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Jun 03, 2013
What do you know - Windows 8 Slates are actually the cat's meow... :-)
3 of 3 found this helpful I've been looking for a Win8 tablet for some time now as I am heartily sick of all the "icrap" out there. After much online research, I finally settled on the Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet 2 for three particular reasons. I liked the look of it, I liked the Digitizer Pen option (only available on select models) and I needed Mobile Broadband on the device and this was one of two Win8 tablets that actually provided that service. What's the point of releasing an ultra-mobile device if you're not able to connect it to the internet Ultra-mobily!? And yet, finding a Windows 8 tablet that actually has Mobile Broadband connectivity is almost impossible. You have a better chance of finding an honest politician in Washington. It makes no sense to me, but I digress.
So this particular tablet has 4G mobile broadband (again only available on select models). As far as the tablet itself goes, I really like it. Solid design, solid engineering, doesn't feel cheesy but has that Lenovo "business think" style with the matte black impact resistant plastic.
Windows 8 may suck on desktops, but on a touch enabled tablet it's awesome. The OS is stripped down and streamlined to run on lower end devices, I found the Lenovo to be very responsive with little to no delay at all for doing tablet type things. Plus you can install Office 2013 which is also streamlined for lower end devices and it also runs very smoothly on a tablet. Battery life is about 8 hours give or take depending on what you're doing with it.
The one thing I don't like about it - the Intel HD Graphics. It only allows two resolutions: 1024x768 and 1366x768. If you have legacy apps that run in lower resolutions (ie 640x480) the intel graphics will not upscale them to display in fullscreen mode. Instead they show up in a small window in the center of the screen with black borders all around it. You will need to find 3rd party mods that force the app to run in higher resolutions.
But that being said, the tablet will run many older and some newer non-demanding PC games. For example I fired up Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics and all three ran perfectly on the tablet with the sfall graphics mod installed. You do need an external mouse though as the touchscreen tracking does not accurately emulate a mouse in legacy applications.
So after discovering the mouse requirements, I purchased the Lenovo Keyboard/Trackpad to go with the tablet. I've read many online reviews of the Lenovo where the reviewers main complaint was that it was "Barely a Laptop", or seemed "underpowered". What the ....? How come no one ever levels these complaints against an iPad or Android? Why is the Lenovo tablet given such special consideration when, at the end of the day, it is supposed to be nothing more than... a tablet? Of course it's barely a laptop because, oh, I don't know, maybe... it's not a laptop!? The fact that it is barely a laptop is actually quite a complement if you stop to think about it.
I just love the fact that I have a tablet where I can finally do all the things I've always wanted to do: download files from the internet and install them. Move files around and work with them. Manage and configure the device exactly how I want to manage and configure it. You can't do these things with iPads.
At the end of the day, the ipad is ultimately a tethered device. Whereas the Lenovo is a device that I can actually tether my ipad to if I want to. That's all the difference in the world.
Oct 02, 2006
Deus Ex: Invisible War
3 of 3 found this helpful Having played through most of the original Deus Ex and loved it, I was very excited about the prospect of a sequel. Then, when it was finally released, I read negative review after negative review about it. I decided not to bother with it.
Fast forward to three years later and I'm going through a Gaming Renaissance of sorts. It was brought on by Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines which is flat out, hands down, the greatest game ever to grace the digital medium.
I wanted more of the same.
So I pulled out System Shock 2 which I had never finished and ripped through it. It was good as well, but I still wanted more so I pulled out the original Deus Ex and finished it. It was entertaining, even though I disliked all of the presented optional endings. But I still was in the groove, so I finally decided to ignore the negativity and try out Invisible War for myself. Overall, I'm glad I did.
While it is not as good as the original Deus Ex and certainly doesn't even begin to compare to Vampire, it is not a bad game. It is a dummed down version of the original Deus Ex. No more skills, just tools, weapons, and BioMods.
The main reason to go through it is for the freeform gameplay and the story. Again, you are free to choose multiple pathways to achieve your given objectives (ie stealth, hacking, carnage, or some combination thereof) and there is no wrong way to do things.
I found it somewhat bothering that during the opening cut scenes of the story, the main character you play (Alex D.) is portrayed as a very good, concerned, "do right" type of individual. Then most of the missions you receive after that require you to kill someone somewhere or hurt someone else in some way for no particularly good reason. It didn't jive with the way the character was presented initially. You can play through the game non-lethally which is very tough to do but I found it much more rewarding both in terms of sense of accomplishment through beating difficult gameplay and the way it stayed in keeping with the way the main character was portrayed in those opening cut scenes.
Invisible War is an above average game which has the unfortunate distinction of being the heir to one of the greatest games of all time. When taken by itself on its own merits, it's a good game. When considered in the shadow of the original Deus Ex, it is definitely lacking.
It fed my fix for open ended quasi-RPG gameplay - now I need to find another game - maybe I'll check out the Thief series.
Oct 04, 2024
Clean and Clear doesn't make this exact ...
Clean and Clear doesn't make this exact product anymore. Glad to find a couple left on ebay. Thanks!