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For my birthday I got some money that I've decided to use to get a Windows tablet. But I'm not entirely sure which one I should get, or if I should just buy a bunch of games for my 3DS and Wii U.
My two options are:
8" Lenovo Mixx 2 (64gb) or equivalent
10" Surface RT (64gb) first gen.
Both are $299 at Best Buy at the moment (with the Mixx going up on the 10th and the RT on the 24th). I currently have a laptop (Acer V5-571G with 128GB SSD and Windows 8.1 Pro) that I'm using as a daily driver. I don't have a proper desktop, but eventually I want to get one.
With the Lenovo I would be primarily use it as a secondary system where otherwise I'd be fiddling around on my phone, but if push comes to shove it can do everything my laptop can go except midrange games and hdmi output (I wanted the Acer W4 for it's HDMI out and dedicated power port, but it's only available in the USA).
The Surface, with its full sized HDMI and usb ports, can theoretically replace my laptop (and I'd get a desktop eventually for gaming). Problem is it's RT-only, so the only apps I can install are from the limited selection of the Windows Store. that means no K-Lite codec pack and no MKV or Subtitle support. I was looking at Modern media Player, but there's no trial and no reviews. Plus no Firefox, but I most likely wouldn't be able to use it much on the smaller tablet anyways.
Any of you have any useful advice? thanks.
My two options are:
8" Lenovo Mixx 2 (64gb) or equivalent
10" Surface RT (64gb) first gen.
Both are $299 at Best Buy at the moment (with the Mixx going up on the 10th and the RT on the 24th). I currently have a laptop (Acer V5-571G with 128GB SSD and Windows 8.1 Pro) that I'm using as a daily driver. I don't have a proper desktop, but eventually I want to get one.
With the Lenovo I would be primarily use it as a secondary system where otherwise I'd be fiddling around on my phone, but if push comes to shove it can do everything my laptop can go except midrange games and hdmi output (I wanted the Acer W4 for it's HDMI out and dedicated power port, but it's only available in the USA).
The Surface, with its full sized HDMI and usb ports, can theoretically replace my laptop (and I'd get a desktop eventually for gaming). Problem is it's RT-only, so the only apps I can install are from the limited selection of the Windows Store. that means no K-Lite codec pack and no MKV or Subtitle support. I was looking at Modern media Player, but there's no trial and no reviews. Plus no Firefox, but I most likely wouldn't be able to use it much on the smaller tablet anyways.
Any of you have any useful advice? thanks.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Asus Tansformer Book Flip TP500LN
- CPU
- Intel i5-4210U
- Memory
- 8GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia Geforce GT 840M
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15" Touchscreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768
- Hard Drives
- 1TB Hybrid
- Mouse
- Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000