Great price for a kids computer, or someone who uses Notepad and not Office. The processor isn't fast enough to run Linux, let alone Windows10 with no apps. This price makes it a nice laptop, but it won't run YouTube at ALL once it has a few junk files bloating things out, and a few updates, and startup apps. Mark my words, this thing can't run Windows10 very quickly.
Compared to the NuVision 10" tablet from Microsoft for $90, this has a slightly faster processor X5-Z8350 vs X5-Z8300, and 4 GB RAM instead of 2 GB. It also has 64GB eMMC instead of 32Gb eMMC storage. It has a lower resolution display, however.
With the NuVision, I find that the pen doesn't work very reliably to take notes, and the RAM quickly runs out. In addition, 32GB storage doesn't get you very far once you've installed Office. I'm going to give the transformer a try.
While I agree that this is best for light usage, it should be capable of running Windows 10. I have the older t100ta model (1.33 GHz atom and 2gb ram). Came with windows 8 and I upgraded to 10. I primarily use it for note taking in classes, never games (due to lack of interest). . . I absolutely recommend the 64gb model - 32gb storage isn't enough once windows and office are loaded. I got mine on closeout for about $180 a few years ago.
Guys I give in, enough of you have said the tablet can run the latest Office, that I just won't argue. But typing a one page document doesn't mean you can add any graphics or features. If you want a laptop, type "Used i7 7th 8gb ssd". That means used, intel i7 processor, 7th generation processor, 8gb ram, ssd. will know what you mean. Click BuyItNow and set the price limit to 155 bucks. If you're okay with a slower tablet, this listing may be ideal. It won't staaaay fast, so as others said, do a factory reset every few months to remove junk.
I will say that the processor does really well when scrolling through documents, and the 4 GB of RAM is a minimum for maintaining your sanity using this device. With 2 GB of RAM on my NuVision tablet, I'm able to take notes using the pen and OneNote easily. I can also browse web pages with Edge. However, using Chrome or trying to have more than 1 web browser and 1 Office app open at the same time would fill available RAM.
This tablet will hopefully allow me to run a few Chrome tabs and OneNote simultaneously, as well as DropBox / Google Sync / Toggl / Slack apps. I plan to use the pen on a daily basis for notetaking, and the keyboard for some rare typing. I anticipate that scrolling through documents and web pages will be as smooth as my NuVision tablet, which is excellent.
This is definitely not for the technology noob, as one hungry background app, like an aggressive antivirus scanner, will take over the system. The use of MicroSD to store user documents is a must to maintain enough free space on the 64 GB C: drive to allow big Windows updates to apply.
Compared to the NuVision 10" tablet from Microsoft for $90.
Microsoft store was working hard to clear the inventories of those NuVision tablets. Every model was dropped to $49 just before their final sales. Got the 8" tablet and it performs better than Fire 7 on movies and news. The best thing is it is actually free with points from Microsoft.
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Good for trip/class-note (with the pen) but not for any computing-intensive tasks.
User the Window refresh tool to get rid of the bloatware.
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-refresh-tool-do-clean-install-windows-10
With the NuVision, I find that the pen doesn't work very reliably to take notes, and the RAM quickly runs out. In addition, 32GB storage doesn't get you very far once you've installed Office. I'm going to give the transformer a try.
I'm not really sure how you'd load any other OS on this as I'm unsure if it has a USB boot option. https://www.productchart.com/laptops/3867_vs_14444
This tablet will hopefully allow me to run a few Chrome tabs and OneNote simultaneously, as well as DropBox / Google Sync / Toggl / Slack apps. I plan to use the pen on a daily basis for notetaking, and the keyboard for some rare typing. I anticipate that scrolling through documents and web pages will be as smooth as my NuVision tablet, which is excellent.
This is definitely not for the technology noob, as one hungry background app, like an aggressive antivirus scanner, will take over the system. The use of MicroSD to store user documents is a must to maintain enough free space on the 64 GB C: drive to allow big Windows updates to apply.
Microsoft store was working hard to clear the inventories of those NuVision tablets. Every model was dropped to $49 just before their final sales.
Got the 8" tablet and it performs better than Fire 7 on movies and news. The best thing is it is actually free with points from Microsoft.
Thank you!