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In response to "I was really thinking about an ipad mini, but they seem so... something. " by mayor amanda jones

I was just looking at the windows tablets, there is a good number of them now. $299 for an 8 in screen with full Windows 8.1

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Oct 22 '13, 12:24

(I believe it is the full version of Windows).

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I'm sure it's RT which is not full Windows. -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 12:33 7
- Really? This one says "full Windows 8.1 " I know the cheap Surface ones are RT but it seems the ones from Dell, Toshiba, Asus are full...(?) -- (link) - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 22, 12:40 6
  - I hadn't seen those. Maybe they are but I'm not sure how great the experience would be. -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 12:42 5
    - Why do you think the experience would be lacking? (I am considering getting one so I am curious if there are any drawbacks.) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 22, 12:45 4
      - The fact that it uses an Atom processor would scare me if you're doing anything more than internet/e-mail. - spamlet Oct 22, 12:51 2
        
        I see. Well, it is a tablet so I wouldn't really use it for more than the basics. In the future I might be able to get the hospital's EMR on it. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 22, 12:54
        
        That's my hesitation with them and why I'm more inclined for the convertible laptops. -- nm - pmb Oct 22, 12:53
      - I'm strongly considering getting a windows 8 convertible tablet/laptop to replace my ipad. For just a couple of hundred dollars more I can get a - pmb Oct 22, 12:49

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