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Need Advice for buying a tablet

by Aug 29, 2014 11:17AM PDT

am trying to decided on a new tablet. My question is should I buy the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 367927U was last years tablet and has been discontinued or should I buy a later model of a different brand. I have a Toshiba excite that decided to stop working. I am looking at a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 367927U that is around $300. It has a stylus, full size usb and runs windows 8 pro. I don't play the high power games so I don't need a gaming system. My laptop has windows 7 and I would like to use the tablet to work on files I use on my laptop. Mostly word and excel and I would like to be able to do some basic photo editing. I will also be using Kindle to read books. My budget is around $300. I did buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 but the battery had a problem so I returned it without really getting to know how to operate it.

Can anyone give me some advice. Thanks


Lenovo Thinkpad 2 367927U Specifications

Processor Intel Atom Z2760 1.80GHz Dual-core (2 Core) Processor
Cache 1 MB
Hyper-Threading Yes
Standard Memory 2 GB
Memory Technology DDR3 SDRAM
Memory Card Reader Yes
Memory Card Supported microSD Card
Flash Memory Capacity 64 GB
Optical Drive Type No
Screen Size 10.1"
Display Screen Type Active Matrix TFT Color LCD
Touchscreen Yes
Multi-touch Screen Yes
Digitizer Yes
Wi-Fi Yes
Bluetooth Yes
HDMI Yes
Keyboard Type Touchscreen Keyboard
Keyboard Yes
Pointing Device Type Stylus
Front Camera/Webcam Yes
Rear Camera Yes 8mp
Rear Camera Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Yes
Finger Print Reader Yes
Speakers Yes
Operating System Genuine Windows 8 Pro
Number of Cells 2-cell
Battery Chemistry Lithium Polymer (Li-Polymer)
Maximum Battery Run Time 10 Hour
Dimensions (WxDxH) 5.9x9.21x0.61" / 149.86x233.93x15.49mm
Weight 1.5lbs / 0.68kg

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by Forum moderator Aug 30, 2014 1:38AM PDT

Almost every model you see on the shelf is discontinued. That is upsetting to those that didn't know. The batch of product is made then shipped out and the next model is put into production. Sometimes a model is made as a special for Walmart or Best Buy so when you find that one, it's discontinued as well.

I'd get over that but your model should be able to do what you asked albeit slowly. Another model I like in the same price range is the Asus T100.
Bob

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$300 vs "tablet to work on files I use on my laptop"
by Sep 1, 2014 6:14PM PDT

Your budget is very low and you have a long list of demands to your new tablet. As it seems that you had a normal laptop before I'm not sure if you will be happy with a tablet as a replacement. Be aware that a Win 8 Pro tablet for $300 won't have more than 2GB of RAM. That would drive me crazy to have such a low RAM, it will definitely slow down your workflow as the system starts paging all the time.

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