Windows 8 Tablets: The most successful tablets ever.

Are you going to buy a Windows 8 tablet or smart phone? It will be interesting to see who bites first on the coming wave, you or your employer.

Soon, you and users around the world will be able to purchase your very own Windows 8 Tablet computers. Though I haven't been lucky enough to review one yet, I feel as if they'll take the market by storm for one single reason alone: Windows 8. Tablets have been around for years. Windows has been around for years. Windows tablets have been around for years. So, what's so special about Windows tablets now? The answer is simply, Windows 8.

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Windows 8 Tablets: The most successful tablets ever. | ZDNet
 
Thanks, Shawn.

Finally! A writer that lives in a positive reality! He brings up some good, well defined points. :) Stuff your Apple with those......
 

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Yes it is nice to see a positive review. Unlike the authors experience with his iPad, I'm not familiar with too many people who actually bought an iPad and considered it a mistake. I personally don't like them, but everybody that I know who owns one raves about it. So, it will be interesting to see whether these same folks are drawn in any way to a Microsoft based tablet.
 

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I have to admit that when I saw the title of this thread my first reaction was "what????????"

Then, lest I rush into judgement here I took the time to read the article. To my surprise I found it very interesting and full of some very powerful points in favor of the Windows 8 tablet. I think the most convincing argument the author made is the one about support. (I'll leave it to folks to read the article for themselves.)

I'm still not going to rush out and buy a Windows 8 tablet but perhaps now I would put it at the top of my list if I ever decide to buy a tablet. That's pretty interesting considering that I've thought about tablet devices recently, and never included a Windows 8 tablet among the possibilities.
 

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I'm a bit torn on the support issue. It seems that with smartphones and such, people "want" to upgrade the hardware as soon as they can to get new features. Unsure that if the price of tablets falls into the realm of things that people want to last 10 years, or if they are satisfied with 2 years or so and then replace.
 

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Windows 8 is miserable on non-touch devices, and PCs and laptops aren't going to drive Surface sales. They're going to hurt them. Apple is going to blow out the holiday season again, continue to make inroads in business and government, and Microsoft will fall short of the author's expectations. I've been saying that for months, and I believe it even more strongly now.
 

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Also, having never used a tablet, ... it is a question. I haven't seen a great deal of specification details online. Do tablets have more than one usb connector? I suppose a hub could be connected. Ok with external storage? Is there enough system memory? Is the CPU too slow? A tablet computer with 64 or 128 GB SSD would be very nice. Can it handle HD streaming video if connected to a broadband modem? What are the specifications or graphics features on a tablet? Can they replace a laptop? Maybe a touch screen tablet like the Surface Pro, Lenovo, Acer or Vaio might be a longer lasting device than a throw away phone. I like a mouse and keyboard. So, touch is interesting and useful, but my preference is still to use a mouse. (... Mouse and Keyboard do an excellent job of being effective and efficient in Windows 8 ...) In any event, if one is thinking about spending around $800 US and more, desktop PC's still rule with 8 or 16 GB system memory, quad core and more, high performance graphics, upgradeability. If you need a mobile computer, the sky is the limit.
(... and the battery)
 

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A random thought. The ipad is literally nothing more than a 10 inch screen ipod touch, kind of like a ipod for older people. ;)
 

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But hold on, what makes him think that the RAM and storage space he has on his Windows tablet will be suitable for the next version of Windows when it's released in 3 years time? If it isn't, he's still in the same position as he is with the iPad because the upgrade options will likely be limited.
 

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But hold on, what makes him think that the RAM and storage space he has on his Windows tablet will be suitable for the next version of Windows when it's released in 3 years time? If it isn't, he's still in the same position as he is with the iPad because the upgrade options will likely be limited.
Considering a laptop from the year of early 2008 can run Windows 8 eloquently says it all.
 

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I'm going to say this before everyone, Surface RT prices are announced, 500 dollars for the base 32 gig Surface RT, 100 dollars for an optional touch cover, and I think 600 for the 64 gig version.

Oh, and 129 for type cover. So prices are basically on par with an ipad.
 

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Would rather save money for a nice laptop than Surface though. But nice to wait for some months more and see if they would release a better version of Surface. I see no point with RT version if it can't run legacy applications.
 

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I place 10 cents that the Surface Pro will start at 700 for the 64 gig model, 800 for the 128 version, and probably with the keyboard included for the 128 gig version.
 

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People could get a more powerful laptop with less than $600-700 with 500GBs- 1 TB drive with Intel i processors.

By they way, I'm waiting if Intel would release anything like Core i9's anytime very soon.
 

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Those prices will prevent me from considering a Win 8 tablet. One of the reasons I bought a Nexus 7 is due to it's very large bang-for-the-buck as compared to an iPad. That plus I feel that the 7" tablets are more portable/usable than 10" tablets.

At $600, I think I'd rather buy a laptop.

We'll have to wait and see if those prices come down due to competition.
 

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I have always thought one area win8 has a chance is the byod market, for obvious reasons - doesn't take a genius to figure that out.

Aside from the creative industries - who all use mac, most bog standard office workers are faced with windows everyday.

However, that is not a review.

Total lack of objectivity and no attempt whatsoever at criticism , constructive or otherwise.

Perhaps it is a joke. Coke Robot would write something like that.
 

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Anybody remember that thread by Cromer about water cooled pc's?

( I think that was the name he used - if anyone can find that - post it up , it is a great laugh )

Brilliant.

So many fell for it.

These are people who really should know better - they go on pc forums a lot.

Just shows how gullible we humans can be.

If forum regulars are so easily fooled - what chance have the general public got?
 

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Do tablets have more than one usb connector?
Most tablets don't have any USB ports. iPad's don't, the Kindle Fire doesn't, the Google Nexus 7 doesn't, the Asus Transformer does not. (unless you get the optional keyboard add-on).


At $600, I think I'd rather buy a laptop.
Agreed, my personal spending limit for a tablet device is $399. That's what I paid for my Asus Transformer, and I won't pay more for a device of this nature.
 

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Sorry but i think those prices are way, way to high. The ipad sells at those prices because its an apple, a lifestyle product.
If Microsoft want to be successful in the tablet market then they've got to get them at a max price of £399. anything more and forget it. Or wait 9 months to a year for the fire sale.
They need to be competing with the Samsung Galaxy Tab (top end) and the Nexus (bottom end) or the miriad of android tablet clones that are available.
Sorry but don't think this ones going to fly

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