I can't figure out where to put this but I feel there needs to be some more info out there so here is a run down of my experience with it so far. Hopefully it helps someone
Hardware
Form Factor: The unassuming black slab is not setting a new bar for design but Dell has seemingly paid attention to some very important details when putting this tablet together. The material used for the back/sides is a soft touch plastic that grips nicely in the hand and prevents slippage while sitting on a surface. The charging port in the upper left (just above the volume rocker) is slightly out of place but not necessarily inconvenient. Dell opted to place the speaker on the bottom of the device rather than the back or front. This placement works decently when considering the likely scenario of this device ending up in a case at some point but can be inconvenient when gaming in landscape mode or some single handed uses. Has expandable storage slot that is easy to access and quickly forgotten about while closed. It may be a bit heavy for a tablet of this size but it feels so solid that I am willing to look past the weight to avoid some cheap plastic feel.
Screen: The screen provides pretty great viewing angles and can be very bright. Text is very crisp despite not having the highest dpi around. The display does not offer the most vibrant colors on the market but at this price for an 8? tablet I am more than happy with what I?m seeing.
Battery: The battery will last all day with little to no issues?. Unless you try to play games for more than an hour in a given day. You will be fine if you are watching videos, reading twitter feeds, the web, etc but if you are used to iPad battery performance when it comes to gaming, you will be very disappointed.
Internals / Performance: I was concerned seeing the Intel chip as the heart of this device only because there is little in regard to a performance track record or comparable devices but I am happy to say this thing is very peppy. Tested games ?
? Asphault 8 ? runs great but seeing those graphics blown up to a larger screen can take a bit of the magic out of that game.
? Kingdom Rush Frontiers ? Not the most graphic intensive game but still chews through battery for some reason.
? Plants Vs Zombies 2 ? This game was horribly unoptimized for my S600 phone but seems to run like butter on the Venue 8
? Dead Trigger 2 ? Played this one with the Moga Pro controller on my phone and the new tablet. Looks great on both and seems to run smooth once it?s up and moving on the Venue 8 even at High visual settings.
Cameras: I?m not going to talk about the camera because? this is a tablet. It has a front and rear camera, they work?. End of story.
Software
If you (like myself) were worried that Dell might load up the bloatware or have some ugly Dell customization, YOU CAN RELAX. This thing came as close to bone stock as I?ve ever seen a non-Google device launch. It has one app for a cloud service they offer with the device but that?s it. Completely blank screen (with that one exception) on boot. It?s 4.2.2 but hopefully it will not take long to get updates considering the minimal customization that is going on here.
Wrap Up
There are a bunch of 7? tablets in this price range but for me 7? was just too small and the 8? options are fairly slim pickings. I was worried that a slew of 10? Tegra Note based tablets were going to come out for $200 and make me regret this purchase but after spending some time with this device those fears are gone. This is a very good tablet and for $180 I can?t imagine it will be
Hardware
Form Factor: The unassuming black slab is not setting a new bar for design but Dell has seemingly paid attention to some very important details when putting this tablet together. The material used for the back/sides is a soft touch plastic that grips nicely in the hand and prevents slippage while sitting on a surface. The charging port in the upper left (just above the volume rocker) is slightly out of place but not necessarily inconvenient. Dell opted to place the speaker on the bottom of the device rather than the back or front. This placement works decently when considering the likely scenario of this device ending up in a case at some point but can be inconvenient when gaming in landscape mode or some single handed uses. Has expandable storage slot that is easy to access and quickly forgotten about while closed. It may be a bit heavy for a tablet of this size but it feels so solid that I am willing to look past the weight to avoid some cheap plastic feel.
Screen: The screen provides pretty great viewing angles and can be very bright. Text is very crisp despite not having the highest dpi around. The display does not offer the most vibrant colors on the market but at this price for an 8? tablet I am more than happy with what I?m seeing.
Battery: The battery will last all day with little to no issues?. Unless you try to play games for more than an hour in a given day. You will be fine if you are watching videos, reading twitter feeds, the web, etc but if you are used to iPad battery performance when it comes to gaming, you will be very disappointed.
Internals / Performance: I was concerned seeing the Intel chip as the heart of this device only because there is little in regard to a performance track record or comparable devices but I am happy to say this thing is very peppy. Tested games ?
? Asphault 8 ? runs great but seeing those graphics blown up to a larger screen can take a bit of the magic out of that game.
? Kingdom Rush Frontiers ? Not the most graphic intensive game but still chews through battery for some reason.
? Plants Vs Zombies 2 ? This game was horribly unoptimized for my S600 phone but seems to run like butter on the Venue 8
? Dead Trigger 2 ? Played this one with the Moga Pro controller on my phone and the new tablet. Looks great on both and seems to run smooth once it?s up and moving on the Venue 8 even at High visual settings.
Cameras: I?m not going to talk about the camera because? this is a tablet. It has a front and rear camera, they work?. End of story.
Software
If you (like myself) were worried that Dell might load up the bloatware or have some ugly Dell customization, YOU CAN RELAX. This thing came as close to bone stock as I?ve ever seen a non-Google device launch. It has one app for a cloud service they offer with the device but that?s it. Completely blank screen (with that one exception) on boot. It?s 4.2.2 but hopefully it will not take long to get updates considering the minimal customization that is going on here.
Wrap Up
There are a bunch of 7? tablets in this price range but for me 7? was just too small and the 8? options are fairly slim pickings. I was worried that a slew of 10? Tegra Note based tablets were going to come out for $200 and make me regret this purchase but after spending some time with this device those fears are gone. This is a very good tablet and for $180 I can?t imagine it will be
ocked editon, Terraria, Riptide GP 2, etc? Also, Build quality, and support from dell (I've heard a kit kat update was coming soon, is this true?) The tablet goes on sale for $129.99 on thanksgiving at 6PM, which is an insanely good deal. But this will be my only device until i upgrade again, so i need to make sure it's a good device. Cameras aren't a problem for me, since i never use them. The specs look good on paper, 2ghz dual core processor, 2gb's of ram, etc, but do most apps work with the atam processor? Sorry if i sound like a noob asking these questions about the processor, i've just never used an intel processor on an android device before. I know the nexus 7 is a Great cheap tablet, but i don't exactly have a lot of money to spend (I'm only 14, don't have a job yet 
also, does the screen get smudgy and stuff? My current tablet's screen gets super smudgy and just nasty, i have to clean it a lot. One more qustion, how is dell's customer support? I know the tablet comes with a 1 year warranty, and i've had great customer support with samsung, so just wondering 
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