Winbook Tw801 - Maybe The Best "Cheap" Windows Tablet?
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I wonder how well it will run our EHR? could be a nice little portable to replace iPad minis.
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Wow I will be interested in this for our techs. This would be easy to put in their hands at that price.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@garak0410 Any chance you tell me how this software looks on it?
http://www.behringerdownload.de/X32/X32-Edit_V2.3_PC.zip It's for a digital console.Doesn't display well...the native mode is portrait and can't fit it at all on the screen. In Landscape, it just barely fits...
The resolution is listed as 800x1280
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More impressions:
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Battery Life seems good but not great. For sure nowhere near iPad Mini battery life. Took it off it's first charge around 3:30 yesterday. Used it moderately between then and this morning. As of 8AM today,. it is sitting at 11% and about to put it on charger. Doing the first time full charge, near run down cycle.
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The screen isn't exactly flush with the sides, so prolonged resting of a thumb/finger at that point results in a dent in your thumb/finger.
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Long pressing on the desktop to bring up the context menu results in a 2 second delay. All other long presses (files, taskbar) are fine.
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Office seems to run just fine and it isn't so bad to do some simple edits with the desktop onscreen keyboard.
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Scaling seems to be weird, compared to the Dell Venue 8 Pro.
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Wi-Fi seems a little slow but time will tell if it is just congestion or a problem with the device.
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The Screen has good viewing angles but not perfect. Again, this is FAR from the Iconia W3 or Toshiba Encore Mini.
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After all updates and a handful of Modern Apps, I still have about 12GB. I plan on putting in a MicroSD and mounting it to install desktop apps, including Visual Studio to give it as good run through.
All in all, for the price, this is not to shabby, especially considering the full USB 3.0 port. Longevity will be the key on this one. If you struggle with vision, the scaling may not be too good on the eyes. But again, sometimes the iPad Mini is bad on my eyes.
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@Dashrender said:
I wonder how well it will run our EHR? could be a nice little portable to replace iPad minis.
They may not scale well in the native portrait mode...I've not tried many desktop apps yet but Windows Explorer windows needed to be resized to look better...
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@garak0410 said:
@Dashrender said:
I wonder how well it will run our EHR? could be a nice little portable to replace iPad minis.
They may not scale well in the native portrait mode...I've not tried many desktop apps yet but Windows Explorer windows needed to be resized to look better...
I'd have to run in landscape, not portrait.
The Iconia W3 and Toshiba Encore Mini both have models in the same price range - and you're saying those are better than this?
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@Dashrender said:
@garak0410 said:
@Dashrender said:
I wonder how well it will run our EHR? could be a nice little portable to replace iPad minis.
They may not scale well in the native portrait mode...I've not tried many desktop apps yet but Windows Explorer windows needed to be resized to look better...
I'd have to run in landscape, not portrait.
The Iconia W3 and Toshiba Encore Mini both have models in the same price range - and you're saying those are better than this?
Sorry, I should have made that clearer. This is far BETTER than those two disasters of screens. This isn't quite as good as the Venue 8 Pro's screen as it does have some angle issues but it isn't really a problem at this price range...
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Give it several days and give us a follow up review. Very interested to see what you think of it after you have had some time to really get annoyed with it
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@StrongBad said:
Give it several days and give us a follow up review. Very interested to see what you think of it after you have had some time to really get annoyed with it
Annoyed...and emotion I rarely feel...disappointed, perhaps...:)
Will follow up for sure...
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I am most likely going to put the Windows TH preview on it when it becomes available...
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@garak0410 said:
@StrongBad said:
Give it several days and give us a follow up review. Very interested to see what you think of it after you have had some time to really get annoyed with it
Annoyed...and emotion I rarely feel...disappointed, perhaps...:)
Will follow up for sure...
Thanks.
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Quick Day 2 Update:
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Takes about 3+ hours to charge from 10% left.
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Hasn't crashed nor have I encountered any significant problems.
Also, this may be my Windows 10 Technical Preview test device...just concerned about drivers if I do that...
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@garak0410 said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Very cool. Microsoft is working hard to get Windows devices out in the lower Android price ranges. For devices like this, the OS is free these days.
Microsoft is still going to have to push "Developers. Developers. Developers" to make good MODERN/METRO apps. Sure, this will run desktop apps but it really does need more quality and useful "tablet" apps.
The Steve Ballmer reference is much appreciated
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It's definitely a nice size, just wondering about the usefulness of something that size to work from. Our iPads are mostly for the kids, and Apple has the best kids apps, as far as we've seen, so it's not a direct competitor to replace our iPad 1st gen, for instance, which I feel is on its last legs due to constant kid abuse.
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@Dominica said:
It's definitely a nice size, just wondering about the usefulness of something that size to work from. Our iPads are mostly for the kids, and Apple has the best kids apps, as far as we've seen, so it's not a direct competitor to replace our iPad 1st gen, for instance, which I feel is on its last legs due to constant kid abuse.
I think that it is only on its "last legs" after four years of kid abuse speaks volumes for what a great product it has been.
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@scottalanmiller said:
I think that it is only on its "last legs" after four years of kid abuse speaks volumes for what a great product it has been.
Well, yeah. I didn't imply otherwise. I guess I meant that there's no equivalent substitution for an iPad, especially for the use for which we have them.
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@Dominica said:
It's definitely a nice size, just wondering about the usefulness of something that size to work from. Our iPads are mostly for the kids, and Apple has the best kids apps, as far as we've seen, so it's not a direct competitor to replace our iPad 1st gen, for instance, which I feel is on its last legs due to constant kid abuse.
Usefulness - Let's just say if you are "all in" with Microsoft Products and Ecosystems, this is a great second tablet for reading, quick work and more. I got my little girl a Dell Venue 8 Pro for having basically all A's (all 3's in Common Core now) after Kindergarten to be a primary fun/educational device. Didn't last a day until we went back with Kindle Fire HDX and the Excellent Free Time parental settings, which is top in the industry. I say all of that to say this...if you have iPads, stick with them. There is just not enough "touch" kids apps out there.
I actually prefer the Windows Tablet experience to an iPad.
Work - Desktop apps will be a chore, especially with storage. I installed Visual Studio for kicks to a mount point to the MicroSD but it still put at least 6-7 GB of data on the C-Drive.
I will still hold out judgement until I get as few week or so with it...it is great for the price if the Microsoft Environment is what you need...but if you have iPads, keep 'em...
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Winbook vs Apple Gen 1-current.
One thing the Winbook has - wait it has more than one thing going for it that Apple doesn't.
Price:
I got my wife the iPad 4 with Retina display - biggest one they had - close to $800. The Winbook is much much cheaper.
Options:
The iPad has the lightning data connector and ear phone jack. There is no way to add (INTERNALLY) storage space.
Winbook has that option, not to mention an mini HDMI connect. I feel you can 'do more' with it.
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Just a heads up...the 16GB version is $99 right now...not sure how you can survive with that little storage and no ability to install modern apps on the MicroSD:
http://www.wpcentral.com/micro-center-selling-8-inch-windows-81-winbook-tablet-9999
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Just picked up a TW802 for $99 at Microcenter.
Just installed the fat client that the GPS company uses. Going to telco the tablet to the back of a TV and connect to the HDMI to make a wall mounted map to see where their vehicles are.
Really wish the GPS company would move to a web based interface, but the Winbook makes it not a too expensive option.
