Hello XDA!
I was just wondering if you could have any feature, any software, any hardware anything at all on an android tablet, what would it be?
What would your dream tablet offer? 7" format? IPS LCD screen? unlocked hardware? bluetooth tether?
The sky's the limit! be creative
I don't really think this belongs in Chef Central... maybe general or something like that. Its not really to do with ROM development, so it shouldn't really be here.
I'm sure there are plenty of threads like this around too, if you are stuck for where to put it.
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Yeah, this does not belong in this section.
But to humor the guy I would like:
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17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Display with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1080)
Dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 485M GPU with 2GB GDDR5 Video Memory
Intel® Core™ i7-990X Processor Extreme Edition ( 12MB L3 Cache, 3.46GHz, 6.4GT/sec QPI, 6 Cores )
IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
12GB Triple Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz
Three of these: 160GB Intel SATA2 Solid State Disk Drive
6X BD-R Blu-ray Burner/8X DVD±R/2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1102 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
Internal Bluetooth V2.1 Module
TVT-6012, USB ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM HDTV TUNER
Fingerprint reader
and more! :D
codybear said:
Yeah, this does not belong in this section.
But to humor the guy I would like:
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17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Display with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1080)
Dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 485M GPU with 2GB GDDR5 Video Memory
Intel® Core™ i7-990X Processor Extreme Edition ( 12MB L3 Cache, 3.46GHz, 6.4GT/sec QPI, 6 Cores )
IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
12GB Triple Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz
Three of these: 160GB Intel SATA2 Solid State Disk Drive
6X BD-R Blu-ray Burner/8X DVD±R/2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1102 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
Internal Bluetooth V2.1 Module
TVT-6012, USB ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM HDTV TUNER
Fingerprint reader
and more! :D
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In a device 7mm thin that would be one epic tablet
Sent from my Nexus S
hahaha, I know rrright.
Well actually those specs are of this laptop I'm looking at.
codybear said:
hahaha, I know rrright.
Well actually those specs are of this laptop I'm looking at.
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I envy you that is one monster indeed! I've got some Core Duo with Vista, but it does have Bluray
Well it's going to take me a little bit longer before I can buy the base model and start the upgrading process to that beast of a beast that will last me for quite some time (with minor upgrades/repairs here and there).
I currently have a netbook though, and it's a dual core 2.2ghz with 2gb of ram. All I know is I will marry that thing once it's finished. haha
Thanks for the humor
I realized as soon as I posted that it was in the wrong section.
Actually, speaking of chefs, I'm working on a new brand of android tablet that will be coming out later this year, would you be interested in doing any testing/development on it?
7 in capacitive multitouch
tegra 2 or equivilent processor
1 gb RAM
16 gb internal Storeage
hdmi
fullsize usb
slide out qwerty
removable batttery (see the witsech a81)
gps/bluetooth
car dock (for use as gps)
and i want all that for less that $400
bigwooly said:
7 in capacitive multitouch
tegra 2 or equivilent processor
1 gb RAM
16 gb internal Storeage
hdmi
fullsize usb
slide out qwerty
removable batttery (see the witsech a81)
gps/bluetooth
car dock (for use as gps)
and i want all that for less that $400
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Interesting...
a full size usb would make it thick(er), what if there was a microUSB that was unlocked so you could use an adapter?
wouldn't you prefer a bluetooth keyboard over a slideout that large? then you could also use it while it's docked in the car.
a removable battery is also an interesting idea too.
For $400 the screen type would suffer I think, low pixel density and not so great color. screen type is one of the more costly components.
What about battery life/weight? they are hand in hand, with the removable battery I guess the battery could be smaller so the unit could weight less.
i would love an all in one package. I don't want to have to carry the bluetooth keyboard. It may be an unreasonable concept.
As long as the color on the screen is decent it doesn't really matter. For me it's much more about the touch portion with this type of device. I want it to have a good, accurate, responsive screen if i'm going to drop that kind of money on it.
To give you an idea of where i am in my tablet phase.
I've already owned a Sylvania SYNET7LP which was full of suck out of the box but with some tweaking became nice little device. One of my biggest issues was typing on it. hence the mention of a slider. if the touchscreen was good enough you could ditch the slider i'm just looking for overall package.
I'm currently in the market for tablet number 2 budget around $250.
the front runner is http://www.aliexpress.com/product-g...-capacitive-4GB-512MB-1-0ghz-wholesalers.html
It's missing some of the features i listed but you said "Dream" tablet right?
Limetab said:
a removable battery is also an interesting idea too.
What about battery life/weight? they are hand in hand, with the removable battery I guess the battery could be smaller so the unit could weight less.
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a removable battery also speaks a lot to the life expectancy of the device. removable means replaceable. replaceable means the device was build not to be a disposable device once the battery has been shot.
as for my reasoning for a full size usb it's pure convenience. The Sylvania i have has the damn dongle and it's just one more thing to have to carry and potentially loose.
7" Capactive 2 point Multitouch
800 x 480 resolution
Micro usb for charging
3.5mm Audio out (Good quality D.A.C.)
Flash capable CPU 800Mhz or more
256mb RAM
512 -1024 mb ROM
MicroSD slot
Microphone
Wifi
Bluetooth
GPS
External Speaker of average quality
$150 USD
10" Capactive multipoint Multitouch
1280 x 800 resolution
Micro usb with host mode (so can plug in usb mouse/keybd/external 2.5" HDD)
?Serperate micro usb power jack, so can charge + use microusb at same time
HDMI mini/micro out (720P output)
3.5mm Audio out (Good quality D.A.C.)
Flash capable CPU/GPU that is able to decode H264 720P/1080P 4.1 reference frames
512mb RAM (maybe 1024MB)
4GB ROM
MicroSD slot (hot swapable if possible)
Microphone
Front facing 1MP camera
Rear facing 3MP camera (Capable of 720P 30fps video)
Wifi
Bluetooth
GPS
?Replaceable battery
External Speaker of reasonable quality
$300 USD
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/gadget-talk/127527-dreamphone.html
i made that originally for a dream phone... but considering that smartphones and tablets are "merging" on the same hardware spectrum... i might as well throw that out to anyone who wanted to look... and its NOT specific to WM or Android even so it fits perfect here...
Although, if you look, I didnt stretch the DREAM part as far as some people seem to be able to stretch it, im thinking real work tech available, but phone/carrier company's too stupid (read, they want to milk us all for MAX $$$ instead of just providing one large massive uber pwnage upgrade that would effectively end cycled purchases every year, the greedy fuks)
cheers...
Make some prototypes and hand them to the seasoned devs over here. Im sure everyone would support you.
Wat did you have in mind.
High resolution screen and accurate multitouch is a must.
Oh, and something fast (tegra 2)
10" super amoled like screen with wxga 1280x800
no thicker than 9mm
qualcomm "krait" 2.5 Ghz quadcore
2GB of ram-expandable
32GBx2 ultrathin flash storage modules (ex: toshiba blade x-gale ssd)-expandable
8mp cam rear with 1080p @ 30fps and 720 @ 60fps
2mp front
hdmi/usb/e-sata
all other standard stuff. wifi/bluetooth/4GLTE/etc.
fully unlocked hardware
honeycomb
10hr battery life on
breaking banks here
kiwijunglist said:
7" Capactive 2 point Multitouch
800 x 480 resolution
Micro usb for charging
3.5mm Audio out (Good quality D.A.C.)
Flash capable CPU 800Mhz or more
256mb RAM
512 -1024 mb ROM
MicroSD slot
Microphone
Wifi
Bluetooth
GPS
External Speaker of average quality
$150 USD
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http://www.kogan.com.au/shop/7-inch-tablet-pc-android/
That is almost exactly what you want Just no GPS unfortunately
This Friday specs were leaked about the new ASUS tablets and guess what... the TF300 has:
- 1.2 Ghz Tegra 3
- Same RAM as Prime (1gb)
- Same res but no Super IPS
- Same camera's
According to the website Asus will call this their budget tablet... I think they just did these minor changes so they can call it a new product and not a replacement of Prime...
Link (Dutch, but also with a spec sheet picture): http://www.tabletsmagazine.nl/2012/02/asus-eee-pad-transformer-tf300t-en-tf700t-alle-specificaties/
That plastic body must be pretty heavy, less battery and heavier. Else most the same.
Edit: Seeing the TF700 specs.
Interesting the use of Qualcomm dual core.
Also I would prefer the LCD slightly larger (read less bevel) than 10 inches.
I wonder how much this tablet will cost. The specs don't seem that low for a "budget" tab and aside from losing super IPS I doubt people would notice a difference between the Prime and the tf300.
It would be very interesting if the tf300 worked with the Primes keyboard dock as well since the keyboard is a selling point for a lot of people. Of course we prolly won't know if they are compatible until the tf300 hits retail.
That last column is the TF700 right? So it won't have a tegra 3 processor? Isn't that pretty big news? I have to assume most people expected it to be the same as the TF201 with a better resolution and other minor changes.
The TF300's memory on the chart shows "1G DDR3L" in red which seems to indicate differences. I thought the Tegra3 data bus could only support DDR2 memory.
Here is an explanation of DDR3L (low-voltage):
"Two low voltage DDR3 standards have been introduced by JEDEC. The DDR3L standard operates with a default voltage of 1.35V, using at least 15% less power than standard voltage (1.5V) DDR3. Modules with DDR3L are labeled ’’PC3L’’, and examples include DDR3L‐800, DDR3L‐1066, DDR3L‐1333, and DDR3L‐1600. The DDR3U standard operates with a default voltage of 1.25V, and modules are labelled ’’PC3U’’."
Assuming that the TF300 is less expensive than the TFP and does not have the issues with WiFi or any new major issues. This unit hits the sweet spot for me, but of course it will be a long while before that can be assessed.
Already a thread out discussing this. Tf-300 is just a replacement to OG transformer. A dumbed down spec compared to prime. Less battery life, less powerful, screen display not as good, less storage, made of plastic, no Flash for cam.
This a great choice for those who can't afford the high end premium Prime. Still good. Just no where as good as Prime.
Pretty much expected. The Prime for now is the flagship, which means it gets the spiffy unibody aluminum shell. The iPad look is a major sales hook, but costs more to make, and Asus needs something at the $400 price point for its midrange model. That's where the TF300T fits. It's not replacing the TF201, but the TF101 which is now obsolete.
From the weight spec, TF300T looks typical for a plastic shell at 600-ish. Asus shaved 40g from the TF101, but it still weighs 58g more than the TF201. It'll have its own proprietary dock. Those thinking of using their old dock, don't get your hopes up. As has been admitted by Asus itself, the dock is where it makes the bucks.
The apparent SoC change from the Teg3 isn't a major surprise. Processor specs moves on, and apparently the Teg3 won't be good enough for flagship status for the latter half of 2012. The surprise is that the T suffix, which was thought to denote a Tegra model, is not.
If the Teg3 moves down to mid-range status, then it would make more sense for the MeMo 370T to get a Teg3 given its announced $250 pricing.
>Less battery life
From these specs at least, battery life is only one hour less for the unit itself. The big hit is in the dock, which apparently will add only 50% to total battery life instead of doubling it. This means a much smaller battery for the dock, which should also means a lower cost (probably $100). I always thought that the $150 price for the dock was a bit too rich. Apparently Asus agrees for the midrange model. Price for 300T for US should be $400 + $100 dock = $500 total.
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Pretty much expected. The Prime for now is the flagship, which means it gets the spiffy unibody aluminum shell. The iPad look is a major sales hook, but costs more to make, and Asus needs something at the $400 price point for its midrange model. That's where the TF300T fits. It's not replacing the TF201, but the TF101 which is now obsolete.
From the weight spec, TF300T looks typical for a plastic shell at 600-ish. Asus shaved 40g from the TF101, but it still weighs 58g more than the TF201. It'll have its own proprietary dock. Those thinking of using their old dock, don't get your hopes up. As has been admitted by Asus itself, the dock is where it makes the bucks.
The apparent SoC change from the Teg3 isn't a major surprise. Processor specs moves on, and apparently the Teg3 won't be good enough for flagship status for the latter half of 2012. The surprise is that the T suffix, which was thought to denote a Tegra model, is not.
If the Teg3 moves down to mid-range status, then it would make more sense for the MeMo 370T to get a Teg3 given its announced $250 pricing.
>Less battery life
From these specs at least, battery life is only one hour less for the unit itself. The big hit is in the dock, which apparently will add only 50% to total battery life instead of doubling it. This means a much smaller battery for the dock, which should also means a lower cost (probably $100). I always thought that the $150 price for the dock was a bit too rich. Apparently Asus agrees for the midrange model. Price for 300T for US should be $400 + $100 dock = $500 total.
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The article that included that table said that the new chip in tf-700 might be more of a test chip. There are several videos from Asus themselves from CES n such saying the tf-700 will clearly have tegra3 in it. If table holds true to specs, then it contradicts what they said in the various videos of them demoing their tablet. Once release time comes, we will know for sure.
So, if this is taking over the tf101's spot and price point in their lineup, will the tf101 be dropped completely I wonder, or still be offered with an even further reduced price point. If the latter, it could seriously compete with the price of low budget tablets like the Kindle Fire.
I always get confused with Qualcomm SoCs because they don't have names that you remember. Anyway, a quickie look-up for the APQ8060A part shows that it is the modem-less variant of the Snapdragon S4 family (graphic below). Purported clock speed for TF700T is 1.5GHz. 1080p is of course standard.
http://androidtabletupdate.com/tag/apq8060a/
The change, per this site, is because "ASUS needed 2.4GB/s of video bandwidth and Tegra 3 was unable to provide that much, since the T30 SOC still comes with a single-channel memory controller. Qualcomm APQ8060A is an S4 series processor based of two Krait cores clocked between 1.5 and 1.7GHz, has a dual-channel memory controller for 500MHz LPDDR2 memory, and most importantly for a tablet with such high resolution - Adreno 225 graphics processor."
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As some others have noted, at first glance the specs look similar but clock speed is reduced, ddr3l is used (cheaper and less power efficient than lpddr2... Might partially explain some of the battery life difference), bulkier, lower quality ips panel, no flash, less storage, heavier, and less battery life. Gps is not mentioned, and although the prime's gps isn't great, may be non existent on 300t. (Speculation)
Still looks to me like a decent tablet, but definitely not a direct replacement for prime.
intresting guys
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I have to say, this makes me feel much more secure with my purchase of the tf201.
I was going hold off with my tf101 until the tf700, but looking at those specs I'm glad I made the decision to buy now.
eswom said:
ddr3l is used (cheaper and less power efficient than lpddr2...
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DDR3 has twice the b/w of DDR2. Why would low power equivalents of both not still make DDR3 superior?
The primary benefit of DDR3 SDRAM over its immediate predecessor, DDR2 SDRAM, is its ability to transfer data at twice the rate (eight times the speed of its internal memory arrays), enabling higher bandwidth or peak data rates. With two transfers per cycle of a quadrupled clock, a 64-bit wide DDR3 module may achieve a transfer rate of up to 64 times the memory clock speed in megabytes per second (MB/s). With data being transferred 64 bits at a time per memory module, DDR3 SDRAM gives a transfer rate of (memory clock rate) × 4 (for bus clock multiplier) × 2 (for data rate) × 64 (number of bits transferred) / 8 (number of bits/byte). Thus with a memory clock frequency of 100 MHz, DDR3 SDRAM gives a maximum transfer rate of 6400 MB/s. In addition, the DDR3 standard permits chip capacities of up to 8 gigabytes.
Improvements in silicon production processes have enabled a reduction in the core and I/O voltage for an incremental improvement in DDR3. Called “DDR3L” for Low Voltage, the new devices will operate from a single 1.35V rail, compared to the 1.5V of existing devices, resulting in a power savings of 20% in many mainstream applications. As many computing systems work to meet growing demand for green technologies, this savings is a breath of fresh air.
The Prime is on it's own league, the 300 can be considered an "upgrade" of the OT, and the 700 just a higher resolution offer, the Prime stands firm as the flagship IMO.
Cheers
The S4 seems to be very fast!
http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/21/2813735/qualcomms-snapdragon-s4-benchmarks
I play Test Drive Unlimited 2, the Veyron is insanely fast, yet nobody can control that thing besides in straight line and under 200 kmh. We will see this later on when actually mounted and operating, on paper, looks brutal indeed.
Cheers
Hello everybody,
Sorry for my poor english.
I created the Wikipedia article on the TF300T (since I am a new member on XDA, I can't link to the page but you will find it on Wikipedia English typing "TF300T"), if you want to contribute.
Thanks.
I am very interested by this tablet for many reasons:
- my budget is limited, I can't afford the Transformer Prime;
- I prefer tablets made of plastic/ABS rather than metal/aluminium (which I feel cold);
- I had the Prime in my hands and it was too thin for me, I would be afraid to break it or to twist/bend it. I press the keyboard of my netbook pretty hard already, especially the place to put my wrist.
I really look forward the release of this TF300T in France.
I hope I won't wait too long. I wanted a tablet since the iPad1 announced in january 2010 if I remember well. It is more than 2 years now. But I prefer an Android rather than an iOS device.
>The S4 seems to be very fast!
Looking at the Anandtech bench numbers of the S4 Krait vs the Teg3:
Qualcomm S4 Krait benchmarks
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5559/...mance-preview-msm8960-adreno-225-benchmarks/1
Nvidia Tegra 3 benchmarks
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5163/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-nvidia-tegra-3-review/2
CPU
. Linpack single-threaded (higher=better): Krait 106.8, Teg3 47.2
. Linpack multi-threaded (higher=better): Krait 218.2, Teg3 135.9
. SunSpider Javascript (lower=better): Krait 1532, Teg3 1695
. Rightware BrowserMark (higher=better): Krait 110345, Teg3 103768
GPU
. GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt Offscreen 720p (higher=better): Krait 52.2, Teg3 64.4
. GLBenchmark 2.1 Pro Offscreen 720p (higher=better): Krait 62.2, Teg3 78.4
. RightWare Basemark ES 2.0 Hoverjet (higher=better): Krait 43.8, Teg3 28.6
. RightWare Basemark ES 2.0 Taiji (higher=better): Krait 27.6, Teg3 15.8
For CPU, Krait @ 1.5GHz is better than Teg3 across the board.
GPU comparison is mixed. Both GL Benchmark and Rightware Basemark ES 2.0 test for OpenGL ES 2.0 performance. Not sure why the discrepancy where Krait does better on the Basemark, but worse on the GLBench. Note that for Basemark numbers, Krait uses 1024x600 while Teg3 uses 1024x768, so the Teg3 is driving a 28% larger screen size.
Yeah dang that s4 is fast! I wouldn't worry about that screen resolution most can be accounted for by the bar on the bottom thats is very stationary
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Hi all,
What are peoples thought on the Cube U25gt2-C4W?
Specifically, it is an Android tablet, 7 inches in size with a 5 point IPS screen with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution.
RAM is 1GB DDR3
ROM is 8GB
Kitkat 4.4
Quad Core Cortex A7 1.3Ghz Mali 400 processor MTK8127 chip
2400mAh Lithium battery.
It also has, Bluetooth, OTG, microSD slot, HDMI, and GPS (apparantly)...
Price is about $82 (incl. delivery).
So has anyone had any experiences (good or bad, with these cheap Chinese Cube tablets)??
(Opinions on battery life particularly appreciated).
I have one of these, paid 69 USD for it. For this price it is a nice device, 18k+ antutu benchmark, has an ips screen which is good for this price.
It does get warm though if you play games like san andreas but they all work fine. battery is the weakest point, only 2400mah so not good for use outside home or car.
https://youtu.be/Pyirjs2WQ64
http://wp.me/p1U9wP-H my review of the tablet now
Will copy paste here too
Review of a tablet from a user point of view
https://youtu.be/Pyirjs2WQ64
There may be various uses of a tablet
Major uses :
GAMES on a big screen
BOOK reading
NOTE taking
MEDIA consumption
So what are the features of an ideal tablet:
SOLID BATTERY LIFE
EXCELLENT SCREEN QUALITY
EXCELLENT CPU AND GPU
GOOD STYLUS SUPPORT
3G/4G SUPPORT for data
today i will review an extremely unknown tablet that comes close to being an ideal tablet!
THE tablet am talking about is the HP ELITE X2 1011 G1!
Specifications are as below
CPU 1.2 GHz Intel Core M-5Y71
Operating System Windows 8.1 Pro
RAM 8GB
RAM Upgradable to
Hard Drive Size 256GB SSD
Hard Drive Speed
Hard Drive Type SSD Drive
Secondary Hard Drive Size
Secondary Hard Drive Speed
Secondary Hard Drive Type
Display Size 11.6
Native Resolution 1920x1080
Optical Drive None
Optical Drive Speed
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 5300
Video Memory
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Wi-Fi Model Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
Mobile Broadband YES
Touchpad Size 2 x 3.5 inches
Ports (excluding USB) USB 3.0
Ports (excluding USB) DisplayPort
Ports (excluding USB) Headphone
Ports (excluding USB) Proprietary
USB Ports 2
Warranty/Support 1 year limited warranty, 1 year limited warranty on primary battery
Size 11.73 x 8.04 x 0.82 in (tablet with power keyboard), 11. 73 x 7.58 x 0.42 (tablet)
Weight Tablet: 1.92 pounds, Power Keyboard 1.71 pounds, 3.63 pounds combined total
Company Website http://www.hp.com
Now why exactly am crazy about this tablet?
first i will tell you a brief history of devices i owned, dunno from where to start, ok lemme list it chronologically according to acquisition:
Galaxy Tab 2
Nexus 7 first gen
Samsung Ativ SMart PC 500T
Blackberry playbook
Nexus 7 2nd gen
Ipad 3 64gb wifi cellular
ipad mini 32gb wifi cellular
Ipad Air 1st gen
Samsung Ativ Smart PC XE700
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 core i5
Microsoft surface Pro 3 core i5 128gb
Asus T300 Chi 128gb
Teclast X98 air 3G dual boot
HP elite X2 1011 G1
Out of the above few devices have been sold and bought twice like Tab2, Nexus 7 2nd gen and iPad 3.
Then i will tell you that i didnt buy it at the MRP suggested by the company, i bought it for 40K INR, if you buy it for the suggested price of 90K then it will absolutely kill the purpose of this review. The recent prices are extremely cheap and i will drop few links below.i got it through a ebay india dealer who usually imports and sells at a reasonable prices in India.
Now the primary aim of a tablet is mobility and long battery life which is primary aim, apart from that my usage is focussed on reading pdf ebooks and scribbling over them so STYLUS SUPPORT IS MUST FOR ME. If you see the above list of devices i used then you will come to know that i used all sorts of styluses from passive wacom ones in SURAFCE PRO 2 and NOTE series phones, to active N TRIG one on SURFACE PRO 3 to SYNAPTICS stylus on ASUS T300 Chi.
Active styluses are better as proposed by most digital artists and i do agree, the wacom passive ones are not enough accurate towards the edge of the screens but after using them all i can tell you i am inclined towards the passive ones with good pressure sensitivity
no need of idiotic AAAA batteries which are damn costly and not widely available either
if your stylus has more tech inside the more chance of defects as happened with me!! The synaptics stylus was particularly irritating and the N trig stylus drained batteries
So in my usage case of writing notes i prefer WACOM PASSIVE STYLUS, obviously your mileage may vary depending on your usage pattern or priority.
Comparative Specs post mortem:
STORAGE:
If you want a big storage space and a tablet it will cost you loads of money, just think of the prices of ipads with bigger storages. Mine has 256 gb SSD and a very fast one too.
CELLULAR SUPPORT:
Now this also is an extremely important aspect for a tablet and if someone avoids one then the reason is mostly INDOOR usage scenario or Less frequent travelling and presence of wifi hotspots in your destinations but round the clock data acccess is a very essential part of a tablet.
Here you will see various companies charging exorbitantly for a cellular modem. Mine comes with 3G modem built in and works nicely though non 3G versions do exist.
BUILD QUALITY:
Now this is a very interesting aspect that i need to tell you, why the hell do you think i changed devices like surface pro 3 and Asus T300 chi? both are sexy as anything and extremely feature rich.....
Answer to above is both the tablets screens cracked on slightest impact as i couldnt get a case for both in india at that point of time so it cost me a lot of money for using SEXY devices so i decided no more again. The pro 3 was just kept from few inches from the ground while inside the backpack and T300 chi screen broke when a friend by mistake applied some torsion on the tablet while still connected to the keyboards.
HERE comes the HP ELITE X2 1011 with military grade build quality and mlg specifications and i have peace of mind while i carry these in my back pack with a minor padding. ITS NOT A GIMMICK AS ITS BUILT TO LAST
SCREEN QUALITY:
From the onset i will tell you the first negative of this tablet SCREEN LOOKS WASHED as it doesnt have the same colour gamut of the ipad or galaxy tab s2 etc.
This i corrected using intel graphics software thats there in windows side of this tablet
Now did i just say windows side of the tablet???? OMG somethings wrong with me, this one just comes with Windows Professional out of the box right? ok may be i am cranky right now.
TEXT INPUT MODES:
Now i see most people wanting to buy a aftermarket keyboard for using with their tablets but the original manufacturer only meant them to be TOUCH ONLY devices for media consumption and not for DOING ANY "REAL WORK"(oops this line is so cliche right now among various OS fanboys)
So how does my Tablet fare here? it comes with a POWER KEYBOARD with a awesome keyboard
has 2 USB ports
AUDIO out 3.5mm port
Smart card reader( immaterial to me)
Finger print scanner that is as good as in laptop worlds though old swiping tech and not just Touch tech as introduced in iphone onwards and now ubiquitious
Mini display port
Extra battery though a bit smaller than the one inside the tablet( i am intentionally leaving out the specs part not to make it too technical as its just a user point of view) this extra battery almost gives me half the battery life that the tablet battery gives
So i think its an awesome accessory to have and was included in my deal, remember ASUS T300 Chi keyboard was bluetooth one so unusable inside BIOS settings and you just have to pray that the display touch never stops working else forget about BIOS tinkering(though i somehow managed to buy a extra usb keyboard and used the micro usb port to change few settings but it was irritating as my tablet crashed and i had to run to market to buy a KB to do a clean windows install)
PROCESSING POWER:
My model comes with Core M 5y71 with 8gb ram and 256 gb HDD. few years back i was of the notion of buying the fastest and the best thinking thats the thing i should have and i will keep that thing for more than a year but i found benchmarks and reviews showing benchmarks are for nerdgasm and only cater to fanboy fanaticism.
I never had used my gadgets to proper or maximal use as i was constantly worried about battery dying on me. I realised in due course that any portable gadgets achilees heel will be its battery. So my gadget buying decisions are always oriented to battery life than absolute best performance. I have reduced my GAS (GEAR ACQUISITION SYNDROME) after i used a hell lot of GAS
Anyways the processor is more than adequate in everyday tasks and portability in mind. This is no surface book...
OS:
I had this TAblet since almost 5 months but why am i reviewing it now?
Ok, it came with Windows 8 Professional and immediately i upgraded it to Windows 10. I was a part of the INSIDER PROGRAM and used to keep my tablet in the Fast or slow ring depending on my wifi speeds
I used to use all desktop apps and many apps from the Windows Store, but something within me was always itching to ditch windows and go for some OS with more apps even though am not a avid user of any specific apps but that feeling of extremely few apps when you are browsing the store used to irritate me.
I then looked into Bluestacks player....... Bull **** on this processor cpu/gpu with stutters as its demanding app and runs within windows
Then came AMIDUOS much better than Bluestacks for this processor and usable for all apps but fluidity was missing and games were still a no go
Tried few times to get Android X86 to work but the enterprise security that comes with this tablet didnt like the install and i couldnt go ahead in selecting the usb drive
Then similar situation with Remix OS 2.0 failed
So days just passed by and then i saw Remix OS 3.0 marshmallow variant being introduced and reluctantly i downloaded it. The file now comes with its own installer, i double clicked it and accepted next and voila, bootloader got installed and a single restart took me to OS selection screen..... WOWWWWW
Remix os on tablets simply rocks and the Android OS simply flies on this hardware with 8GB ram and processor
all games open instantly and its just like native android OS here, everything just works except wacom pen digitizer in android environment(i can live with that )
there are some cons to this tablet cum pc too will list them some other time for now sayonara.......
Sounds very interesting. Was the installation straightforward?
i just try remix os on hp elite x2.it works well so far
Howdy,
I am seeking your suggestions related to my processor and motherboard because I'm very confused. Do I need to change anything, or is this the perfect pick for my setup? Besically, I need a high-end build that can handle AAA games like COD (War Zone), Dota 2, GTA V, etc.
I wanna be a professional gamer and streamer and this is my 1st step towards that goal. I'm both excited and worried about this decision, and I don't want to make any hasty choices. So please help me pick the best and high end PC parts for my build.
PC Builder Part List: https://pcbuilder.net/rigs/iUtGri/
1. Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor ($549.00 @ Amazon US)
2. Motherboard: GIGABYTE X670 AORUS Elite AX (AM5/ LGA 1718/ AMD/ X670/ ATX/ 5 Year Warranty/ DDR5/ Quad M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/AMD WiFi 6E/ 2.5GbE LAN/Q-Flash Plus/M.2 EZ-Latch/Gaming Motherboard) ($289.99 @ Amazon US)
3. CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X63 280mm - RL-KRX63-01 - AIO RGB CPU Liquid Cooler - Rotating Infinity Mirror Design - Improved Pump - Powered By CAM V4 ($154.99 @ Amazon US)
4. Case: Fractal Design Meshify Mini C Tempered Glass ($107.00 @ Amazon US)
5. Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Gaming OC 12G NVIDIA 12GB GDDR6X Graphics Card ($1,128.04 @ Amazon US)
6. RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB 2 x 16GB 288-Pin SDRAM DDR5 6400 CL32-39-39-102 1.40V Dual Channel Desktop Memory ($279.99 @ Amazon US)
7. Storage: Samsung EVO 970 1TB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2-2280 Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND Technology & 1024MB Cache ($194.90 @ Amazon US)
8. Case Cooler: Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R ARGB 120mm 3 Pack Fan with Independently-Controlled ARGB LEDs, Absorbing Rubber Pads, Controller, PWM Control for Computer Case, CPU Liquid & Air Cooler ($79.00 @ Amazon US)
9. Power Supply: Corsair RM 850 Series, 80+ Gold Certified 850W Fully Modular Power Supply ($195.00 @ Amazon US)
Total: $2,978
Generated by PC Building on 18th of Nov, 2022