OT: Technology and Geek Stuff Thread

[Tony G]

looks pretty new. this page has a few reviews sourced on it if you want to read up

http://www.engadget.com/products/dell/venue/11-pro/

[LionsFanInJapan]

Yeah, I was looking at that Tony. They all seem like first impressions based off the specs rather than real hands-on reviews though. Thanks for checking for me.

[unknown lions fan]

That looks pretty cool LFIJ. I'm in the market for a tablet for my wife as well.

I think I'm going to be looking at the Win8 tablets, primarily because she likes to look through our photos that are stored on a Win7 PC on our network. From what I can tell, the Android and iPad tablets don't really like to browse pictures on a windows-based homegroup...anyone have any thoughts on this?

Besides the pictures, it's mostly about web browsing and email for her. So the MS Surface is looking like the right choice for me, it's a good bit cheaper.

[unknown lions fan]

Well, crap...now that I dig into it a little more, you have to go up in price with the win8 tablets if you want a full windows machine. their entry models are limited in what they offer to a puny app store.

[LionsFanInJapan]

Yup, that's why I was looking at the Dell. I think it comes out to just about the same price as the Surface.

[The Ken]

Yup, that's why I was looking at the Dell. I think it comes out to just about the same price as the Surface.

Check out the HP envy x2 and the revolve (very sweet, very high end very pricey)

we have traditionally had much better luck with quality of OEM parts by HP over Dell. Dell has had a bad rash of battery and screen issues in the past 5 years.

We had to do loads of replacement screens on their ATG models, and loads and loads of swollen bad batteries.


HOWEVER I think the DELL, HP, Lenovo, ASUS models rock over the MS Surface series. I really don't like the MS models, just clunky for no reason yet cheap at the same time.

[LightninBoy]

Well, crap...now that I dig into it a little more, you have to go up in price with the win8 tablets if you want a full windows machine. their entry models are limited in what they offer to a puny app store.

Take a look at the new 8" Dell Venue.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244208/Dell_Venue_8_Pro_review_A_Windows_8.1_tablet_for_the_rest_of_us?taxonomyId=241

This looks like a winner to me for those who want a "tablet first / PC second" experience.

[Forsh]

Thinking Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition if I ever go into the tablet field.

[-Deborah-]

I'm never doing an Android device again. Google can go f themselves.

Another review (with video) of the 8" Dell device:

http://www.wpcentral.com/dell-venue-8-pro-unboxing

[edindetroit]

I really like this Asus transformer tablet. Windows 8.1 and Office home and student included.

http://liliputing.com/2013/10/first-...book-t100.html

[Tony G]

I'm never doing an Android device again. Google can go f themselves.

Another review (with video) of the 8" Dell device:

http://www.wpcentral.com/dell-venue-8-pro-unboxing

Just anti google?

[-Deborah-]

Yeah, I guess I'm anti-Google now. But I also just love Windows Phone compared to the Android phone experience I had. Android required frequent restarts just to clear lag, got slower and slower as time went on, was not very polished.

[nhwbrooklyn]

The latest Android is pretty slick. The problem with android is that most phone carriers and phone makers both put horrible bloatware on it. If you get stock google android you get a much better product that gets updates as they come out. My wife's google play store purchased nexus 7 has been out for a ong time and is pretty old for a touch screen and it already has android 4.4 kit kat on it while my much newer HTC DNA is stuck with shitty HTC and verizon bloatware and never seems to get updated beyond it's original 4.2 android.

[-Deborah-]

Yeah, I know the hardware you pick has a lot to do with it. I still think if you stay on that version of the OS for a while -- regardless of the hardware you chose -- you'll have the same trouble I did. Only after upgrading or refreshing will things get better again. Kinda reminds me of WinXP in that regard.

[unknown lions fan]

Root that fucker. I've rooted all my androids