dell venue worthwhile?

[Naer]

Ill be using it for music production, web browsing, 4g internet. Light gaming. Maybe photoshop. The monthly payment of it works well for me.Thoughts on it?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Which Venue model and size?

I'm guessing a Venue Pro with Windows since you mention PhotoShop.

The Atom processor and 2 GB RAM isn't ideal for PS, but if you are OK with it working like you have a desktop from 5+ years ago then it should be good enough.

For games, the Atom CPU / graphics and 2 GB RAM means you won't be playing anything except some indie games. It's nothing like a Surface Pro.

 

[Naer]

Which Venue model and size?

I'm guessing a Venue Pro with Windows since you mention PhotoShop.

The Atom processor and 2 GB RAM isn't ideal for PS, but if you are OK with it working like you have a desktop from 5+ years ago then it should be good enough.

For games, the Atom CPU / graphics and 2 GB RAM means you won't be playing anything except some indie games. It's nothing like a Surface Pro.

Ive heard people are having overheating issues with the MS surface pro 3. Know anything about that?

 

[JWade]

we have two dell venue 8 pro's, haven't tried them with photoshop but everything else they work very well for. light gaming, hulu, Netflix, youtube, office, etc.

 

[Naer]

I wishthere was a way to bumpup the ram to 4gb with the venue

I like how its touch screen though. Was thinking about getting a bamboo tablet for. Creative software, but if i can use the screen with a stylus, thats a huge plus

 

[Naer]

Any other options with a laptop/tablet hybrid with at least 4gb of ram and a decent cpu for creative ventures thats no a ms surface pro but like it(surface is out of my price range)

Might just go good ole dell with their easy monthly payments, but 2gbs? Geez. My old laptop i got in 2010 had 8 gb but a intel duo which held me back musically

 

[Naer]

Thinking a about it more,4g internet is no longer a requirment for me

 

[ShintaiDK]

Ive heard people are having overheating issues with the MS surface pro 3. Know anything about that?

MS got a fix coming for that. Its not an overheat issue tho.

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-aware-of-the-surface-pro-3-i7-heat-issues-fix-coming-soon

 

[paperwastage]

Any other options with a laptop/tablet hybrid with at least 4gb of ram and a decent cpu for creative ventures thats no a ms surface pro but like it(surface is out of my price range)

Might just go good ole dell with their easy monthly payments, but 2gbs? Geez. My old laptop i got in 2010 had 8 gb but a intel duo which held me back musically

venue 11 pro sometimes go on sale/clearance, might have to wait/hunt a bit

http://slickdeals.net/f/7155584-del...ent-as-low-as-314-at-dell-business-outlet?v=1

Z3770 / 64GB HD / 2GB RAM - as low as $314

i3 4020Y / 128GB HD / 4GB RAM - as low as $419

i5 4300Y / 256GB HD / 8GB RAM - as low as $509

I think the mobile keyboard is an additional cost, but provides a hinge like interface(acts likea laptop instead of needing a prop like the surface) and an extended battery. Haven't seen it in person

 

[Essence_of_War]

I wishthere was a way to bumpup the ram to 4gb with the venue

It's a tablet. You can't expect the kind of customizability you can often find in a laptop.

Any other options with a laptop/tablet hybrid with at least 4gb of ram and a decent cpu for creative ventures thats no a ms surface pro but like it(surface is out of my price range)

Here's the Dell XPS 11 hybrid for $700

If you want help finding something within your price range, it would be helpful to actually tell us what your price range is.

 

[ninaholic37]

I wishthere was a way to bumpup the ram to 4gb with the venue

Don't all Venue Pro's still come with 32-bit Windows? It looks like it:
http://www.dell.com/p/dell-venue-8-pro/pd


edit: Looks like three Pro 11s have 64-bit and 4/8GB RAM ($849-$1814):
http://www.dell.com/p/dell-venue-11-pro/pd


edit2: missed paperwastage's post, which sound like better deals.