Windows 2-in-1 tablet with keyboard thing
Discussion
NiceCupOfTea said:
Interesting - reviews look good, and it's definitely the right form factor. Only fly in the ointment is a lack of ports. Ideally want a microSD slot as I am going to use it as a library for scanned sheet music which I'd want to keep on a separate card. Very tempted though.
It has an SD card slot. Very often when you buy a micro sd card you get the micro SD to SD adapter included.NiceCupOfTea said:
Edited - the Lenovo Miix 510 looks very very tempting - only issue is no microSD card slot...
Double check the specs.I've seen specs that say it has a Micro SD Reader, which is quite likely:
https://www.box.co.uk/80XE0008UK-Lenovo-Miix-510_2...
but the Lenovo website suggests it has a Micro SIM port ... which seems far less likely:
https://www3.lenovo.com/gb/en/miix-series/Miix-510...
given I don't believe it has 3g or 4g, it's quite possible that's a typo!
sgrimshaw said:
Cabinet display (ex demo) Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro S come up occassionally on SVP. They have some at the moment for £350 :
https://www.svp.co.uk/computing/tablets/samsung-ta...
Tempted myself as I could do with a lightweight travel machine for work which runs Win 10 Pro.
I didn't even know I wanted one of these until I looked at this.... damn...https://www.svp.co.uk/computing/tablets/samsung-ta...
Tempted myself as I could do with a lightweight travel machine for work which runs Win 10 Pro.
plasticpig said:
Plasticpig, how are you finding your Transformer 3 Pro? They do look good but biggest criticisms seem to be very poor battery life and very noisy fan. I would be looking at the base i5 / 4GB / 256GB model - does that spec seem OK? I am slightly concerned by the memory, I would prefer 8GB...The alternatives seem to have large downsides, and the Surface Pro is so expensive - at least £800 without the keyboard.
NiceCupOfTea said:
Plasticpig, how are you finding your Transformer 3 Pro? They do look good but biggest criticisms seem to be very poor battery life and very noisy fan. I would be looking at the base i5 / 4GB / 256GB model - does that spec seem OK? I am slightly concerned by the memory, I would prefer 8GB...
The alternatives seem to have large downsides, and the Surface Pro is so expensive - at least £800 without the keyboard.
Quite happy with mine but I have the i7 8gb ram model. For me it's fine as I don't tend to use it all day and the battery lasts the 4-5 hours use I give it. I don't really notice the fan noise that much. I paid £700 for mine and I would say at that price it was very good value for money. The alternatives seem to have large downsides, and the Surface Pro is so expensive - at least £800 without the keyboard.
Well, at the moment I have narrowed it down to:
Lenovo MIIX 510 - no SD card slot
Lenovo MIIX 700 - seems a lesser spec and older I think
Samsung Galaxy Tab S - can only get a refurbed one and no SD card slot
Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 - quite old, poor screen, middling battery
Microsoft Surface Pro - expensive, and no keyboard included
HP Spectre X2 - really, really expensive
ASUS Transformer 3 Pro - poor battery life, is 4GB enough?
At the moment the Transformer seems the best bet but I am slightly concerned by battery life, memory, and age - although all of them apart from the latest Surface Pro seem to be a year or two old...
Lenovo MIIX 510 - no SD card slot
Lenovo MIIX 700 - seems a lesser spec and older I think
Samsung Galaxy Tab S - can only get a refurbed one and no SD card slot
Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 - quite old, poor screen, middling battery
Microsoft Surface Pro - expensive, and no keyboard included
HP Spectre X2 - really, really expensive
ASUS Transformer 3 Pro - poor battery life, is 4GB enough?
At the moment the Transformer seems the best bet but I am slightly concerned by battery life, memory, and age - although all of them apart from the latest Surface Pro seem to be a year or two old...
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