I've been having trouble with our older laptops....one is having hardware issues from me dropping it and the other has a bug that I can't get rid of. Neither is worth fixing, so I've been looking at something new to replace them both.
My wife is using an ipad in addition to here iphone, so her needs are handled....I just needed something for me.
I switched to androids several years ago and like the way they operate, so an android tablet was on my list in addition to a full fledged laptop. My phone is a new Samsung Note 4, so the Note Pro 12/2 seemed to me to be a logical choice for a tablet. I've seen it written several places on the internet that the Note Pro 12.2 is nearly a laptop, so I bought one. Let me be the first to tell you, whomever it was that wrote that, must live in either WA or CO where they have legal pot....'cause he/she was smoking something the day he wrote that!!
The Note Pro 12.2 is more nearly a large phone that can't be used for one rather than a small laptop. The limitations of the tablet are numerous, but for me the inability to open an new tab in a window and still listen to a youtube video was nearly all I needed to take it back.
However, in addition to that, you cannot embed a youtube video from it.....at least I couldn't figure out how to in the nearly 5 hours I spent on it. They will tell you the battery life is excellent....rubish...mine was down in the low 20% range after 5 hours. You can only open 4 windows.....ever. No more than 4. There are other limitations, but suffice to say, I quickly learned that it was not for me....at least yet. Next generation who knows...but it appears to me these new high priced tablets should be more clearly marked as large phones that you can't talk on rather than near laptps.
The only one that appears to me to be a true laptop, but can be used as a tablet is tne Microsoft Surface Pro series. They run real PC products such as Windows 8, which brings me to my next rant.
Windows 8.....
I got my Dad a new computer here a while back with W8 and I hated it. He can't even use the thing now as it is so much different than his other one. I've tried to tell him how to get to the desktop, but he just can't remember. Yesterday I found a way to make the computer open up in the desktop mode so I'll try that for him.
For me however, I have come to tolerate W*
My new computer has a touch screen, which I did not know at purchase. Operating W8 with the touch screen makes it very usable. Now that I understand it and have the touch screen, I don't think I would go back. It's quick and direct to get to programs, It's easy to make changes to the home page.
All in all, it works pretty dang good. I would not have said that about it before discovering my touch screen and the Windows Home button on the bottom of the display on my computer. It's actually in the plastic surround and I thought it was just decoration. Come to find out it's a powerful tool to get back to the home page.
There ya go.....
My wife is using an ipad in addition to here iphone, so her needs are handled....I just needed something for me.
I switched to androids several years ago and like the way they operate, so an android tablet was on my list in addition to a full fledged laptop. My phone is a new Samsung Note 4, so the Note Pro 12/2 seemed to me to be a logical choice for a tablet. I've seen it written several places on the internet that the Note Pro 12.2 is nearly a laptop, so I bought one. Let me be the first to tell you, whomever it was that wrote that, must live in either WA or CO where they have legal pot....'cause he/she was smoking something the day he wrote that!!
The Note Pro 12.2 is more nearly a large phone that can't be used for one rather than a small laptop. The limitations of the tablet are numerous, but for me the inability to open an new tab in a window and still listen to a youtube video was nearly all I needed to take it back.
However, in addition to that, you cannot embed a youtube video from it.....at least I couldn't figure out how to in the nearly 5 hours I spent on it. They will tell you the battery life is excellent....rubish...mine was down in the low 20% range after 5 hours. You can only open 4 windows.....ever. No more than 4. There are other limitations, but suffice to say, I quickly learned that it was not for me....at least yet. Next generation who knows...but it appears to me these new high priced tablets should be more clearly marked as large phones that you can't talk on rather than near laptps.
The only one that appears to me to be a true laptop, but can be used as a tablet is tne Microsoft Surface Pro series. They run real PC products such as Windows 8, which brings me to my next rant.
Windows 8.....
I got my Dad a new computer here a while back with W8 and I hated it. He can't even use the thing now as it is so much different than his other one. I've tried to tell him how to get to the desktop, but he just can't remember. Yesterday I found a way to make the computer open up in the desktop mode so I'll try that for him.
For me however, I have come to tolerate W*
My new computer has a touch screen, which I did not know at purchase. Operating W8 with the touch screen makes it very usable. Now that I understand it and have the touch screen, I don't think I would go back. It's quick and direct to get to programs, It's easy to make changes to the home page.
All in all, it works pretty dang good. I would not have said that about it before discovering my touch screen and the Windows Home button on the bottom of the display on my computer. It's actually in the plastic surround and I thought it was just decoration. Come to find out it's a powerful tool to get back to the home page.
There ya go.....
The bottom line is that Microsoft is between a rock and hard place, because one of their revenue streams is completely reliant on people buying new PC computers. But nearly all Linux desktop distros are free of charge, and Apple is giving away its Yosemite upgrades, so if Microsoft tries charging for Win 10 upgrades, it is going to drive away customers in droves. Then again, no need to shed any tears for Microsoft, as their Enterprise revenue stream will keep the Gates family in silk drawers for ever and ever.
