- Jan 15, 2000
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Wow what an incredible device. I've been looking for something to replace my iPad as I find it to be bit restrictive in terms of what I like to do (especially in regards to multitasking).
I was intitially skeptical due to the clamor about its size and weight, but in person it's extremely manageable. I would not recommend for one hand usage, but for lap or sitting down scenarios it's perfect. The integrated kickstand is in a word, awesome. The second position perfectly nails the seated position and I even tried it laying down on the floor and it worked well.
The type cover is....ok. It's no replacement for a full blown keyboard, but it's miles better than using the onscreen one. Also the touchpad is very responsive and usable.
Now onto the good stuff. The screen is incredible. Colors looked great, super bright and plenty of contrast. Truly gorgeous to look at. The integrated pen is an awesome addition too even though I won't use it much. Performance wise, this thing simply flies. With SSD and 8GB of RAM I was having trouble overloading it no matter what I did. I could not get a good gauge for heat/noise, but I could not detect much in playing around with it for an hour.
I was sold. Preordered one on the spot and traded in my 16GB iPad 3 for $250 in store credit.
I was intitially skeptical due to the clamor about its size and weight, but in person it's extremely manageable. I would not recommend for one hand usage, but for lap or sitting down scenarios it's perfect. The integrated kickstand is in a word, awesome. The second position perfectly nails the seated position and I even tried it laying down on the floor and it worked well.
The type cover is....ok. It's no replacement for a full blown keyboard, but it's miles better than using the onscreen one. Also the touchpad is very responsive and usable.
Now onto the good stuff. The screen is incredible. Colors looked great, super bright and plenty of contrast. Truly gorgeous to look at. The integrated pen is an awesome addition too even though I won't use it much. Performance wise, this thing simply flies. With SSD and 8GB of RAM I was having trouble overloading it no matter what I did. I could not get a good gauge for heat/noise, but I could not detect much in playing around with it for an hour.
I was sold. Preordered one on the spot and traded in my 16GB iPad 3 for $250 in store credit.