Tablet: Windows or Droid?

i have an Android tablet 'Motorola Xoom' and Android phone
i do email, these forums, and lots of browsing
but when i want to edit... do photo manipulation i go to my windows laptop

document files and typing ... Also windows

chrisguld wrote:
... The roadblock in my book comes with pictures. One of my main uses of my laptop is to manage a library of thousands of digital photos. A tablet cannot store thousands of pictures, and it can't access an external hard drive for them either. My favorite software, Picasa is not available for any tablet. Therefore, I still need a real computer. ...

There are external drives that tablets can access, even an iPad. The Seagate Wireless Plus is a 1TB external hard drive that can be accessed via wifi. In the case of Android tablets, many, such as the Nexus 7 I have, can access an external drive via a special USB cable called an OTG cable.

Also, there is a Picasa app available for Android tablets & phones but there shouldn't be any reason you couldn't access the Picasa website from a browser on any tablet.

strollin wrote:

There are external drives that tablets can access, even an iPad. The Seagate Wireless Plus is a 1TB external hard drive that can be accessed via wifi. In the case of Android tablets, many, such as the Nexus 7 I have, can access an external drive via a special USB cable called an OTG cable.

Also, there is a Picasa app available for Android tablets & phones but there shouldn't be any reason you couldn't access the Picasa website from a browser on any table.
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I will look into those hard drives ... good to know! What software/Apps do you use to access files on the external drives?

But, the Picasa I'm referring to is Picasa3 software for Winows or Macintosh - it resides on the computer to manage the library of pictures on the computer. The website is altogether a different animal. Picasa3 software is only available on Windows or Mac - no mobile app.

chrisguld wrote:
strollin wrote:

There are external drives that tablets can access, even an iPad. The Seagate Wireless Plus is a 1TB external hard drive that can be accessed via wifi. In the case of Android tablets, many, such as the Nexus 7 I have, can access an external drive via a special USB cable called an OTG cable.

Also, there is a Picasa app available for Android tablets & phones but there shouldn't be any reason you couldn't access the Picasa website from a browser on any table.
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I will look into those hard drives ... good to know! What software/Apps do you use to access files on the external drives?

But, the Picasa I'm referring to is Picasa3 software for Winows or Macintosh - it resides on the computer to manage the library of pictures on the computer. The website is altogether a different animal. Picasa3 software is only available on Windows or Mac - no mobile app.

OK, I'll take your word on Picasa since I don't use it. I just see that you can upload your pictures to the website and view them in albums there.

There are apps in the Apple and Android app stores that will allow you to access the files on the Seagate Wireless Plus drive. It's also possible to access the files via a browser.

Not Everybody wants to upload all their photos
and use WEB access to manage them or edit/manipulate them
I upload only those i wish to share, those that go with specific posts

everything else, even my scenic pics etc..
stay on my PC and external HHd storage
i download many times more pictures than i upload

I too agree if you want to run Microsoft software, Get a unit that runs Microsoft (Windows)

If you just want "Word Processing" (not specifically MS Word) then it does not matter (Fill in the other functions as well)

Dell 8.x inch tablet, Windows 8, 299 at at least one retailer

I'm considering a Windows tablet as the replacement for this turkey if I can't get it to run faster..

Major problem with windows... patch tuesday... Every patch tuesday they put another layer of band-aids on their operating system and t h i n g s s l o w d o w n !

K I'll fess up...

Just bought W8 tablet with full version 32 bit Windows (Not RT) for $349.00.
It has the crappy Atom 1.5ghz 2 core processor with 2GB of DDR2 ram.
I believe the tablet hardware is designed for the OS so it runs without problems.

I really like it after fiddling with Andread for a few years.
I will say it runs fast and has not ever locked or mysteriously crashed.
Andreads FC's and ANRs were rampant for me.

Not trying to trash Android or the other big OS, just got tired of the many poorly written apps.
Excellent Android apps will come at higher prices.
Google play is sooooo laden with freebie ad laced junk applications that I'm guessing more than 70% are pretty much dismissible.
My uninformed opinion is:
Google play is the biggest problem with Android.

I just wanted a device I could relax with and use so I jumped ship for the Windows tablet in it's latest form.

I'd recommend steering clear of RT when considering a W8 tab...

Thanks for all the input. Based on it I decided, as I have a big W7 laptop and a 10" XP Netbook, I'd go with an Android system. Consequently, I bought an 8" Samsung Galaxy Note w/16gB of memory and added a 64gB micro SD card. I figure as I've only used 75gB on the 17" laptop, 80gB is plenty for what I want.
So far, it's faster than either of the others and the resolution is very good.

Again, thanks all. You're input was wonderful.

I think you made a good decision. You'll enjoy it.