If you received a new Win8 (not RT) tablet, what would you do with it?

[onething]

Aside from selling it, what would you use it for / do with it? Like if you won a brand new one as a prize.

 

[poofyhairguy]

If it was a Core-one (i3,i5) I would use it as my primary laptop.

If it was an Atom one I would marvel at how little Intel has moved in that space in five years, then sell it.

 

[It's Not Lupus]

Maybe give it away to a friend or family member. Let them figure out what to do with it. Or breakdance on a conference table with it.

 

[zoiks]

I'd sell it. Wouldn't know what to do with one.

 

[Dominato3r]

Aside from selling it, what would you use it for / do with it? Like if you won a brand new one as a prize.

Replace my Vista-era laptop

 

[homebrew2ny]

Leave it in the loo...

 

[bearxor]

Yeah, if it was Atom, I'd ditch it. A Core based one would replace my laptop.

 

[Ravynmagi]

I've already had two Windows 8 Atom tablets. The Samsung Ativ Smart PC 500 and the ASUS ME400. I really like Windows 8 on the tablet. And the Atom's performance is reasonable okay. The drivers were still somewhat frustrating. I think the first generation of Windows 8 tablets are a bit rough and I wasn't ready to spend $600 on one of these. But I do like Windows 8 on a tablet, so if I got one for free, I'd definitely use it despite driver issues like wifi disconnections and sleep problems.

I'm kinda excited that a $350 8 inch Windows 8 tablet may be coming from Acer soon. That is probably cheap enough that I'll accept the Atom performance and driver issues.

 

[s44]

Or breakdance on a conference table with it.

^^^ /thread

 

[podspi]

I've already had two Windows 8 Atom tablets. The Samsung Ativ Smart PC 500 and the ASUS ME400. I really like Windows 8 on the tablet. And the Atom's performance is reasonable okay. The drivers were still somewhat frustrating. I think the first generation of Windows 8 tablets are a bit rough and I wasn't ready to spend $600 on one of these. But I do like Windows 8 on a tablet, so if I got one for free, I'd definitely use it despite driver issues like wifi disconnections and sleep problems.

I'm kinda excited that a $350 8 inch Windows 8 tablet may be coming from Acer soon. That is probably cheap enough that I'll accept the Atom performance and driver issues.

Those issues have been fixed, I stuck with the 500t and after many driver (and firmware!) updates almost all the issues are gone. The exception is some issues with the dock causing the tablet to freeze up. It took way too long, but I was desperate for something with a wacom, onenote, and all day battery life.

 

[BladeVenom]

Install Linux.

 

[Scotteq]

"Not RT" means "Pro" right? and therefore an x86 processor and an ssd, right?

Nice little machine, then. So I would use it, of course. And likely I would be annoyed that I *still* don't have enough storage to replace my 8 year old Zune.

On second thought, would I have to get a Murse/"Messenger"/FagBag?? Will I be thrown out of my local Starbucks and Panera!?!? Will women find me more repulsive than they already do? Will *every* *single* *hipster* *@hole* in the vicinity feel obligated to instruct me why I'm a failure as a human being for deigning to use product from TheEvilEmpire?!?! Designed by TheVileOnes?!?!

 

[you2]

Either install Linux or give it away.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Sell it. I don't see the need of Wintel tablet myself.

 

[MichaelBarg]

I would probably use it as a replacement for my Ipad 2. That device is about 18 months old, but still in excellent shape. If I stumbled in to a freebie I'd count my blessings and stop grumbling about how much longer it will be until I can justify a new tablet to myself.

The ipad would go in a box to be played with by my now-still-very-little girl when she's a little older and that way I don't need to worry too much if it gets broken.

 

[sequoia464]

Those issues have been fixed, I stuck with the 500t and after many driver (and firmware!) updates almost all the issues are gone. The exception is some issues with the dock causing the tablet to freeze up. It took way too long, but I was desperate for something with a wacom, onenote, and all day battery life.

Pretty happy with my W8 tablet now too - I have an H P Elitepad. Really prefer the 16 x 10 screen. Returned an Asus ME400.

HP is much better about updates than my experience with the Asus.

 

[Zaap]

If it had a wacom digitizer and pen, I'd jump for joy and use it as a drawing/inking/painting tablet.

If no wacom digitizer- eh. Wouldn't have much use for it. Maybe I'd use it for writing with a BT keyboard.

 

[ibex333]

Aside from selling it, what would you use it for / do with it? Like if you won a brand new one as a prize.

I'd exchange it for an Android or iOS tablet or for something else that I might need. That, or I'd use it the way it was intended to watch movies, read books and browse the net. I'd just feel bad about not being able to do the things I'd do if it was an Android or iOS device such as playing better games or using good emulators.

I can definitely see Microsoft's reason for trying to fight their way into the mobile market. It's all about the money! But I cannot see any good reason why anyone would want to use a device running their OS.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Its just sad how week Atoms are, and the SoCs with them got worse over time! I have a Gen 1 overclocked ION netbook that just spanks every current Atom tablet (especially graphics score) that I bought in 2009. And my new phone spanks it, so why do these tablets exist?

 

[Bateluer]

Hmm, depending on the market rate, I'd sell it. If the value was poor, target practice. Windows 8 angers me every time I'm forced to use that eyesore.

Its just sad how week Atoms are, and the SoCs with them got worse over time! I have a Gen 1 overclocked ION netbook that just spanks every current Atom tablet (especially graphics score) that I bought in 2009. And my new phone spanks it, so why do these tablets exist?

Atom was on a 5yr cadence, its only gotten die shrinks and minor tweaks since it launched. Performance has been virtually flat. But, now that its on the same Tick-Tock yearly cadence as the Core silicon, we can expect more from Atoms in the future.

 

[poofyhairguy]

I guess I was saying is that ever since Intel locked NVIDIA out of the platform, no Atom devices Intel has made since are as good as ION. The GPU went backwards in 5 years.

 

[pantsaregood]

I'd exchange it for an Android or iOS tablet or for something else that I might need. That, or I'd use it the way it was intended to watch movies, read books and browse the net. I'd just feel bad about not being able to do the things I'd do if it was an Android or iOS device such as playing better games or using good emulators.

I can definitely see Microsoft's reason for trying to fight their way into the mobile market. It's all about the money! But I cannot see any good reason why anyone would want to use a device running their OS.

Playing better games? What?

A tablet running Windows 8 can run x86 emulators. There are loads of those. Any Win32 software functions on them.

 

[StrangerGuy]

I guess I was saying is that ever since Intel locked NVIDIA out of the platform, no Atom devices Intel has made since are as good as ION. The GPU went backwards in 5 years.

Doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how Intel they lost the mobile war when they don't even have GPU accelerated video decoding in the Atom for a netbook as late as 2009.