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QuickOffice is now free on Android and includes legacy format compatibility.
Worth trying, and bear in mind that the Windows RT Office software suite slightly surprisingly, also limits Office compatibility. |
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QuickOffice is now free on Android and includes legacy format compatibility.
Worth trying, and bear in mind that the Windows RT Office software suite slightly surprisingly, also limits Office compatibility. No, RT has full compatibility in terms of preserving document formatting and Office features. There's only certain things it doesn't support for security reasons such as running VBA and office add-ons. This is because RT was always supposed to be an appliance-like device OS where you don't have the usual headaches of a full blown PC. |
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You can get a touch screen 11.6 inch acer laptop for £299 at pc world these days.
I'd forget anything running windows RT as it will have very limited support. It has to have been one of the biggest flops in computing history. Surface 2 has a 1080p panel, I doubt the netbooks you are proposing have that. Plus, you have the tablet form factor which is handy in meetings when you want to pass a tablet around for viewing something. |
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Thanks for all the comments,
I think all in all, even though you can buy cheap notebooks these days, a tablet is fit for my purpose. Note all the comments re Surface RT etc, however, the surface 2 on the face of it looks fit for purpose for my needs- However,given the comments re Microsoft and Surface, is there any other make of tablet worth considering? To recap:- To read and send e mails with excel attachments. To read and amend existing excel docs To take photos To access my dropbox account & look at docs contained therein To use it to present slides/photos in meeting room scenario, either on the device, or connected to a projector. Cheers Phil |
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Thanks for all the comments,
I think all in all, even though you can buy cheap notebooks these days, a tablet is fit for my purpose. Note all the comments re Surface RT etc, however, the surface 2 on the face of it looks fit for purpose for my needs- However,given the comments re Microsoft and Surface, is there any other make of tablet worth considering? To recap:- To read and send e mails with excel attachments. To read and amend existing excel docs To take photos To access my dropbox account & look at docs contained therein To use it to present slides/photos in meeting room scenario, either on the device, or connected to a projector. Cheers Phil You can use with a bluetooth keyboard if needed and I'm pretty sure it has a hdmi out which will output the screen to a projector. If you need to create the spreadsheets then you have to be looking at a proper computer imo but these tablets will be fine for amending them. |
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QuickOffice is now free on Android and includes legacy format compatibility.
Worth trying, and bear in mind that the Windows RT Office software suite slightly surprisingly, also limits Office compatibility. |
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Thanks for all the comments,
I think all in all, even though you can buy cheap notebooks these days, a tablet is fit for my purpose. Note all the comments re Surface RT etc, however, the surface 2 on the face of it looks fit for purpose for my needs- However,given the comments re Microsoft and Surface, is there any other make of tablet worth considering? To recap:- To read and send e mails with excel attachments. To read and amend existing excel docs To take photos To access my dropbox account & look at docs contained therein To use it to present slides/photos in meeting room scenario, either on the device, or connected to a projector. Cheers Phil |
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You can get a nexus 10 for 279, it runs pure android so will have fantastic support and can do all the above and more.
You can use with a bluetooth keyboard if needed and I'm pretty sure it has a hdmi out which will output the screen to a projector. If you need to create the spreadsheets then you have to be looking at a proper computer imo but these tablets will be fine for amending them. The projector might be VGA only, the RT will support it but non-windows tablets might not. |
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You really sound like you're so anti-microsoft that you're willing to recommend anything but windows, despite the fact it is going to meet the OP's needs well.
The projector might be VGA only, the RT will support it but non-windows tablets might not. For a tablet at that sort of price though IMO you may as well get something that isn't on its way to obsolescence like windows RT. The op is welcome to make their own mind up from the different opinions given. |
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MS seems to be dedicated to Windows RT, there would not be Surface 2 otherwise. I think we can expect Windows RT 9. And even if not, the tablet won't stop working, because there is a new OS version. All WinRT apps compatible with 8.1 will work, too.
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Thanks for all the comments,
I think all in all, even though you can buy cheap notebooks these days, a tablet is fit for my purpose. Note all the comments re Surface RT etc, however, the surface 2 on the face of it looks fit for purpose for my needs- However,given the comments re Microsoft and Surface, is there any other make of tablet worth considering? To recap:- To read and send e mails with excel attachments. To read and amend existing excel docs To take photos To access my dropbox account & look at docs contained therein To use it to present slides/photos in meeting room scenario, either on the device, or connected to a projector. Cheers Phil |
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I think there is a dropbox app for W8/RT, not sure how good it is. SkyDrive should be better integrated in the OS, though.
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MS seems to be dedicated to Windows RT, there would not be Surface 2 otherwise. I think we can expect Windows RT 9. And even if not, the tablet won't stop working, because there is a new OS version. All WinRT apps compatible with 8.1 will work, too.
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They were also dedicated to the Zune.
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I'd forget anything running windows RT as it will have very limited support. It has to have been one of the biggest flops in computing history.
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One thing for sure.
Whichever tablet you choose, you need to take extra care to ensure it does not break. http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...trict-reports/ That bad headline of 10% 1st year screen breakage, by the sound of it, is quite common. As usage filters down breakage also goes up. |
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If work are rolling out virtualised desktops on a Citrix infrastructure - you could load on Citrix Receiver - and then work remotely.
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I don't think RT has a seven year life span unless sales improve dramatically.
Even MS can't sustain massive losses for that long. |
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