Maybe I just don't get tablets and touch screens, but I'm trying to find a justification for the $900 price tag.
There isn't really a reason.
If you really want a touchscreen that bad, get one of those convertible ultrabooks. Then you might be able to get [I]some[/I] work done
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;39322616]There isn't really a reason.
If you really want a touchscreen that bad, get one of those convertible ultrabooks. Then you might be able to get [I]some[/I] work done[/QUOTE]
There's no efficiency issue with tablets from my experience. I just don't see why it costs nigh-$100.
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;39322616]There isn't really a reason.
If you really want a touchscreen that bad, get one of those convertible ultrabooks. Then you might be able to get [I]some[/I] work done[/QUOTE]
Pen input. Why is it so fucking hard to make a tablet with pen input? I know of three tablets that have Pen aside from the surface. One of those has an Atom, which means it's useless. One of those is more than the surface, and the other is that junk Samsung one. I don't get why they can't make a good convertible ultrabook with a pen input. If the Lenovo Yoga had one I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
[QUOTE=Jimmy422;39323742]Pen input. Why is it so fucking hard to make a tablet with pen input? I know of three tablets that have Pen aside from the surface. One of those has an Atom, which means it's useless. One of those is more than the surface, and the other is that junk Samsung one. I don't get why they can't make a good convertible ultrabook with a pen input. If the Lenovo Yoga had one I'd buy it in a heartbeat.[/QUOTE]
Samsung Series 7 is amazing. I worked all summer with it, and aside from the price it's really nice. Very responsive. It's also the same size as the Surface.
I'm having a craptacular time with Word 2013
so I'm making a study guide for my Japanese final
i make a table right
and then set the font to Calibri
insert my nippon words
and then press tab twice
and then the font is automatically set to Arial
why is that?
I love how the Upgrade assistant gives me an iso which i go to install and when I enter the key it just says "There seems to be a problem with this key. Try another one"
Like they dont even tell me "UPGRADE KEY CANT USE WITH THIS VERSION THE UPGRADER GAVE YOU". So I had to reinstall Win7 again and then just use the updater. Fucking stupid.
Hey guys, I bought a laptop with Windws 8 pre-installed and downgraded to Windows 7 by doing a full format (I did not back up anything). Can I download a Windows 8 official ISO and re-install Windows 8? As far as I know, the Windows key is embedded in the BIOS, if so, any idea on how I can get hold of it? Thanks.
Download Windows Setup, you still need the key for that tho I think.
[QUOTE=spree;39326768]Hey guys, I bought a laptop with Windws 8 pre-installed and downgraded to Windows 7 by doing a full format (I did not back up anything). Can I download a Windows 8 official ISO and re-install Windows 8? As far as I know, the Windows key is embedded in the BIOS, if so, any idea on how I can get hold of it? Thanks.[/QUOTE]
the key should be in some physical form. check the box, instructions, charger, bottom of laptop, etc.
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[QUOTE=SEKCobra;39326004]I love how the Upgrade assistant gives me an iso which i go to install and when I enter the key it just says "There seems to be a problem with this key. Try another one"
Like they dont even tell me "UPGRADE KEY CANT USE WITH THIS VERSION THE UPGRADER GAVE YOU". So I had to reinstall Win7 again and then just use the updater. Fucking stupid.[/QUOTE]
I know it sucks, but give MS a call about it. they're super helpful and will just give you a new key
[QUOTE=Foda;39327545]
I know it sucks, but give MS a call about it. they're super helpful and will just give you a new key[/QUOTE]
No key for me, he was doing phone activation with me. Then again, I just gave him an already activated machine since I deleted the virtual machine where I tried it with the ISO. One day I'll call them again and see if phone activation would work, probably not.
[QUOTE=Foda;39324465]Samsung Series 7 is amazing. I worked all summer with it, and aside from the price it's really nice. Very responsive. It's also the same size as the Surface.[/QUOTE]
Its new counterpart the Ativ Pro is junk. I went through two of them - keyboard was defective in one of them out of the box, both of them had defective digitizers, and that sucker got HOT in the middle of it.
I heard good things about the Series 7 aside from the battery life, which was why I was so disappointed.
Is Windows 8 worth it?
It looks like you're on W7 so unless you can get it super cheap, not really. Aside from the UI the most noticeable other improvements are slightly better performance and a new task manager.
No key whatsoever on my laptop, isn't the Windows 8 key BIOS embedded?, maybe there's some sort of software to retrieve the key?
[QUOTE=spree;39328819]No key whatsoever on my laptop, isn't the Windows 8 key BIOS embedded?, maybe there's some sort of software to retrieve the key?[/QUOTE]
It is embedded in there somewhere, No idea what software actually reads the correct key.
i'd get the surface but it's too damn expensive.
The RT one? You don't want anything to do with RT.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;39331274]The RT one? You don't want anything to do with RT.[/QUOTE]
For what one would do with a tablet, the RT is fine. In my experience, I'd only be missing Steam. I can live without that on a tablet.
[QUOTE=LegndNikko;39333191]For what one would do with a tablet, the RT is fine. In my experience, I'd only be missing Steam. I can live without that on a tablet.[/QUOTE]
You can always use imo.im.
[QUOTE=Vault;39333309]You can always use imo.im.[/QUOTE]
The people I'd talk to I have on Facebook, or on my phone, so I was mainly talking about gaming. But this still seems handy, thanks.
[editline]23rd January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Vault;39333309]You can always use imo.im.[/QUOTE]
Not on the Windows 8 Store, apparently. You can only use Windows 8 apps on RT.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;39331274]The RT one? You don't want anything to do with RT.[/QUOTE]
don't just say that
if he actually wants a good tablet he should get rt
[QUOTE=Ezhik;39336763]don't just say that
if he actually wants a good tablet he should get rt[/QUOTE]
Yeah no.
Anything RT is a miss. I speak from experience. I currently have $500 tablet collecting dust because I only use it for web browsing because that's all it's good for - and the Tegra 3's performance in that department is bad.
There's nothing good about RT - if you're going down the Windows train for a tablet, go big or go home.
it's a tablet, browsing and apps are the one thing it's supposed to do
[editline]24th January 2013[/editline]
x86 tablets are expensive, thick, heavy, have crap battery life
[editline]24th January 2013[/editline]
so if you want a tablet first get rt
[editline]24th January 2013[/editline]
if you want a laptop first get 8
if you want a tablet, get an ipad or an android tablet, not this failed marketing, half-baked crap
[QUOTE=Protocol7;39337401]if you want a tablet, get an ipad or an android tablet, not this failed marketing, half-baked crap[/QUOTE]
What can an iPad or Android tablet do that a Surface with RT can't? Especially to call it "failed marketing, half-baked crap."
[QUOTE=LegndNikko;39338069]What can an iPad or Android tablet do that a Surface with RT can't? Especially to call it "failed marketing, half-baked crap."[/QUOTE]
FART APPS
[QUOTE=Protocol7;39337401]if you want a tablet, get an ipad or an android tablet, not this failed marketing, half-baked crap[/QUOTE]
I think that's a stupid statement. Tegra 3 is the problem, not RT.
[QUOTE=Ezhik;39337101]it's a tablet, browsing and apps are the one thing it's supposed to do
[editline]24th January 2013[/editline]
x86 tablets are expensive, thick, heavy, have crap battery life
[editline]24th January 2013[/editline]
so if you want a tablet first get rt
[editline]24th January 2013[/editline]
if you want a laptop first get 8[/QUOTE]
To do with x86 tablets being expensive, thick, heavy and having crap battery life. That's not true of all x86 tablets, my samsung ativ smart pc is around 500grams, costs the same as any RT tablet, has 10 hours battery life and is as thin as a iPad or android tablet. The specs if your wondering are a dual core atom processer with passive cooling, 2GB of ram, 64GB of disk and a multi touch screen with pen input.
Oh and I run and use eclipse, sublime text 2 and Google Chrome on it
[QUOTE=Protocol7;39337401]if you want a tablet, get an ipad or an android tablet, not this failed marketing, half-baked crap[/QUOTE]
android tablets have shitty apps
and ipad is too limited for me
stop being an ass, windows rt tablets are okay
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