I need help finding a new laptop/tablet/hybrid, please.

ksdixon

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FUJITSU SIEMENS AMILO LI 1818 (Old Laptop)
CPU - Intel Pentium T2080 @ 1.73GHz
GFX - Intel Mobile Intel 945 Express Chipset Family
RAM - 2GB Dual- Channel DDR2 @ 266MHz (4-4-4-12)

MEDION AKOYA P7360 D (MD 8855) A-UK (Old Desktop PC)
CPU - AMD Phenom™ II X4 820 Quad-Core processor
GFX - ATI Radeon™ HD 5670 DirectX® 11 graphics with 1024 MB dedicated memory on board
RAM - 4 GB (4096 MB) DDR3 SDRAM

ASUS X200CA
(Notebook I have my eye on)
CPU - Intel Celeron Dual-Core 1007U 1.5GHz
GFX - Shared Graphics with System Memory
RAM - 4GB


Ideally I want a Surface Pro or SPro2, but the price of gen 1 SPro+TypeCover combo hasn't come-down enough (ranges from £600-£750) and even the gen 2 SPro without a keyboard is just completely out of my ball park (£700-£1,039); so I'm somewhat forced to look around at different Win8/8.1 laptops/tablets/hybrids.

I have 2 machine specs in mind. One an old laptop that can hardly play any games. Another an old desktop which played most games I threw it's way, on at least normal settings. Being a 'notebook' and having dual-core/shared graphics, I suspect this ASUS X200CA will be completely underpowered, but I half-had it in mind because I like the form factor and the cheap price at £300. Probably wouldn't like to buy a machine to buy a more powerful one later, but I just don't know where to begin looking...

Hopefully someone will be able to tell me confirm/deny the X200CA as being good or bad right off the bat, and possibly give me an idea of what machines fit my needs.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Following the rabbit hole deeper, I've sat and thought about what is essential to my needs from a new Win8 device purchase:

- x86 compatibility is needed, along with a USB Port and HDMI/Mini Display Port for showing the tablet on a HDTV.

- touchscreen is needed, but pen support isn't necessarily needed.

- includes a keyboard which separates from tablet for when I need that, but which isn't completely separate all the time so that it's one more thing to have to carry in your bag, or in my case I would likely misplace it a lot and not have it to hand when I do need it.

- something respectable in processor/graphics/memory so that it can play at least some games on low/normal settings, and to watch YT/stream Netflix & Twitch without buffering and stuttering. Don't see a point in getting a new device just to have to get a more powerful one later on, thus making the first purchase obsolete and a waste of money when the replacement becomes my new 'main'.

- Be priced somewhere around, but preferably below £400-£500


can anyone help?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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