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<blockquote data-quote="Sei" data-source="post: 1805535" data-attributes="member: 5839"><p>@[USER=9160]cranky[/USER] I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but why don't you pick up one of the newer Windows 8 ultrabooks? Not the usual ones but the ones with tablet functionality built in. </p><p> </p><p>I tried the <a href="http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/ideapad/yoga/yoga-13/" target="_blank">Lenovo Yoga</a> (both Windows RT with NVidia Tegra and full blown Windows 8 with Core i7/i5) at Reliance recently. I was quite sceptical of it initially, but totally changed my mind once I saw it. You can bend it all the way back and it folds into a tablet along with 3 other positions you can keep it in. Not the most ergonomic of solutions but it was damn light and with full blown Windows, you have total flexibility. It ticks all your other requirements too - Full Windows 8, SSD, nice 1600x900 IPS screen, very nice keyboard, long battery. 10 point multi-touch screen is a bonus. Around Rs 80k</p><p> </p><p>Also, the 11" Windows RT tablet with MS Office was very light @ Rs 40k. A good VFM deal for a person with specific requirements. </p><p> </p><p>There a wide variety of similar, yet different, options from ASUS, Dell, Acer etc. If you have not, I would really request you to give it a shot in the nearest e-Zone/Chroma/Reliance. </p><p> </p><p>I don't think tablets or phones are ready to handle any sort of intensive stuff, except maybe 1080p videos. Even long PDFs won't be that easy to read on phones and tablets, from what users have reported. </p><p> </p><p>Though you can go the 2 device route - tablet/laptop plus phone; like Gannu said, I have realised that even a half-decent phone will prevent you from even looking at your iPad. I'm using a HD7, which cost me a measly 13k and has an (apparently) out-dated Windows 7.5 and I do all my emails, Redditing, news feeds and casual browsing on this whenever I'm even out of my room. I eventually gave the iPad to my mom after it had been lying unused for around 2 months. </p><p> </p><p>So, IMHO, you should get a decent phone for around 10-15k and spend the main money on a good laptop.. maybe something like the ones I have suggested above. Like you also mentioned, when we are on the move, the most portable thing is more than enough to service our needs for that time. And then we are going to be with our main system soon, <u>something an iPad or any other tablet cannot replace, at least not till now</u>. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sei, post: 1805535, member: 5839"] @[USER=9160]cranky[/USER] I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but why don't you pick up one of the newer Windows 8 ultrabooks? Not the usual ones but the ones with tablet functionality built in. I tried the [URL='http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/ideapad/yoga/yoga-13/']Lenovo Yoga[/URL] (both Windows RT with NVidia Tegra and full blown Windows 8 with Core i7/i5) at Reliance recently. I was quite sceptical of it initially, but totally changed my mind once I saw it. You can bend it all the way back and it folds into a tablet along with 3 other positions you can keep it in. Not the most ergonomic of solutions but it was damn light and with full blown Windows, you have total flexibility. It ticks all your other requirements too - Full Windows 8, SSD, nice 1600x900 IPS screen, very nice keyboard, long battery. 10 point multi-touch screen is a bonus. Around Rs 80k Also, the 11" Windows RT tablet with MS Office was very light @ Rs 40k. A good VFM deal for a person with specific requirements. There a wide variety of similar, yet different, options from ASUS, Dell, Acer etc. If you have not, I would really request you to give it a shot in the nearest e-Zone/Chroma/Reliance. I don't think tablets or phones are ready to handle any sort of intensive stuff, except maybe 1080p videos. Even long PDFs won't be that easy to read on phones and tablets, from what users have reported. Though you can go the 2 device route - tablet/laptop plus phone; like Gannu said, I have realised that even a half-decent phone will prevent you from even looking at your iPad. I'm using a HD7, which cost me a measly 13k and has an (apparently) out-dated Windows 7.5 and I do all my emails, Redditing, news feeds and casual browsing on this whenever I'm even out of my room. I eventually gave the iPad to my mom after it had been lying unused for around 2 months. So, IMHO, you should get a decent phone for around 10-15k and spend the main money on a good laptop.. maybe something like the ones I have suggested above. Like you also mentioned, when we are on the move, the most portable thing is more than enough to service our needs for that time. And then we are going to be with our main system soon, [U]something an iPad or any other tablet cannot replace, at least not till now[/U]. :) [/QUOTE]
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