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Cue	2012-05-12 , 19:08
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Originally Posted by gerbick

Okay, here's one issue we're going to have to disagree with. I get that multi-tasking is important with folks here. Don't disagree actually. But what I do have a problem with... on the tablet format, none of them really do effective multitasking on a touch based UI. It just... doesn't exist in tablets.

We have to be careful with definitions here, touch based UIs for tablets do exist. From "Windows XP tablet PC edition" (to some extent, more stylus based) which has existed for almost a decade, to the more recent Meego. They do exist. Meego based WeTab for example exists:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZdM...eature=related

What specifically doesn't exist is an ARM tablet with multitasking. What we aren't going to get overnight is legacy x86 apps with touch optimised UIs. What we are also not going to get is the ability to run the sort of workstation programs jotoco wants any time soon. Even on my x86 based tablet or Atom based nettops these programs are unusable because of performance, whether it be editing in Solidworks or AutoCAD. These sort of devices are not meant for editing, presenting maybe, but even Autodesk Showcase would most likely struggle (completely forget about calculating Ambient Occlusion, you will be waiting for years). You can't get something for nothing, you are either looking at high performance, low battery life, or low performance, long battery life.

Things like Office, AutoCAD, true Multi-task, true and good file explorer, keyboard support, mouse support, file transfer freedom (it's absurd I need to list this... both Android and iOS need third-party apps to do it....), more than SD memory support (real Hard Drive with multiple tens of gigs) and stuff.

jotoco, I'm fairly sure Android and iOS have keyboard and mouse support and office alternatives. If you plan to use keyboard/mouse more often than touch then I would also need to ask why you plan to get a tablet or what you think Windows 8 will bring.

if it's the form factor and touchscreen then there is the Series 7 slate which runs Win7

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/p...XE700T1A-A01UK

If it's more because of portability there are Win7 UMPCs which are more portable than even an iPad, like the Viliv N5.

If you are looking for portable with battery life the Sony Vaio P, battery life is 5.5 hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEBvGDwbh0Y

Just don't expect to be creating/editing complex assemblies/families in AutoCAD on any of these devices and these will run out of juice very quickly for these taxing tasks.

Sorry, this is way off-topic.