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My father intends to start a business buying/selling houses and after watching a 1 hour get rich quick video he's decided that he's already got the money in the bank and thus will spare no expense to buy all the business stuff he wants.
He already has a decent PC (2500k, 6950 2GB, 16GB, SSD, Win 10 Home 64bit), a Chromebook, and a fire tablet...but he's decided none of those things can do business stuff. He wants the device to handle everything from video tutorials, to the financials and forms, the research, and maybe basic photo/video editing (for MLS listings) etc. Also wants to use it on the side for personal entertainment and writing...he fancies himself an author (books and poems).
Admittedly, there was one thing he mentioned that I wasn't sure about. That was having a device to fill out forms and be able to get a signature. Though that sounds simple enough, I've never seen a device that could actually use a stylus for anything except some garbage paint programs. Is it possible to digitally sign a legal document, if it's not legally binding does a digital signature have any use?
He is dead set on a tablet, he wont have anything to do with a laptop or convertible. His only suggestion was the MS Surface Pro 4. I do know about it...and have at least handled one in person. Theoretically it sounds like a good choice, but is it the only option and/or is it the best option?
He mentioned that the Chromebook keyboard he has now is horrible/unusable, and I informed him the the surface keyboard would be just as bad or worse (it's basically a cardboard flap). His idea is that there's a touchscreen keyboard like his phone (this I don't know) for basic forms and he will use a Bluetooth keyboard when he needs to do any serious typing on the unit.
I have forgotten to much and become much to outdated. Newer technologies, like android, I have never used and couldn't tell you the first thing about them. My father still considers me the expert on all things computer but it's reaching a point where I can't help much anymore.
Figured the least I could do would be to inquire here. From what I can tell, it looks like the Pro 4 was released in late 2015, does anybody know if there is going to be an updated Pro 5 soon?
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Need a (windows?) tablet for heavy business use, office programs, financials, photo/video editing, book writing etc. With ability to use a good (Bluetooth?) keyboard and hopefully have ability to take digital hand written signatures onto forms. Hopefully idiot proof, nigh indestructible, and with relatively good battery life (since I'm not sure what good means, or is realistic in a windows tablet).
I think there's an assumption it will have internet everywhere like a phone, but I don't know anything about that. I'm assuming not, just like a laptop...but perhaps there is a way.
Budget apparently unlimited/not specified at this time "Doesn't need to be cheap, must work well".
He already has a decent PC (2500k, 6950 2GB, 16GB, SSD, Win 10 Home 64bit), a Chromebook, and a fire tablet...but he's decided none of those things can do business stuff. He wants the device to handle everything from video tutorials, to the financials and forms, the research, and maybe basic photo/video editing (for MLS listings) etc. Also wants to use it on the side for personal entertainment and writing...he fancies himself an author (books and poems).
Admittedly, there was one thing he mentioned that I wasn't sure about. That was having a device to fill out forms and be able to get a signature. Though that sounds simple enough, I've never seen a device that could actually use a stylus for anything except some garbage paint programs. Is it possible to digitally sign a legal document, if it's not legally binding does a digital signature have any use?
He is dead set on a tablet, he wont have anything to do with a laptop or convertible. His only suggestion was the MS Surface Pro 4. I do know about it...and have at least handled one in person. Theoretically it sounds like a good choice, but is it the only option and/or is it the best option?
He mentioned that the Chromebook keyboard he has now is horrible/unusable, and I informed him the the surface keyboard would be just as bad or worse (it's basically a cardboard flap). His idea is that there's a touchscreen keyboard like his phone (this I don't know) for basic forms and he will use a Bluetooth keyboard when he needs to do any serious typing on the unit.
I have forgotten to much and become much to outdated. Newer technologies, like android, I have never used and couldn't tell you the first thing about them. My father still considers me the expert on all things computer but it's reaching a point where I can't help much anymore.
Figured the least I could do would be to inquire here. From what I can tell, it looks like the Pro 4 was released in late 2015, does anybody know if there is going to be an updated Pro 5 soon?
-------------TLDR-------------
Need a (windows?) tablet for heavy business use, office programs, financials, photo/video editing, book writing etc. With ability to use a good (Bluetooth?) keyboard and hopefully have ability to take digital hand written signatures onto forms. Hopefully idiot proof, nigh indestructible, and with relatively good battery life (since I'm not sure what good means, or is realistic in a windows tablet).
I think there's an assumption it will have internet everywhere like a phone, but I don't know anything about that. I'm assuming not, just like a laptop...but perhaps there is a way.
Budget apparently unlimited/not specified at this time "Doesn't need to be cheap, must work well".