

Correct me if I'm wrong,but an entry level tablet like the HP Stream 7 should be able to run PS2-era PC games and low-end indie games and most of the 2d sprite based games very fine, am I right?
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It's the tablet being shown in the videos in the OP. I don't know about emulating PS2 games, but it can play PSP games and can even apparently handle Skyrim at barely playable framerates.

Edit: Just realized I misread your post. Yeah, if it can run Skyrim at 15 fps, I would think it could handle 2005-ish PC games just fine.
 
Two questions; 1) when are we thinking someone is going to bring out a new and more poweful 7 inch tablet that can run PC games? I'm looking at the Stream 7, but I feel like I should wait.

and 2) do these do well with Steam Cloud saves? Could I start a Steam game on my PC and pick up where I left off on the tablet?
 
I hope this isn't the wrong thread to ask of this, but here it goes.

I'm seriously considering the Asus VivoTab Note 8, partly for some light Steam gaming (which it seems it should handle fine) but mostly for using the Wacom panel/stylus for art.

Are there any better stylus-enabled tablets currently available, or soon to be available? I've heard less than flattering things about pressure sensitivity performance of the Lenovo ThinkPad 2 10.1, Toshiba Encore Write, and a few other tablets like it.

With CES right around the corner it'd be great to see some more graphic arts focused tablets come out, but they seem to be sort of a rarity.
 
MattyG said:
Two questions; 1) when are we thinking someone is going to bring out a new and more poweful 7 inch tablet that can run PC games? I'm looking at the Stream 7, but I feel like I should wait.

and 2) do these do well with Steam Cloud saves? Could I start a Steam game on my PC and pick up where I left off on the tablet?
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Cherry trail is literally just around the corner. It's the successor to baytrail rumored to have nearly 2x the graphics performance and it's already been sent to manufacturers by Intel and now we're just waiting for someone to put it in a tablet. Estimates say they'll be on the market in a product by the end of Q2

erotic grandpa said:
I hope this isn't the wrong thread to ask of this, but here it goes.

I'm seriously considering the Asus VivoTab Note 8, partly for some light Steam gaming (which it seems it should handle fine) but mostly for using the Wacom panel/stylus for art.

Are there any better stylus-enabled tablets currently available, or soon to be available? I've heard less than flattering things about pressure sensitivity performance of the Lenovo ThinkPad 2 10.1, Toshiba Encore Write, and a few other tablets like it.

With CES right around the corner it'd be great to see some more graphic arts focused tablets come out, but they seem to be sort of a rarity.
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According to the time stamp this was posted yesterday CES has been over for over a month. The best tablet for stylus use you're going to find is the surface pro series. Lenovo Yoga 2 8" has something called any pen technology that will literally let you write with just about anything metal I'm not sure how good that'll be. For the price the vivotab is probably you're best bet if stylus use is the most important thing.
 
erotic grandpa said:
I hope this isn't the wrong thread to ask of this, but here it goes.

I'm seriously considering the Asus VivoTab Note 8, partly for some light Steam gaming (which it seems it should handle fine) but mostly for using the Wacom panel/stylus for art.

Are there any better stylus-enabled tablets currently available, or soon to be available? I've heard less than flattering things about pressure sensitivity performance of the Lenovo ThinkPad 2 10.1, Toshiba Encore Write, and a few other tablets like it.

With CES right around the corner it'd be great to see some more graphic arts focused tablets come out, but they seem to be sort of a rarity.
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If youre looking for stylus enabled tablets check out the Fujitsu Q584 that was released last year for $1000.

I snagged a refurbished model on Fujitsu's eBay page for $440.
 
bomblord1 said:
Cherry trail is literally just around the corner. It's the successor to baytrail rumored to have nearly 2x the graphics performance and it's already been sent to manufacturers by Intel and now we're just waiting for someone to put it in a tablet. Estimates say they'll be on the market in a product by the end of Q2
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The reason these tablets are at $80-150 is because Cherry Trail is about to come out... At release, these tablets were all twice the cost and you can expect Cherry Trail to be the same at launch. You're going to be looking at another year before CT based tablets/computers on a stick are this price.

For $80 I'm willing to get this now and possibly update to a CT in a year or two.
 
Cherrytrail is going to be a vast improvement over Baytrail, but does anyone know how it will compare to the Core series now? Like Haswell i3/i5 Y and U?
 
Bob Coffee said:
Anyone try trails in the sky on a baytrail tablet? Tempted to install it to my venue 8 pro to see how it runs.
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Nope but if you got the game and the hardware let us know!

KojiKnight said:
The reason these tablets are at $80-150 is because Cherry Trail is about to come out... At release, these tablets were all twice the cost and you can expect Cherry Trail to be the same at launch. You're going to be looking at another year before CT based tablets/computers on a stick are this price.

For $80 I'm willing to get this now and possibly update to a CT in a year or two.
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I've been burnt too many times by going with the cheaper weaker option and ending up buying a whole new product not even a year later to meet my needs than to jump on one of these with the successor right around the corner. I understand they are super cheap but it doesn't matter how cheap they are if you end up buying the powerful/expensive one anyway.

Edit also even doubling or even tripling the price of some of these tablets they are still incredibly affordable for a PC.
 
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