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Dell XPS-12





Jan 19, 2013 at 05:47 PM
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close enough


Jan 19, 2013 at 10:19 PM
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I also like the look of ultrabooks with detachable screens. Surface Pro and the Lenovo Thinkpad Helix look pretty good
http://reviews.cnet.com/microsoft-surface-pro/
Then there's always this from Lenovo .. pass the coffee table please
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/lenovo-ideacentre-horizon-27/4505-3118_7-35561100.html



Jan 20, 2013 at 10:53 AM
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For resolution, the Google Nexus 10 inch has a 2560-by-1600 display (higher than the iPad), and a $400 price tag for the 16GB version.

http://www.google.com/nexus/10/specs/

http://www.google.ca/nexus/10/index.html



Jan 22, 2013 at 08:42 PM
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I spend a lot of time sorting out what to buy.

In the end I didn't find anything better than the Transformer Infinity Pad.

It has full HD resolution, which is enough for displaying pictures. Its screen is very very good and quite accurate.
Not as high res as the new Nexus, or the iPad, but who really cares?

I think the other things it offers are way more important for a photographer tablet.
I bought the dock, also, which basically makes the tablet a laptop.

In the tablet itself, apart from the internal memory, there is a microSD slot, which can be used to expand the memory. This is already a good thing.
But when you put the dock, things really change.
The dock has an extra battery and a USB 2 port, which means I can attach pretty much everything I want to it.
Notice that with a USB OTG cable you can plug things in the tablet itself, but the energy is limited so not many pheriperals can be plugged at the same time.
The dock solves that. Also there is a SD card reader in the dock, and a microHDMI connection.

Basically with this tablet I can use my cameras tethered, make a backup plugging the card reader OR using the SD card and an external hard drive, connect it to the TV for a slideshow or a workshop and many many more things.
Also having a keyboard to type is much better than typing on the tablet itself.

For me the versatility of this tablet pays more than the few extra geeky pixels.

Cheers,
G.



Jan 23, 2013 at 02:45 PM
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knower wrote:
I spend a lot of time sorting out what to buy.

In the end I didn't find anything better than the Transformer Infinity Pad.

It has full HD resolution, which is enough for displaying pictures. Its screen is very very good and quite accurate.
Not as high res as the new Nexus, or the iPad, but who really cares?

I think the other things it offers are way more important for a photographer tablet.
I bought the dock, also, which basically makes the tablet a laptop.

In the tablet itself, apart from the internal memory, there is a microSD slot, which can be used to expand
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now if it only ran some real software



Jan 23, 2013 at 06:59 PM
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Oh well, it runs a lot of real Android software, usually everything you need apart from computing intensive applications, for which you don't want a tablet, don't you?


G.



Jan 23, 2013 at 07:02 PM
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oh no I want my tablet to run the software that runs my camera both wired and wirelessly. I want to use software that i'm used to use to look the images over and supports my raw images natively. yes I want it all.


Jan 23, 2013 at 07:08 PM
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There is all what you ask sjms.
Or do you mean you want to use the actual software you use on your desktop on a tablet?

Than take a Win8 tablet...if you use Win...if Mac, oh well, good luck!

G.



Jan 23, 2013 at 07:18 PM
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that's correct the software I own already to be functional on the tablet.

and yes that is exactly where i'm going with it. full functionality.



Jan 23, 2013 at 09:39 PM
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sjms wrote:
that's correct the software I own already to be functional on the tablet.

and yes that is exactly where i'm going with it. full functionality.



I'm sure your desire/wants/needs will be met in a couple of years if not sooner.



Jan 23, 2013 at 09:59 PM
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actually in just a few weeks.


Jan 23, 2013 at 10:00 PM
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Windows 8 tablet already do that....just not as fast for now!
G.



Jan 23, 2013 at 10:00 PM
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some do


Jan 24, 2013 at 06:49 AM
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sjms, I'm sorely tempted by the Surface Pro as well.

My only question mark is the usability of the keyboard when not on a flat surface. That and battery life. I do love the thought that I could grab a tablet and go but still have a full computing experience when I need it.



Jan 24, 2013 at 09:31 AM
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I can live with the 5 hr supposed battery life and it does have a software based keyboard which I find easy to use while in hand. the keyboard is similar to the ipad and I adapted to that easily. in a few weeks i'll know when in a MS store which is a few miles away.


Jan 24, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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p.3 #17 · p.3 #17 · Best Tablet for Photography?


It't too bad this thing isn't a convertible: http://zenbook.asus.com/zenbook/?c=prime_ux32




Jan 24, 2013 at 02:48 PM
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sorta is and sorta isn't.


Jan 24, 2013 at 04:45 PM
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sjms wrote:
if you are just looking to look at your images then you get whatever your hearts desire. I had a ipad 3 w/retina display for about 4 months. though it did show the image in good resolution the colors were not as accurate as I had hoped after all the hype. the amount of additional cost/hardware reqd to control/operate and retrieve images due to the lack of universal porting (none) on these devices just made me wipe it and hand it over to my daughter who is also less then enamored with its capabilities. I see a future with the
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I wish Surface Pro had released contemporaneously with RT... or that they hadn't even bothered with RT. The Pro product as hte potential to be very interesting.



Feb 02, 2013 at 12:26 AM
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I use aspirin.


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