SKYTEX SKYTAB 9.7" Windows 8 Dual-Core 2GB DDR3 RAM Capacitive Touch Tablet PC with Free Screen Protector ONLY $399.99 + FREE SHIPPING

is this RT or Pro? can i run outlook?

4 hour battery life will barely last you half a day...

Quote from panspermia : @ejimmyjj Way off topic (sorry about that, folks), but this is Big News to me. I'm tied to Windows only for a program (EccoPro) that came out in 1995 (so it can't require much processor power). What ARM-based tablets and OSes would allow me to run an old Windows program? Or have a helpful link? Thanks in advance P.S. Heck, could I even install such an OS and QEMU on my HP TouchPad?

Actually.. Yeah lol you can. If you're familiar with Preware you probably have heard of Ubuntu Chroot.

Up until now the crippling issue with the Touchpad was the graphics driver, Freedreno has recently been able to do 3D hardware acceleration. Its only a matter of time until it gets pushed mainstream, for now you can check the xda forums:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=2146089

The OP actually is running a Windows X86 program through Wine x86 and qemu, all through the touchpad!

Quote from Trolololo : not a i7 black edition without 4k resolution support bad deal. pass

True. But it has HDMI and dual-boots DD-WRT.

Quote from gottum_m : Skytex? Never heard of them before. Isn't Ipad a better for this price range?

An ipad isn't better at any price range.

Quote from Zephon13 : Funny how people bitch about an iPad being around the same price when this isn't running some shitty mobile processor and limited by an oversized screen running a phone OS. God people are idiots.

It is running a shitty mobile processor. While there are certainly some comparative benefits to the processor and OS, it'll be extremely slow for doing any sort of real work and extremely power hungry for lighter consumption.

I'm honestly not sure what you mean by running an oversized screen in your comment. I think you're alluding to the iPad's screen resolution, as the diagonal screen size is exactly the same as this tablet. I'm not sure you'd wish to open yourself up to being called an idiot, though, by making such a simple mistake.

Also, I think you meant to say "God, people are idiots." Maybe I'm wrong, and you're using "God" as an adjective. If so, my mistake. I thought I'd point these things out, though, as you probably don't want people mistaking your superior intellect when they read your internet comments.

Quote from ejimmyjj : Actually.. Yeah lol you can. If you're familiar with Preware you probably have heard of Ubuntu Chroot. Up until now the crippling issue with the Touchpad was the graphics driver, Freedreno has recently been able to do 3D hardware acceleration. Its only a matter of time until it gets pushed mainstream, for now you can check the xda forums: http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=2146089 The OP actually is running a Windows X86 program through Wine x86 and qemu, all through the touchpad!

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Quote from anjichpa : It is running a shitty mobile processor. While there are certainly some comparative benefits to the processor and OS, it'll be extremely slow for doing any sort of real work and extremely power hungry for lighter consumption. I'm honestly not sure what you mean by running an oversized screen in your comment. I think you're alluding to the iPad's screen resolution, as the diagonal screen size is exactly the same as this tablet. I'm not sure you'd wish to open yourself up to being called an idiot, though, by making such a simple mistake. Also, I think you meant to say "God, people are idiots." Maybe I'm wrong, and you're using "God" as an adjective. If so, my mistake. I thought I'd point these things out, though, as you probably don't want people mistaking your superior intellect when they read your internet comments.

By oversized screen, I meant that all they did for their iPad was carbon copy the iPhone OS and put it on a bigger screen.

As far as mobile processing, I meant ARM. I couldn't think of the term at the time. Atoms are not exactly "slow" as you say. I had a netbook running an Atom N450 on 2gb RAM with a 4GB Class 10 SD card for ReadyBoost on my Win7 partition. It ran pretty well, considering that was even one of the earlier models of the Atom. I used it for school, as well as managing my network at work and it never held me back. Even have the Ubuntu Netbook remix installed on it. It runs very fast on that hardware. Trying to say that this newer Atom can't handle running on a 1024x768 tablet just doesn't make sense. It's no i5, but it will definitely handle any basic task better than an ARM. Not to mention being able to use real software. The internet is bigger than all those app stores combined. The 899.99 MSRP is obviously BS since the Surface Pro starts at that price, but at the 399.99 deal it's definitely a good entry level Windows 8 tablet.

While this wouldn't work for me, (I opted for a 128gb Surface Pro instead) I can easily see how this could be a student's best friend. Hell I wish I had something like this when I was in school.

So yes, I say that people are idiots because they blindly ignore all the benefits something like this can provide.

Quote from scrid2000 : An ipad isn't better at any price range.

am glad Steve is no more alive to get these comments

seems like the deal is still running strong!

Quote from Corrosive : Search w510 There is also a good deal currently on an Envy x2 for about 100 more (but with that you get 11.6 inches and a keyboard dock). If I didn't have to be somewhere in a few minutes, I'd give you the links... sry

I could not find the envy x2 for anywhere under $600.

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Meh don't thank me just yet, good luck