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there are third party ac adapters that have that.
I know some dell laptops even have a wireless router built into the ac adapter.
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I would say quite the opposite on a work trip. When I used to travel weekly, we'd get on site and 2-3 of us would get a conference room to set up. There would be a power strip in the middle of the...
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Thanks for that Youtube clip...I think I'm going the route of the Surface. Does anyone have it in stock currently?
Also...anyway I can either make this 3G/LTE compatible or tether it to my phone...
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I've never touched a Surface Pro but the Surface RT is pretty slick. We just got a touchscreen laptop so not in the market for the new UltraTablets but IPT and I have talked about that Razer and the...
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Depends on your universe of "all windows applications". Tablets do not have the memory, disk space or firepower to handle high end stuff like db servers, exchange servers, biztalk, high-end games,...
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or waiting a couple months for haswell to be released
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Still not seeing it. The specs may be comparable, but it is a $1000 tablet generally used to surf the web and do email. If I want a keyboard and a mouse and want to do Word or Excel docs on it,...
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Just a note on the Surface Pro's battery life, I've been using mine since launch and I typically get 5.5 hours doing nominal computing tasks, email, news reader, browsing and office. If you're doing...
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This youtube clip may help your decision.
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razer edge pro
http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-edge-pro
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I'm in the market for a new Windows 8 tablet. I'm now going to give as much detail as humanly possible, because I'm really not sure 1) what's out there and 2) what's best for me. For my new job I'm...
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or just plug it into your computer
many computers these days come with charged USB ports, which means even if the computer's off, the USB will still provide charge.
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Any wifi enabled computer can hook up to a hot spot created by a smart phone, so if you have the app on your phone and you have an internet plan, by all means, your tablet can hook up to its...
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Maybe it does, but the lady just handed it to me like that and I didn't notice a pen.
If it comes with one, then it's absolutely perfect.
It's a real sweet machine.
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wifi tether works but you have to be rooted (yay American Cell Carriers locking wifi tethering)
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So you got the regular Vivi, not the Pro? I've considered it, just figured I should go all out if I get anything.
Yea that'd be my plan. When is this beast coming out, anyway, and for how...
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I agree nothing is perfect, surprised to see an early voucher for the Surface. Any reason you don't like the Ativ?
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I'm going the way of Vivo Smart....windows 8 standard. I"m running full desktop apps. But only 2gig of RAM which is not much. VLC running perfect...and takes care of the low volume issue some have...
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Nothing is perfect and no tablet can have it all, but it would be a no brainer for me.
Surface Pro or nada.
The battery life is good enough, specially when compared to a laptop.
I think it's super...
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I understand exactly what you're saying and agree for the most part, except the Surface tablet is not an ordinary tablet with a special OS and its own ecosystem.
This is full blown Windows with...
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Ed Bott explains it pretty well:
http://www.zdnet.com/is-the-brilliant-quirky-flawed-surface-pro-right-for-you_p3-7000010882/
So, you're not really comparing it to the right device. The...
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I just use the program provided by google.
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The Surface Pro IS a laptop, but in tablet form factor - that's what you're paying for. A tablet is a much less powerful device that's limited to a specific set of apps from a dedicated app store. ...
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I really can't speak to how good it is, but the Surface is expensive. I really do not see how people justify the expense of paying 700-900+ for a tablet. You can buy a fairly high-end laptop for...
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The screen size would be the determining factor, when choosing between the Surface Pro and a laptop.
Clearly, he who wants to watch movies everyday and play huge heavy games, will prefer something...
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http://droidmodderx.com/galaxynote2/mod-treve-wifi-tether-app-for-galaxy-s-iii-and-galaxy-note-2/
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I read somewhere that the current generation of Win8 tbalets is not capable of running all windows applications, is that correct?
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I'm rooted, that's the thing, problem is finding a reliable program.
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The $1100 Surface Pro is massively overpriced for excel and tax work compared to a $450 Asus Vivobook that you can find on this site and others.
Intel-Powered Ultrabooks amazon.com]
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This is true of the RT versions of Windows tablets - you can only install apps from the Microsoft store on these (just like ipads).
Regular Windows 8 tablets can run whatever apps you can load on...
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Thanks for the info.
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keywords are PRO vs RT. A Pro will run anything. An RT will only run stuff from the store. Some other companies are using "HD" instead of "Pro" since HD is just a huge marketing term, I just think...
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It's not a "tablet," per se. Value is subjective to your perception, if you don't see it, you don't see it. I froth at the mouth at the thought of having a machine the size of a tablet that can run...
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Tablets are imo for the web and email. I am not doing my finances on them. I am not doing Office docs on them even if I can as who wants to deal with small keyboards or touch keyboards (I hate the...
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Dang, 30 mins...pretty in depth. But OMFG! @3:55, it just hit me like a ton of bricks...how do we not have a USB port in ALL laptop power adapters???? That is so freaking smart, haha. Don't need...
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WTF? That thing is ridiculous! When's it supposed to come out? It seems a little too bulky for my needs now...but wow. Insane.
Also, the controller attachment is $250? That's unjustifiable....
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dont bother with the controller attachment, if anything just the keyboard
it has USB so you can plug in a 360 pad and just play games that way
or use bluetooth keyboard/mouse
or even USB...
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I'd second the Surface Pro. I'm still waiting for mine to ship, but based on the build quality of the Surface RT that I have, it's going to be an excellent machine. And yes, the type cover is...
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I ahve a Dell xps12, its not large. It's quite a nice machine. A bit expensive but still nice. I would be you could open it and put a larger SSD in if needed for more storage. I just don't see...
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