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This tablet would have been great when it first came out in 2011. It still can handle a lot that you throw at it. Windows 10 works very well on it, with few bugs or issues. I wish it had 1080p capabilities. But none-the-less it still looks pretty good. It also is a bit heavyer than most, but it has amazing quality parts in it. A real i5 processor and a real 64gb ssd. The best feature is the usb. You cant find any tablets with a usb anymore. Samsung put pride into this tablet.
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Good tablet. Slightly heavy. Needs 2 USB ports, and the cover on the tablet for USB is terrible, easy to lose. There appears to be quality issues with the screen seperating, however this has not occured on mine. The fan needs to be engineered quieter. Although this is a signiture edition from MS, there is significant junk installed.
It's a little bit heavier than the ipad2, the battery life does not last as long, its more expensive and you don't get as many admiring looks. But this is not like the other slates on the market, it is a full-on PC with almost the portability and ease of use of other tablets on the market - it's close enough to be considered if you have reasonably big hands and you are not weak. For my daily 1hr 30 min commute each way, the battery is good in practice for 2 days of work or play. And you certainly can do both in a way you just cannot on an ipad or android tablet... I have Office 2010 Professional installed, plus for a little distraction Civilization V works a treat with the touchscreen interface!!! If you just want to watch movies, surf the internet, use the wealth of apps available for android or ipad and are happy with the neutered games available for these platforms then this is not for you. I would not advise buying the 64GB product as there would not be much hard drive space left for applications/storage, even though you may use the cloud but the 128GB here is sufficient and class-leading. Sure this will get a turbo boost this year with Windows 8, but for now this is the only product on the market that does not compromise power for portability - and you can always upgrade the OS later!Read full review
This thing is awesome! I've had both apple and android tablets and finally said enough of the toys...the great thing is with windows 8 CP you get to see how this thing can do all the "toy" stuff like game apps, etc. but I also have a workhorse that I can edit my web code/design on, take notes, mark up floor plans, draw sketches, and most of all...web freedom! I can use any browser and view websites as they were intended with full plug-in support. Additionally, all my windows programs are here so I don't have to find an "app store" clone with strippped down features.
My original plan was to replace my Xoom (Great tablet, but a little big for me to want to carry around) with the new Samsung 7.7. While snooping around and waiting for its release, I found this Slate on Ebay for a little over $1,000. Yes, it's expensive when compared to other tablets, but it turns out that it's so much more than a tablet. It operates on Windows Pro, 64 bit and with a switch it turns into a tablet, apps and all (Not Android, though) When operating in the windows mode, it is in every way, a computer. I've loaded Quicken, MS Office, Turbo Tax,Outlook..many other programs that I use on a regular basis. In addition to a 32 GB Micro SD card I also use Windows Skydrive For storage. I keep all of the files that I need on the cloud and/or micro SD, bring them up as needed, scan, print, fax, everything that I can do on my laptop, I can do on this Slate. It comes with some pretty cool apps as well. Now with this PC/tablet, I'm willing to tolerate a little extra weight while carrying it around. Also, obviously, you'll also need to be willing to tolerate the price as well. I use this now, even at home when my laptop is sitting next to me, just because it is that much more fun to use.I play some games on my 55" TV through the use of the built in HDMI input, attach a portable DVD to load programs and watch movies, the USB for fast file transfer to others' computers, or when I want to talk to my laptop and I'm in kind of a hurry. I'm absolutely convinced that, had this been on the market 5 years ago, we would never have seen the enormous sales in most of the tablets in use today. I guess the Apple Dumpling Gang would still buy the Ipads, but the rest of us would need nothing more than this Samsung Slate. I'm not down on the tablets, I love my Xoom and I also have a Samsung 7.0 Plus, for use when I'm traveling light. I wouldn't be willing to part with either...that is, unless I had to get rid of something, say, with a gun to my head. In that case, the Slate would be the last to go.The Android tablets are great, and plenty of fun to play with. For anyone who likes that, and would also like to have the power and versatility of a Windows laptop, so far, there's nothing on the market to compare this unit. Now to be fair and honest, it's only right that I acknowledge the 'Cons'. No machine is perfect.So, here goes... Yes, it's expensive. 128 GB storage..well, I'd like to see a little more...The stylus, which is only necessary when typing on the smaller keyboard or writing (They have a great program to convert writing to typed words, very accurately) anyway, the 'special' stylus, my first one of which was eaten by my dog, costs $55. at Samsung. I'm hoping that the generic versions will be out soon. All other accessories can be purchased on the cheap through generic manufacturers. One last thing, though most of the tablets have this problem, it's a fingerprint magnet. Get a sheild right away. That's it. Can't think of another thing that I don't love about this thing. I'm taking very good care of it so that I can get a good price for it on Ebay when Samsung comes out with a 500GB modelRead full review
