Please help pick a tablet/laptop from this list

[GoodEnough]

I know someone who needs to buy something from this list:

This is a large list, so is it possible to narrow it down to a couple that satisfy all three:
1) Popular mainstream model (better support, documentation, etc)
2) Good bang for buck (just basic use, not professional)
3) Able to find a deal on a new in box or refurb one. (Ebay, etc)

Dell Latitude 12 7000 Series 2-in-1
Dell Latitude 11 5000 Series 2-in-1
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S
Acer Aspire Switch 12 S
HP Pavilion x2
Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Tablet
Panasonic Toughbook 20
Fujitsu Stylistic R726
Toshiba Portege Z20t-C
Panasonic Toughpad FZ-Y1 Perf.
Acer Z3-700
Microsoft Surface Book
Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Dell XPS 12 (2015)
HP Elite x2 1012
HP Spectre 12 x2
Lenovo Ideapad Miix 700 (Miix 4)
Cube i7 Stylus
Vaio Z Canvas
Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Vaio Z flip
Lenovo Yoga 900S
Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga
HP Spectre x360 (15t)
HP Spectre x360 (13t)
Fujitsu Lifebook T936
Fujitsu Lifebook T726
Acer Aspire R 13 (R7-372T)
Lenovo ThinkPad P40 Yoga
Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 460
Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 260
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e
HP Spectre x360

Toshiba dynaPad
HP Envy Note 8
Dell Venue 10 Pro 5000
Dell Venue 8 Pro 5000
Lenovo Thinkpad 10 (2nd gen)
Microsoft Surface 3
HP Pro Tablet 608 G1

 

[GoodEnough]

I know someone who needs to buy something from this list:

This is a large list, can you narrow it down to a couple that satisfy all three?
1) Popular mainstream model (better support, documentation, etc)
2) Good bang for buck (just basic use, not professional)
3) Able to find a deal on a new in box or refurb one. (Ebay, etc)

Dell Latitude 12 7000 Series 2-in-1
Dell Latitude 11 5000 Series 2-in-1
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S
Acer Aspire Switch 12 S
HP Pavilion x2
Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Tablet
Panasonic Toughbook 20
Fujitsu Stylistic R726
Toshiba Portege Z20t-C
Panasonic Toughpad FZ-Y1 Perf.
Acer Z3-700
Microsoft Surface Book
Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Dell XPS 12 (2015)
HP Elite x2 1012
HP Spectre 12 x2
Lenovo Ideapad Miix 700 (Miix 4)
Cube i7 Stylus
Vaio Z Canvas
Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Vaio Z flip
Lenovo Yoga 900S
Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga
HP Spectre x360 (15t)
HP Spectre x360 (13t)
Fujitsu Lifebook T936
Fujitsu Lifebook T726
Acer Aspire R 13 (R7-372T)
Lenovo ThinkPad P40 Yoga
Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 460
Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 260
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e
HP Spectre x360

Toshiba dynaPad
HP Envy Note 8
Dell Venue 10 Pro 5000
Dell Venue 8 Pro 5000
Lenovo Thinkpad 10 (2nd gen)
Microsoft Surface 3
HP Pro Tablet 608 G1

 

[sweenish]

I'd say it's possible.

I'd say you have some googling to do.

 

[GoodEnough]

What is this Googol you speak of?

 

[core2slow]

Yea lemme fire up the ol' Googly machine and compile a matrix for you...

 

[gorcorps]

Surface Pro 3

It's last year's model so you should be able to find deals. It's MS' top end mobile device so it's well supported.

 

[jhansman]

Surface Pro 3

It's last year's model so you should be able to find deals. It's MS' top end mobile device so it's well supported.

This. If I could afford the SP 4, that's where my $$ would go. The 3 should now be a value and is still a great device.

 

[basslover1]

Surface Pro 3

It's last year's model so you should be able to find deals. It's MS' top end mobile device so it's well supported.

Seconded, only if you can't shell out for the SP4. I have the m3 version of the SP4 and for what I do; web browsing, note taking on PDF slides (really cool, btw) for class, word processing, netflixing, etc. it works perfectly.

Of course you do need to buy the type cover separately which pushes even the m3 model nearer to $1k but it's still a great device.

 

[Raduque]

Surface book 1tb. No reason except I want to see you spend all your money.

 

[RossMAN]

Budget?

 

[GoodEnough]

Thanks, I knew there would be someone who actually has something useful beyond the LMGTFY nonsense.
I will look into the Surface, but aren't they stupid expensive?

 

[GoodEnough]

Of course you do need to buy the type cover separately which pushes even the m3 model nearer to $1k but it's still a great device.

What is a "type cover"?

 

[basslover1]

What is a "type cover"?

The keyboard.

 

[Oyeve]

I have a dell venue pro 11 and I love it.

 

[gorcorps]

Thanks, I knew there would be someone who actually has something useful beyond the LMGTFY nonsense.
I will look into the Surface, but aren't they stupid expensive?

You just have to wait for a sale, while possibly also stacking with coupons they sometimes have. BB had $100 coupon floating around when I bought mine. Just have to keep your eyes open on the deal sites.

 

[Artdeco]

I'd suggest the MS offerings, if they're too expensive, why are they on your lists?

 

[basslover1]

You just have to wait for a sale, while possibly also stacking with coupons they sometimes have. BB had $100 coupon floating around when I bought mine. Just have to keep your eyes open on the deal sites.

YMMV on this, my local BB won't let me stack coupons. I tried stacking the 10% movers with the college student coupon and they said no dice.

Even with the 10% student coupon after taxes it was still cheaper to buy it from Amazon.

 

[RossMAN]

http://slickdeals.net/f/8668090-asu...-ddr3-1tb-hdd-win-10-249-99-free-shipping?v=1

$250

Intel Core i3-5020U 2.2GHz Dual-Core Processor
15.6" 1366x768p HD Display
4GB DDR3L Memory
1TB Hard Drive
UMA Integrated Graphics
1x HDMI
1x VGA
1x USB 3.0
1x USB Type-C
1x USB 2.0
DVD+RW
WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0
3-Cell Lithium-ion Battery
SonicMaster Speakers
Windows 10 Home

Still no budget?

 

[Charmonium]

What's so great about the Surface pro to justify a price of around $1k? That's about what I paid for the HP Envy 17t with DVD burner, 1tb hdd, 16gig ram, 17" screen, etc. Of course it's a beast and weighs about 5lbs plus has the battery life of a firefly but still, it seems like a lot of money for a tablet.

 

[Oyeve]

What's so great about the Surface pro to justify a price of around $1k? That's about what I paid for the HP Envy 17t with DVD burner, 1tb hdd, 16gig ram, 17" screen, etc. Of course it's a beast and weighs about 5lbs plus has the battery life of a firefly but still, it seems like a lot of money for a tablet.

You kinda answered your own question.

 

[sweenish]

Thanks, I knew there would be someone who actually has something useful beyond the LMGTFY nonsense.

Someone was bored and didn't care that you made next to zero effort on your own part.

By the time you get to asking random people on the internet, it would be a common courtesy have more than none of your homework done. This isn't Yahoo Answers.

Shoot, it would have been even better if you didn't have a massive list, just some features and a price range. Or were you honestly expecting someone to know enough about each of those models?

 

[gorcorps]

YMMV on this, my local BB won't let me stack coupons. I tried stacking the 10% movers with the college student coupon and they said no dice.

Even with the 10% student coupon after taxes it was still cheaper to buy it from Amazon.

That's weird, as that's exactly what I did when I got mine. It was already on sale, then used a movers coupon with student coupon and got it for a hell of a deal.

Also keep in mind that BB price matches Amazon, so Amazon's price should only help you here.

 

[gorcorps]

What's so great about the Surface pro to justify a price of around $1k? That's about what I paid for the HP Envy 17t with DVD burner, 1tb hdd, 16gig ram, 17" screen, etc. Of course it's a beast and weighs about 5lbs plus has the battery life of a firefly but still, it seems like a lot of money for a tablet.

I'm seeing prices of $650-700 for the SP3 right now. Where do you get $1k?

 

[basslover1]

That's weird, as that's exactly what I did when I got mine. It was already on sale, then used a movers coupon with student coupon and got it for a hell of a deal.

Also keep in mind that BB price matches Amazon, so Amazon's price should only help you here.

Mine must be strict, because I asked if they price matched and said yes (obviously), but they can only do the coupon or the price match not both.

If I had waited for it to go on sale, plus been able to stack the coupons it would have been considerably cheaper. I still think it's a fair price for what I paid and am very happy with the decision to get it.

I have an 11" Macbook Air (early 2014 model) that I've been using prior for about a year and a half, and don't see myself going back to it after using the SP4 for about a week now.

 

[Raduque]

Someone was bored and didn't care that you made next to zero effort on your own part.

By the time you get to asking random people on the internet, it would be a common courtesy have more than none of your homework done. This isn't Yahoo Answers.

Shoot, it would have been even better if you didn't have a massive list, just some features and a price range. Or were you honestly expecting someone to know enough about each of those models?

This is GoodEnough, he generally posts semi-troll threads. This is in perfect form for him. He's also the guy who thinks nobody should have more than 8gb of phone storage and can't see a reason for uSD cards to exist.