Recommendations for a student tablet

[raeldrikp]

Hi,

I would really like it if you guys could recommend me a tablet (Android/Windows 8) for a uni student. I'm in Canada (therefore prices are different and Ebay outlet stores don't necessarily ship), looking to spend about 500-600. I thought about laptops, or cheap ultrabooks but meh.
Right now Im deciding between
1. Asus VivoTab Smart +transleeve and BT keyboard ($599)
2. Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet 2 + keyboard dock ($680)
3. Nexus 10 + dock ($600)

Im a bit impatient, so I cant really wait till oct/nov when refreshes might occur. Gonna suck that i might miss out on the haswell refreshes. Would really appreciate any recommendations.

 

[SNA3]

Hi,

I would really like it if you guys could recommend me a tablet (Android/Windows 8) for a uni student. I'm in Canada, looking to spend about 500-600. I thought about laptops, or cheap ultrabooks but meh.
Right now Im deciding between
1. Asus VivoTab Smart +transleeve and BT keyboard ($599)
2. Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet 2 + keyboard dock ($680)
3. Nexus 10 + dock ($600)

Im a bit impatient, so I cant really wait till oct/nov when refreshes might occur. Gonna suck that i might miss out on the haswell refreshes. Would really appreciate any recommendations.

Dont get any Tablet without Digitizer Pen , it makes alot of difference .

If you want Atom Based Tablet go for True Winddows 8 Tablets and NOT Windows 8 RT ...

avoid Andriod Tablets , they are not worth it ...

The two best ATOM based windows 8 Tablets are the

Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet 2 , and the Samsung Ativ Tab 5
make sure to pick the Digitizer model.

The i3 ulv Samsung ativ smart pc pro can be found cheap on some stores if you find it cheap get it.

 

[thdarkshadow]

Acer has an official eBay page and you can buy a refurbished i3 tablet for less than $600. Quite a steal. My bro got a refurbished ultra book from Acer that way and if I didn't know better I would have thought that it was brand new because of the condition and packaging. Highly recommend going that route as the i3 will destroy any atom tablet

 

[unksol]

Tablets are worthless for a student UNLESS you also have a desktop or laptop. If it's between a laptop, that will actually let you be a student, and a tablet, that is worthless for school work, especially with Android or windows RT... Its a no brainer to get a laptop