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06-30-2013, 04:11 PM | #1 |
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Amazon accidentally leaks world's first small-screen Windows 8 tablet
Very Interesting! A reader! A native Office! Amazon accidentally leaks world's first small-screen Windows 8 tablet Brad Chacos @BradChacos, May 3, 2013 2:35 PM The first-ever small-screen Windows tablet made a brief appearance on Amazon.com today, before quickly being yanked from the online retailer's e-shelves. While Acer was busy showing off a smattering of large-screen Windows devices in New York Friday, the 8.1-inch Acer Iconia W3-810-1600 was briefly available for perusal in the digital realm. Why does that matter? Because all Windows 8 tablets released thus far have packed 10-inch or larger displays, as Microsoft's operating system was engineered before diminutive tablets like the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire became all the rage. more---- http://www.pcworld.com/article/20374...-8-tablet.html |
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Now to see if anyone accidentally buys one....
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$380 wouldn't even begin to be in my price range.
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I'd be very happy if it to works well - I've wanted a Windows tablet for ages - but at this price point it better be all that and a bag of chips for me to pick it over a functional Android tablet that's $200 cheaper. |
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You guys are forgetting that it costs at least $100 to get any kind of Windows Office all by itself.
I think it is interesting, but it would need a real keyboard and mouse on it for me to use Office. Well, editing might not be too bad on strictly a tablet. |
07-01-2013, 12:14 AM | #9 |
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Actually the 8.1" tablets apparently all include MS office, even for regular Windows, not just for RT. But it would be a great deal even without it. You could use any old mouse and keyboard.
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07-01-2013, 02:12 AM | #11 |
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This is old news... That acer has been introduced already during the June Computex trade show.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/20431...singly-so.html Here a review. |
07-01-2013, 03:16 AM | #12 |
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I use Office on an HP Envy x2. It's doable, but not comfortable. And forget it if you don't have a mouse connected. Trying to do anything with your fingers inside any of those applications is a real pain in the buttcrack.
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07-01-2013, 03:18 AM | #13 |
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I think that if you really want to use an office product for any serious work, it'd be better to connect a mouse and keyboard anyway. But at least with a windows 8 tablet, you get the opportunity to connect the same mouse + keyboard you use for your laptop or pc...
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I have always used apple products and have just picked up my first android tablet (laugh if you must, its a Nook HD) but if I have a spare $380 (I bought the Nook as it was cheap) then I would spend it on a mini ipad, NOT a windows tablet.
I have no wish to enter the nightmare of Windows 8 until I have to, that means until my windows 7 laptop dies on me. I use Pages and Numbers on my ipad, and Office Suite Pro on my Nook, and they both interact seamlessly with each other and my laptop via Dropbox. That's all I need. |
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