time to upgrade gizmos
ive been looking to upgrade my old, out dated, rundown gizmos for a while and i think im finally about to pull the trigger.
I want a tablet/laptop hybrid and there seems to be a fair few decent options out there
Two that are currently demanding my attention are these
The first one is the asus transformer book and the second is the asus TAICHI 31
What do you guys think? Pros and cons? different options?
Dont get too fixated on price, i wont be paying full price on anything, but it is still a consideration yes
Question is what do you want out of a hybrid?
I think the bottom one. The one where when you close it the screen is on the outside.
IF you have the option of taking off the keyboad on the other one, I feel you could find yourself just using it as a tablet all the time, and leaving the keyboard behind then wishing you had it
NO! please no!
Both these laptops are 3rd gen processors. The new 4th gen processors are much better and can provide approx 30% more battery life.
Look at the Dell XPS 12 - http://www.dell.com/au/p/xps-12-9q33/pd
But that rotates into a tablet and probably isn’t what you’re looking for.
Both of these are quite overpriced (better off getting an iPad and a cheaper laptop (http://store.sony.com/c/Pro-Series-Notebooks/en/c/S_PRO_SERIES_PAGE)) or personally I’d give it another month or 2 until a few more hit the market and hopefully you can save some money.
NO! please no!
Both these laptops are 3rd gen processors. The new 4th gen processors are much better and can provide approx 30% more battery life.
Look at the Dell XPS 12 - http://www.dell.com/au/p/xps-12-9q33/pd
But that rotates into a tablet and probably isn’t what you’re looking for.
thats exactly the type of thing i want 
I dont want a laptop & a tablet, i want one reasonable sized thing that basically does both, i hate carrying around my big bulky laptop, altho powerful, it takes ages to start up and get into gear in its old age.
I travel alot, for work and play so thats why i only want one
Hehe, well glad I wasn’t too far off the money 
No touch screen or tablet capabilities. Not what he is looking for…
Thank you TJ, mizu 
IF you have the option of taking off the keyboad on the other one, I feel you could find yourself just using it as a tablet all the time, and leaving the keyboard behind then wishing you had it
Yea I did think that myself, but aside from double sided screen basically all the specs are better on the other one
No touch screen or tablet capabilities. Not what he is looking for…
He’s only gonna get sticky stuff all over a touch screen anyways!!!!!
So after spending almost an hour in jb hifi this arvo i think im just going to get a newer tablet, the hybrids are just abit too bulky for my liking.
On that note, recommendations on tablets?
High on my list atm are the samsung galaxy note 8 and galaxy tab (8or10)
ill be making the purchase tomorrow most likely so what do you recon???
On that note, recommendations on tablets?
Nexus 10
Nexus 7 (the new one)
Sony xperia tab Z
iPad
Are about the only ones I’d consider at this stage.
The nexus 10 is amazing, super fast and great screen all for a pretty damn good price.
The nexus 10 is amazing, super fast and great screen all for a pretty damn good price.
Yep I had regrets when I first got mine as there was a bug in the firmware that caused reboots at random. They patched it pretty quickly and it’s only got better since Jellybean 4.3.
It’s still any absolute powerhouse of a tablet but might be worth mentioning that the next version of it is expected to be announced fairly soon.
On that note, recommendations on tablets?
Nexus 10
Nexus 7 (the new one)
Sony xperia tab Z
iPadAre about the only ones I’d consider at this stage.
No nexus 10’s only 7s, and I didnt like them (too small)
No way I was getting an iPad
put me down to the choice of the Sony Xperia tab z and the Samsung galaxy note 10.1
Both quad core, 1.5 & 1.4ghz respectively
Came down to the wire, what won it was shock resistant, dust proof & 1m waterproof.
Congratulations Sony
Congratulations Sony
Nice! now try not to break/lose it!