Tablet Spec

adamchetter

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I am wanting to move away from my ipad to a windows 8 tablet so I can run my windows desktop email programme (myoffice.net).

i am looking for the following spec;
4gb ram
128gb hhad ability to run windows programmes such as photoshop etc.
3g option (not essential as can run via USB)

Looking to buy now or is it worth waiting for the surface pro?

adam
 

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There is the Lenovo Yoga. It's like a laptop/ultrabook, but with a touch screen that flips around so it can be a tablet PC, or a normal laptop. It has what you're looking for, with a 13 inch screen, except the 3G.
 

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There is the Lenovo Yoga. It's like a laptop/ultrabook, but with a touch screen that flips around so it can be a tablet PC, or a normal laptop. It has what you're looking for, with a 13 inch screen, except the 3G.

Thats anothe rgood one, too. But the problem is that all of the bloatware gives you only 60gb total
 

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There is the Lenovo Yoga. It's like a laptop/ultrabook, but with a touch screen that flips around so it can be a tablet PC, or a normal laptop. It has what you're looking for, with a 13 inch screen, except the 3G.

Thats anothe rgood one, too. But the problem is that all of the bloatware gives you only 60gb total

Not really, it's more like about 90 gigs usable after logical format and Windows itself.
 

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    ASUS R9 270
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    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
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    OCZ 500 watt
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    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
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There is the Lenovo Yoga. It's like a laptop/ultrabook, but with a touch screen that flips around so it can be a tablet PC, or a normal laptop. It has what you're looking for, with a 13 inch screen, except the 3G.

Thats anothe rgood one, too. But the problem is that all of the bloatware gives you only 60gb total

Not really, it's more like about 90 gigs usable after logical format and Windows itself.

I ordered a yoga this morning. I tried it out at best buy, and in tablet mode, and it was a little heavy. Nothing too horrible, but he said that he had an ipad, and he wants a tablet. A tablet with a removable keyboard would probably be the best choice IMHO.
 

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One thing is certain. What you are looking for is not going to be cheap.
 

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One thing is certain. What you are looking for is not going to be cheap.

Yeah. Windows RT tablets are a lot less, but they cant run windows programs like the one on myoffice.net. full windows 8 tablets will be anywhere between 800 and 1800
 

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    AMD FX 8320
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    Crosshair V Formula-Z
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    16 gig DDR3
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    ASUS R9 270
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    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
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    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
If you want something more cost effective that isn't an RT tablet, my bet is that the base Surface Pro model will be 800 dollars for 64 gigs and no touch cover. Seeing as the Surface RT is so far the least expensive RT tablet, this might be true.
 

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    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
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    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
If you want something more cost effective that isn't an RT tablet, my bet is that the base Surface Pro model will be 800 dollars for 64 gigs and no touch cover. Seeing as the Surface RT is so far the least expensive RT tablet, this might be true.


I personally wouldnt buy it unless it was at least 120gb. Otherwise it just seems like another rt tablet
 

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If you want something more cost effective that isn't an RT tablet, my bet is that the base Surface Pro model will be 800 dollars for 64 gigs and no touch cover. Seeing as the Surface RT is so far the least expensive RT tablet, this might be true.

I hope you don't call that "cheap". I just got a 32GB Nexus 7 for $230. I call that reasonable. And it is a nice tablet easy to carry around (unlike these big billboard things). For storage and offload I will use a 60GB SSD attached with the OTG. I had this SSD lying around.
 

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I love the android interface, along with reasonably priced tablets, but its still not a pc. If he wants a windows 8 tablet, not including the keyboard, he will probably be looking at $600-$800. If he wants an android tablet, he can get one for around $200, but he wants a tablet pc, and that gets into the intel core i series chips, instead of things like cheap Nvidia tegra 3s.

And for the OP, I would suggest waiting around 6 months. By then, Haswell will be in nearly every ultrabook. They will be dual core, and the integrated graphics will be exponentially better. Its going to be a big change. So if you have the time, I suggest waiting and buying a tablet pc with a Haswell chip inside.
 

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If you want something more cost effective that isn't an RT tablet, my bet is that the base Surface Pro model will be 800 dollars for 64 gigs and no touch cover. Seeing as the Surface RT is so far the least expensive RT tablet, this might be true.

I hope you don't call that "cheap". I just got a 32GB Nexus 7 for $230. I call that reasonable. And it is a nice tablet easy to carry around (unlike these big billboard things). For storage and offload I will use a 60GB SSD attached with the OTG. I had this SSD lying around.
Can this run AutoCAD and Outlook?
 

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    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
No; android has an ARM-based processer, meanong that it cannot run any windows programs when in android. But there is a way to install windows onto android, allowing you to use whatever programs you want. Try searching "install ubuntu on android" or "install windows on android" on the interwebs, and see what comes up. Some tablets can dual boot, but for most, you need to connect to windows via vnc-server
 

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if you buy a PC at the Microsoft Store, it's completely clean with no bloatware at all. Just Windows. It's pretty much the only advantage of getting a PC at the MS Store. Though they will help you set it up for the first time if you like. That might be useful for people who are not computer savvy.
 

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if you buy a PC at the Microsoft Store, it's completely clean with no bloatware at all. Just Windows. It's pretty much the only advantage of getting a PC at the MS Store. Though they will help you set it up for the first time if you like. That might be useful for people who are not computer savvy.

True, but there are not many microsoft stores
 

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if you buy a PC at the Microsoft Store, it's completely clean with no bloatware at all. Just Windows. It's pretty much the only advantage of getting a PC at the MS Store. Though they will help you set it up for the first time if you like. That might be useful for people who are not computer savvy.

True, but there are not many microsoft stores

but you can buy through their online website.
Microsoft Store Online - Welcome
 

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