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Pros: Light, easy to handle, Windows 7 (or 8!) on a true tablet, beautiful display, WiDi, Full USB2, micro HDMI Cons: More difficult than an iPad, Widescreen may throw some off, relatively low pixel count compared to some other tablets of similar or smaller size, expensive I'm very pleased with this tablet! In fact, I am writing this review on it. It's quite peppy for its size and does what I wanted it to do. I wish it had a little better resolution so I could view a little more of my Word documents, but it's really minor after a while. I wish it had come with a keyboard/mouse option, but since you can hook up any keyboard whether it be USB or Bluetooth to it, you can take any one that's just laying around if you need one. I even plugged in an unpowered hub and was able to work several USB sticks and a HDD off of it. The touchscreen is quite responsive, and has been a pleasure to use. I did find that the touch apps that come with it were troublesome as they took a long time to launch and didn't work as well as their standard Windows counterparts. I also tried loading Windows 8 RC on the tablet and had several glaring issues. Both Internet Explorer 10 and Windows Explorer crashed frequently; so much so that I ended up going back to Windows 7. Speaking of going back, for some reason, the slate ships with DVD's even though there's no DVD drive. To restore it was a real pain. I ended up copying the disks to a network share, taking a second PC and making a bootable USB, and copying the OS from the disk to the USB stick. Then, since the drivers for neither the dock NIC nor the wireless were in Windows, I had to find and install those before I could use the netowrk location to rebuild the rest of the system. Long story short... It's a hassle to rebuild should you need to. I will grant that in the move to Win8 I deleted the recovery partition, but there's still no getting around the fact that you would need an external drive to rebuild. It would have made a lot more sense to make a bootable USB stick and put in the box. It would have cost maybe $10 to the price, but made the process a TON simpler to accomplish. Bottom line is that the device is great. It plays movies, music, and does everything my 8 lb IBM notebook did, but does it in under 2lbs. It's a pleasure to travel with, and I haven't looked at my notebook since I've had this.Read full review
It's a great idea and has merit for artists. The only problem is the lackluster controls for BIOS settings, and battery life. If you have a weak hand don't bother trying to hold this in one hand and draw with the other. With a case attached it weighs almost 3 pounds and can get pretty warm. The fan controls are ok but it can still be heard, using a Linux distro you will not be able to tone down the sound of the fan to well either. I think the biggest downer for all the tablet lovers out there will be the battery life. If you think you can squeeze 7 hours out of it without adding to the weight then good luck! Aside from the negative the postive would have to be the amazing touch and digitizer feel on this slate, it is probably the most accurate I have used in a long time. It's pretty small and sturdy and an amazement that inside lies a core i5.Read full review
8 year old refurb that did not have Win 10. Win 7 unable to update. Do not purchase this unit unless it has Win 10, Win 7 is both outdated and not meant for tablets.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This tablet may be several years old now, but it is still very nice. It's pretty much a laptop with touch screen and no keyboard. I use a Bluetooth keyboard with it(Zoweetek Multi-Device Rechargerable Bluetooth Keyboard with built in dock). That keyboard is pretty nice, but not perfect. It is nearly impossible to find a case for it though.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is a perfect tablet for the business person/educator. The stylus really makes the difference here. The write-to-text functionality is absolutely amazing, windows is very responsive, and overall I cannot imagine a better value for my money.
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