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Question

want to buy Tablet

by Apr 23, 2014 4:51PM PDT

Hello everyone,
My laptop is dead and I cant buy new one because of financial issues. So I decided to buy a tablet (around Rs. 25,000/-). My measure uses are MS office, browsing n movies. I can buy laptop at Rs. 25,000/- but I dont want carry 14' and 2.5 kg machine with less battery back up.
Can you please suggest me tablet which satisfy above specification?

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Re: MS Office
by Forum moderator Apr 23, 2014 5:44PM PDT

That's easy: MS Office only runs on Windows 8 tablets and, since a few weeks, on an iPad (although you need to pay a subscription fee of $990 a year to be able to edit or create files and store them in the cloud).
However, If you're willing to use other office programs than the one from Microsoft you have much more and much cheaper choices.

Are you willing to use a virtual keyboard (a keyboard on the screen) for your MS Office use? Or do you need to connect a real keyboard and mouse for editing longer documents? That's rather clunmsy to carry with you.

I'd have a good look (and try) at tablets owned by your friends before deciding.

Kees

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by Chettan_A Apr 23, 2014 5:55PM PDT

Hey
Thanx buddy.
I will use real key pad.
Which tablet do u suggest me?

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by Chooopy Apr 23, 2014 9:08PM PDT

It very much depends on what you are planning on doing. If you are only going to do basic stuff like surfing the internet and playing app based games, you can't beat the Kindle Fire HD for the price. However, CNET gives the Nexus 7 very high accolades. Having never used it, I can't say from experience, but I trust CNET's reviews.

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In the US I have a lot of choices.
by Forum moderator Apr 24, 2014 12:55AM PDT

But as Kees pointed out, MS Office is limited to Windows and now iPad.

Why did you ask for a tablet? Some folk equate tablets with low cost. I don't think that's true.

Take a gander at the Asus T100 with its keyboard. You can get into a tablet and have a keyboard too. As to Office I take it you have the license or will use LibreOffice or Calligra so that's one nice solution.
Bob

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