Ugh how much more do i have to wait for a full windows 8 tablet that's no more than $500.
Define full.
MobileTechReview posted their very detailed ~25 minutes video review of the Sony Vaio Pro 13. The reviewer was very positive. It's the total opposite of the the verge review. She was familiar with the material of the notebook and its inherent flex, barely had problems with the trackpad, seemed to like the keyboard and the speakers, and she didn't even consider the resolution too high.
Seems a hell of a lot better than this year's Macbook Airs. Withe the additional $150 slice battery, it would probably annihilate the MBA's battery life, too.
Personally, I still wouldn't buy it. A bit too pricey and not upgradeable.
@joshuatopolsky: Our highest laptop score ever! MacBook Air review http://theverge.com/2013/6/17/4436332/macbook-air-review-13-inch-2013
Can someone explain to me how the new 13 inch macbook air has a longer battery life than my surface RT? This revew puts it with a benchmark test at 11 hours??!! That's like 4 hours more than sony's haswell ultrabook... How what why? What kind of black magic is apple using here?
I don't really like apple laptops, primarily because of OSX, but if the windows OEM's don't step up I will be seriously considering getting this.
That Macbook Air has a shitty 1400x900 TNT display. Most ultrabooks come with 1920 x 1080 IPS displays.
Can someone explain to me how the new 13 inch macbook air has a longer battery life than my surface RT? This revew puts it with a benchmark test at 11 hours??!! That's like 4 hours more than sony's haswell ultrabook... How what why? What kind of black magic is apple using here?
I don't really like apple laptops, primarily because of OSX, but if the windows OEM's don't step up I will be seriously considering getting this.
Can someone explain to me how the new 13 inch macbook air has a longer battery life than my surface RT? This revew puts it with a benchmark test at 11 hours??!! That's like 4 hours more than sony's haswell ultrabook... How what why? What kind of black magic is apple using here?
I don't really like apple laptops, primarily because of OSX, but if the windows OEM's don't step up I will be seriously considering getting this.
This revew puts it with a benchmark test at 11 hours??!! That's like 4 hours more than sony's haswell ultrabook... How what why? What kind of black magic is apple using here?
I don't really like apple laptops, primarily because of OSX, but if the windows OEM's don't step up I will be seriously considering getting this.
windows rt does not run win32 apps. You need windows 8. Tjr low powered atom tablets are in that price point. They are about to upgrade the chips though so I would wait. I have an atom powered tablet , can run 10 yr old games decently. Play a lot of unreal tournament on it. Newer chips should be better. Think they are called bay trail. (current chip is called clover trail). If you want to play newer games, you need the better chips. Ivy Bridge, Hazwell.So I'm thinking of upgrading my tablet. At the moment I have an iPad 1st generation. It's obviously getting long in the tooth, but I've held onto it because, quite frankly, all I use it for is web browsing. When I want to play games or work on my book, etc I use my laptop.
Now, I'm looking at a new iPad, 32GB, Wifi - $600.
But I've started to wonder whether to switch to either an Android or a Win 8 tablet. I have a Samsung S3 smartphone and absolutely love it. Given that a Win 8 tablet would allow me to run Steam (right?), I could play the new Halo and I'm assuming I could also work directly with my book via Word... well, I've begun to wonder whether a Windows 8 tablet wouldn't be a better choice than an iPad.
However, there's about a zillion choices and at least on Amazon they are all 3 and 3 1/2 stars. Not terribly compelling.
So what are the top performing 10" Windows 8 tablets in the $600 range? I'm assuming that's Windows RT, which limits my game-playing ability via Steam. For instance, I won't be playing Witcher 2 on there, but potentially some older games (Supreme Commander?), indie games (Beat Hazard? Mark of the Ninja?)... I'm also assuming that with a USB port I can plug in a mouse or even a gamepad. Are all of these assumptions correct? Does any Win 8 tablet hit all these checkmarks?
So far only 1 8" tablet announced, and its over 1 pound. I am pretty disappointed.
I think some atom tablets have it, but you would probably want more power for drawing. This thread is informative http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/hardware/52592-list-windows-8-rt-tablets-convertibles-stylus.htmlSo which is the cheapest windows 8 (non-RT) tablet with wacoom pen integration?
Is it still the Surface Pro?
I think some atom tablets have it, but you would probably want more power for drawing. This thread is informative http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/hardware/52592-list-windows-8-rt-tablets-convertibles-stylus.html
I think lenovo has a model with stylus integration.So which is the cheapest windows 8 (non-RT) tablet with wacoom pen integration?
Is it still the Surface Pro?
that is a cancelled device. they are making a windows 8 tablet instead.http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/nokia-windows-8-tablet-glimpsed-in-leaked-snaps-50011684/
So the long rumoured Nokia Windows 8 tablet is a pos Tegra3 device. It's also RT, lol.
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/nokia-windows-8-tablet-glimpsed-in-leaked-snaps-50011684/
So the long rumoured Nokia Windows 8 tablet is a pos Tegra3 device. It's also RT, lol.
I have never had good experiences trying to write with those. Digitizers are much better, if all you need to do is hand writing an atom tablet with a digitizer might be powerful enough. Although it might have problems outputting to a large screen.Is a capacitive stylus sufficient for someone who's giving a lecture and wants to write on the slides?
Someone I know is looking at the Lenovo Yoga 13 for that use case. I'm looking into alternatives to the Yoga with an active digitizer, but maybe I'm wrong and a capacitive stylus would actually be sufficient? Annotating slides doesn't need Photoshop precision, after all.
I have never had good experiences trying to write with those. Digitizers are much better, if all you need to do is hand writing an atom tablet with a digitizer might be powerful enough. Although it might have problems outputting to a large screen.
I know this is technically the wrong thread but I couldn't find a better place to put it. I just hooked up a small television to an old computer that I have that a few friends and I use for recording music. I'm going to use the TV as the monitor. When I fire it up I can see the desktop, but its like it has a blue filter over it. I can faintly make out the desktop. I believe its running XP. Anyone know how to fix this or what the problem is?
So as someone who is looking for a multi-tasking capable tablet that is at least 10 inches with a positive keyboard-writing experience, good build quality, and is as light as can be, what is stopping me from getting an RT tablet? I really only need what the office suite/ onenote offer me for school, so I'm not worried on expanding it with other apps (seeing as that would distract me as is). What is it that should dismay me, if anything?
Also, I'm looking at the Vivotab RT and the full Vivotab Smart. I don't like how the Smart has a keyboard that never attaches to the tablet, but if you guys did find a smart that was 50 bucks cheaper than the RT Vivo, would u go for it?
Just saw a rumor that Nokia's tablet is still RT 1080p with snapdragon 800 and keyboard that has a battery in it.Why not get Surface if you just want RT? The other RT tablets have questionable future support at this time. The one thing that may dismay you is the performance. It's not terrible, but if you go full on multi-tasking, it might disappoint you.
RT seems like a great fit for that use case. The one thing that maybe could/should stop you from buying one right now, is that new, faster machines may come out soon. Maybe when Windows 8.1 launches mid-October.
Thanks for the input guys. Can you link me to a site that mentions these rumors please?
Just saw a rumor that Nokia's tablet is still RT 1080p with snapdragon 800 and keyboard that has a battery in it.
Leave it up to Nokia to run into the burning house of RT as everyone else abandons it. Guess that $900 million Surface write down that Microsoft took didn't scare them or Microsoft is really going to buy them because it makes no sense for them to enter the RT business.
Are there any Windows laptops that can match the MBA for battery life?
Was tempted to make this a new thread but we'll see..