So, right now I have a nice desktop, GS3, and a cheap, crappy laptop. I don't use my laptop much because it's heavy, slow-ish, and bulky, but I have it for when I'm traveling or need something portable. I'm looking to get a tablet, which I will use mostly for consumption, but it needs to be usable in a pinch for basic productive tasks (i.e. MS Office).
Things that are important:
* able to edit Word/Excel/Powerpoint and hook up to an external display (i.e. mini-HDMI)
* I use the Google ecosystem, so good connectivity with that is nice
* microSD card slot would be needed if built-in storage < 32GB
I think a Surface Pro would be perfect, but I just can't justify $900+ on something I probably won't use much. The Surface RT could be interesting, but it's also a little pricey at $500-600 new. It is tempting to get a lightly used one for as low as $450, though.
My SO has a Transformer Prime with the keyboard dock, but I honestly am not very impressed by it. Performance doesn't seem smooth, and copy & paste is terrible on Android.
So for some reason, since I need Office capabilities, I keep thinking that Windows RT is the solution. I'm sort of interested in the ASUS Vivo Tab, which I can get w/keyboard dock for $400. Either that or the Surface RT.
What do you guys think?
Things that are important:
* able to edit Word/Excel/Powerpoint and hook up to an external display (i.e. mini-HDMI)
* I use the Google ecosystem, so good connectivity with that is nice
* microSD card slot would be needed if built-in storage < 32GB
I think a Surface Pro would be perfect, but I just can't justify $900+ on something I probably won't use much. The Surface RT could be interesting, but it's also a little pricey at $500-600 new. It is tempting to get a lightly used one for as low as $450, though.
My SO has a Transformer Prime with the keyboard dock, but I honestly am not very impressed by it. Performance doesn't seem smooth, and copy & paste is terrible on Android.
So for some reason, since I need Office capabilities, I keep thinking that Windows RT is the solution. I'm sort of interested in the ASUS Vivo Tab, which I can get w/keyboard dock for $400. Either that or the Surface RT.
What do you guys think?