{"id":3011,"date":"2014-09-16T16:50:24","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T23:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2014-09-19T10:41:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T17:41:28","slug":"119-seven-inch-windows-8-1-tablet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/119-seven-inch-windows-8-1-tablet\/","title":{"rendered":"$119 Seven-Inch Windows 8.1 Tablet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sep 16, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

You know I am a fan of Windows tablets, so this caught my eye: an up-to-date Windows 8.1 tablet, new, for a standard price\u00a0 of $119. This is getting into inexpensive Android tablet price territory.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.winbeta.org\/news\/deal-toshiba-encore-mini-windows-81-tablet-available-119-microsoft-store<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s light on RAM (1-gig) and storage, (16-gig) but it has an SD slot so storage can be increased. No pen, and resolution is low, but it does use an up-to-date Atom Bay Trail processor, so performance should be pretty good.<\/p>\n

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Productivity Tablet?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am, however, a bit dubious on the idea of a Windows dual use<\/a> tablet that is less than 10-inches. That’s because I think the primary value of a Windows tablet (compared to an iPad or Android tablet) is it’s ability to also run Windows desktop software when needed for short bursts of work<\/a>, and I just think 7 inches is going to be too small for that, especially without a stylus. I discussed that a bit here.<\/a> But readers with 8-inch Windows tablets replied it was doable, so I just ordered the tablet to decide for myself, and I’ll let you know what I think.<\/p>\n

Update Sep 18, 2014:<\/strong> got the unit, read are my first hands-on thoughts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All that said, the Windows Store apps should run great on a 7-inch tablet, and if that’s all you need and the apps you need are there, you’re all set. In fact, I like the Windows 8 tablet gesture navigation features much better than Android or iPad navigation tools, so this is an inexpensive way to get into a Windows tablet platform.<\/p>\n

More Coming?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I assume this is the first of more and more inexpensive Windows tablets, something Intel promised some time ago<\/a> would be coming. However, if you look at the date on that linked article, you’ll see this tablet is arriving about a year later than Intel predicted, so no way to tell what else is coming and when, so this might be the very low-cost Windows tablet to get for now.<\/p>\n

Buy this tablet at the Microsoft Store:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.microsoftstore.com\/store\/msusa\/en_US\/pdp\/Toshiba-Encore-Mini-WT7-C16MS-Signature-Edition-Tablet\/productID.307250100<\/a><\/p>\n

Michael<\/p>\n

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