Awesome deal from microsoft.
New (not refurbished) HP signature 7" tablet with full windows 8.1 with Bing + 1yr MS office 2013 (£60 if purchased standalone) for £75 (£25 below any other competitors at the moment)
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...ctID.308686300
This is a full windows PC not cut down RT version.
I have similar on Linx tablet and it works well.
Can connect screen to TV using hdmi cable (or chromecast), and a bluetooth mouse/keyboard and you have a full PC!
Ok screen is small in desktop mode, which makes installation of apps a bit fiddly, but on my Linx tablet, I installed Teamviewer (free), and connect via my normal laptop, and mostly configured it remotely. There is also a great freeware app called touchmouse point that turns you tablet into a full (or floating screen) touchpad. Personally I prefer full screen mode. This emulates a typical laptop touchpad, and I find it is easy to slect items etc using pointer - much better than fiddly finger stabs, or even using a stylus pen.
I cannot obviously comment of HP performance, but my similar spec LINX is responsive - obviously no use for serious gaming or long term data entry. Ipaly back videos from google drive with no buffering etc.
To me where these 8.1 tablets score over android or apples, is that I can easily connect remotely over internet. I know it is possible to do this with (say) some high end samsung tablets but I found there is quite a time lag of a couple of seconds or so before tablet responds. On my LINX it is virtually instantaneous.
Another big plus is easy backups - you can even use Macrium etc.
I can now give one to a disabled relative, and maintain it for her over the internet.
New (not refurbished) HP signature 7" tablet with full windows 8.1 with Bing + 1yr MS office 2013 (£60 if purchased standalone) for £75 (£25 below any other competitors at the moment)
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...ctID.308686300
This is a full windows PC not cut down RT version.
I have similar on Linx tablet and it works well.
Can connect screen to TV using hdmi cable (or chromecast), and a bluetooth mouse/keyboard and you have a full PC!
Ok screen is small in desktop mode, which makes installation of apps a bit fiddly, but on my Linx tablet, I installed Teamviewer (free), and connect via my normal laptop, and mostly configured it remotely. There is also a great freeware app called touchmouse point that turns you tablet into a full (or floating screen) touchpad. Personally I prefer full screen mode. This emulates a typical laptop touchpad, and I find it is easy to slect items etc using pointer - much better than fiddly finger stabs, or even using a stylus pen.
I cannot obviously comment of HP performance, but my similar spec LINX is responsive - obviously no use for serious gaming or long term data entry. Ipaly back videos from google drive with no buffering etc.
To me where these 8.1 tablets score over android or apples, is that I can easily connect remotely over internet. I know it is possible to do this with (say) some high end samsung tablets but I found there is quite a time lag of a couple of seconds or so before tablet responds. On my LINX it is virtually instantaneous.
Another big plus is easy backups - you can even use Macrium etc.
I can now give one to a disabled relative, and maintain it for her over the internet.
Perhaps Windows 10 moves more settings to be touch friendly and there will be fewer reasons to go to desktop.