Fast Tablet with large display

I'm trying to find a deal on a tablet.

requirements

screen 11" or bigger
60gb storage or more
windows based software
3gb of memory or more
wifi

I browse a lot, use email a lot. not much into watching movies etc.
I love the Acer W700-6607 but hate the wide screen display, no wide screens.
I'm trying to keep cost under $1000

Mary

$1000 seems like a lot of money to spend just to browse and send email.

There probably will never be a Windows tablet that is not wide screen.

Quote from MARY9133 : I'm trying to find a deal on a tablet. requirements screen 11" or bigger 60gb storage or more windows based software 3gb of memory or more wifi I browse a lot, use email a lot. not much into watching movies etc. I love the Acer W700-6607 but hate the wide screen display, no wide screens. I'm trying to keep cost under $1000 Mary

Here's Amazon and newegg, which realistically have all the options you will be considering:

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&p...1254619011

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...&OEMMark=N

Quote from dhc014 : $1000 seems like a lot of money to spend just to browse and send email. There probably will never be a Windows tablet that is not wide screen.

Why do you consider that an excessive price? That's almost how much the Windows Surface, higher-specc'ed ipads, etc. go for. The new ipad, depending on storage capacity, goes for $500-$800, and the Surface RT with the tablet ARM processor goes for $600-$700 with the actual namesake surface cover/keyboard. To shrink something down leads to increased manufacturing costs, too.

Also, Mary also likely understands that as screen sizes increase, a small change in diagonal leads to exponential rises in manufacturing costs. A 7" tablet is only about half the screen real estate of a 10", for example.

I do agree with you, however, that avoiding widescreen is impossible.

Yup, you won't find any tablets that are NOT widescreen anymore. iPad might be the closest to non-widescreen since they haven't changed their aspect ratio since they launched, but any Windows based tablet will be widescreen.

I'd recommend the Microsoft Surface - go for the Pro if you can squeeze it into your budget as it meets all of your specs, but don't discount the RT if you want to save some $$. You can get the RT with a nice keyboard, case & memory card for under $1k & have some $$ left over for apps.

Quote from Jeffbx : Yup, you won't find any tablets that are NOT widescreen anymore. iPad might be the closest to non-widescreen since they haven't changed their aspect ratio since they launched, but any Windows based tablet will be widescreen. I'd recommend the Microsoft Surface - go for the Pro if you can squeeze it into your budget as it meets all of your specs, but don't discount the RT if you want to save some $$. You can get the RT with a nice keyboard, case & memory card for under $1k & have some $$ left over for apps.

First, the surface is less than 11", so it's out of this discussion. Second, just for the hypothetical of it all (and any other slickdealer that searches for tablet advice), I disagree about going for the Pro. The only functional difference between Windows RT and Windows Pro is that you CANNOT install software off the shelf for Windows RT, which means that you won't be installing Photoshop, CAD, MATLAB/Mathematica/Maple, etc. All of your software has to come from the App store, but if all you're doing is what 90% of people use their computer for: Internet browser, email app, Skype, Facebook, Twitter, games, etc. then the the Surface RT is a better choice. It's still very quick and responsive, but it's smaller, has much better battery life, is cheaper, and is lighter. It also comes preinstalled with Office RT, which is identical to the regular versions of Excel/Powerpoint/Word except that you can't use macros, and a few other changes.

If I were buying a Surface right now, it would definitely be the RT over the Pro. If I did decide that I needed to install something like Lightroom on, then I'd rather get a convertible touchscreen Ultrabook which pretty impressively outspecs the Surface Pro for the price.

thanks for all the info guys, yes i ruled out the surface because of the screen size and the fact that it's a newer ms product i'd rather wait for there next attempt. I also loathe Apple and refuse to be in there jail.
I guess what i'm really looking for is maybe a discount on the Acer W700-6607, where i'd get the best savings. I'm so happy you all let me in on the widecreen info I had no idea that its become the norm.
Do you all know anything about heating with acers, i'm concerned if whether a tablet gets as hot as a laptop. I currently have a toshiba satellite and it's hard working with this thing not on a desk and i'm online so much it's getting to be a problem for me.

Quote from MARY9133 : I browse a lot, use email a lot. not much into watching movies etc... I'm trying to keep cost under $1000

Like others have mentioned, $1000 is alot to spend on simply web surfing and email.


Here are some nice deals for web apps
Tablet Deals


$350 Vivo Tab RT(w Key Dock)
$450 VivoBook Ultrabook (Win 8)

I ended up buying a Lenovo Twist and after 10 days I started getting fan error while booting. I returned it and now i'm looking once again. What I learned...I hate Windows 8, more $ doesnt mean more reliable. I no longer want a tablet, more interested in a laptop now.

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My Toshiba Sat. L555D-S7930 2.2 GHz ( Dual-Core ) - Memory: 3.0 GB died on me after 2yrs and I need a new laptop.

I am a heavy internet user over 15hrs daily, no games but a facebook game every now and then. I need a cd/dvd drive to make music data disc for my car. I kept my tosh. hooked to a monitor 90% of the time but I don't want a desktop because I travel and I want to bring my laptop with me. I want something fast for browsing or at least as fast as the old tosh. I was looking at a sony vaio but don't know much about them reliability wise. I don't want lenovo, it must have Windows 7, and a hd bigger than 500gb also 1yr or more warrenty and be under $500 i'm open to any size laptop as long as i can connect a monitor hdmi or pin. Its my fault the tosh. died i'd leave it on 24/7 and I think something inside fried. : (

Quote from MARY9133 : I'm trying to find a deal on a tablet. requirements screen 11" or bigger 60gb storage or more windows based software 3gb of memory or more wifi I browse a lot, use email a lot. not much into watching movies etc. I love the Acer W700-6607 but hate the wide screen display, no wide screens. I'm trying to keep cost under $1000 Mary

Windows Tablets Deals and Discounts [fatwallet.com]

Quote from MARY9133 : I ended up buying a Lenovo Twist and after 10 days I started getting fan error while booting. I returned it and now i'm looking once again. What I learned...I hate Windows 8, more $ doesnt mean more reliable.

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Quote from MARY9133 : I ended up buying a Lenovo Twist and after 10 days I started getting fan error while booting. I returned it and now i'm looking once again. What I learned...I hate Windows 8, more $ doesnt mean more reliable. I no longer want a tablet, more interested in a laptop now. --------------- My Toshiba Sat. L555D-S7930 2.2 GHz ( Dual-Core ) - Memory: 3.0 GB died on me after 2yrs and I need a new laptop. I am a heavy internet user over 15hrs daily, no games but a facebook game every now and then. I need a cd/dvd drive to make music data disc for my car. I kept my tosh. hooked to a monitor 90% of the time but I don't want a desktop because I travel and I want to bring my laptop with me. I want something fast for browsing or at least as fast as the old tosh. I was looking at a sony vaio but don't know much about them reliability wise. I don't want lenovo, it must have Windows 7, and a hd bigger than 500gb also 1yr or more warrenty and be under $500 i'm open to any size laptop as long as i can connect a monitor hdmi or pin. Its my fault the tosh. died i'd leave it on 24/7 and I think something inside fried. : (

What about the Asus Taichi on the Front Page?
http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/9...-1920x1080

Oh, nevermind, you dropped your budget to $500

Quote from dhc014 : What about the Asus Taichi on the Front Page? http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/9...-1920x1080 Oh, nevermind, you dropped your budget to $500

no Win 8, I tried it and I just can't get it.

I think you spend lot of money for this product. You can easily buy as you want.