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greenrvgreen's avatar
greenrvgreen
Explorer
Oct 22, 2014

SMALL windows tablet?

I'm looking for a SMALL win tablet to shove in a pack while skiing. I need something that is SMALL, has good battery life (2+ hrs reading PDFs and maybe watching movies) and reasonable performance for those tasks only. But it must be SMALL, the 8-inch class is about as big as I can do.

Currently I'm looking at the Dell venue 8 pro, $200 on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Venue-Pro-Tablet-Windows/dp/B00FEE7B1I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413998330&sr=8-1&keywords=dell+venue+8+pro

Thoughts? Alternatives? Think SMALL!
  • Sandia_Man's avatar
    Sandia_Man
    Explorer II
    Oct 22, 2014
    Dell is fine, Toshiba, Asus, Acer, HP, and Panasonic are among others to choose from. Been using tablets for years and still prefer using the Android platform when utilizing my tablet for emails, music, videos, and surfing the web.
  • Chris_Bryant's avatar
    Chris_Bryant
    Explorer II
    Oct 22, 2014
    If you want small (like iPod sized), I paid $40 for a Nokia 520 with Windows Phone OS on it (blech). Decent hardware (actually better specs than my iPod, though not nearly as sturdy), small, and works fine either without a sim card or as a phone only.
    It's small though.
  • Tom_M1's avatar
    Tom_M1
    Explorer
    Oct 22, 2014
    If you are near a Microcenter store check out the WinBook tablets. They have two 8" models and a 10" model priced from $99.99 to $199.99. They run Windows 8.1 full version not RT.

    WinBook tablets

    WinBook is Microcenter's store brand and available in store only.

    I bought the 10" version a few days ago. One nice feature is a full size USB 3 port.
  • strollin's avatar
    strollin
    Explorer
    Oct 22, 2014
    I had a Dell Venue 8 Pro and really liked it (since replaced by a MS Surface Pro 3). Be aware that the 32G model doesn't leave much storage space after OS and recovery partition (somewhere around 10G free). However, it can handle a 128G SD card which should provide a decent amount of storage.

    My Nexus 7 Android tablet sits unused since I got a Windows based tablet.
  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    Oct 22, 2014
    Groupon has a great deal on an Asus with keyboard (which becomes a cover or is removable) for less than $300. Janet loves hers would have bought 2 but I wanted something larger than 10".
  • Tizi's avatar
    Tizi
    Explorer
    Oct 22, 2014
    I have a Dell Venue 8 Pro with 64GB and additional 64GB SD card. I love this machine. It replaced all of my other tablets.
  • greenrvgreen's avatar
    greenrvgreen
    Explorer
    Oct 22, 2014
    I went with the Dell with 64gb, as recommended here. More money than I wanted to spend, but 10gb left out o 32gb would have been too tight, even with a big sd card.

    VERY interesting to learn about the Winbook--less money and more power, for those that can get a hold of one.

    Thanks!

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