Something where Windows trumps Android

[Geodude074]

I do agree that Windows 8 works great on a tablet. Unfortunately, the Surface Pro and all its iterations so far, have not been good tablets. They're either too heavy (near 2lbs) or too unwieldy at 12 inches.

The smaller 8 inch Windows 8 tablets are the best form factor I think. But sadly they're stuck with low-powered Atom chips. Dell should release a new Venue 8 Pro with the Core M chip. I have a Dell Venue 8 Pro and I was happy with it for a while, but now it just feels too slow. I'm selling it and going back to the Nexus 7 2013 actually.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I do agree that Windows 8 works great on a tablet. Unfortunately, the Surface Pro and all its iterations so far, have not been good tablets. They're either too heavy (near 2lbs) or too unwieldy at 12 inches.

The smaller 8 inch Windows 8 tablets are the best form factor I think. But sadly they're stuck with low-powered Atom chips. Dell should release a new Venue 8 Pro with the Core M chip. I have a Dell Venue 8 Pro and I was happy with it for a while, but now it just feels too slow. I'm selling it and going back to the Nexus 7 2013 actually.

I have a 7" WinBook TW700 and a Nexus 7. What Windows needs on the small tablets is Word Flow keyboard like on Windows Phone. Windows 8.1 is not touch friendly with its current keyboard. I'm using my Nexus 7 more, since it's easier to type using SwiftKey. I'd use the Windows tablet more if it had the same keyboard as Windows Phone.

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[SpookDroid]

I have a 7" WinBook TW700 and a Nexus 7. What Windows needs on the small tablets is Word Flow keyboard like on Windows Phone. Windows 8.1 is not touch friendly with its current keyboard. I'm using my Nexus 7 more, since it's easier to type using SwiftKey. I'd use the Windows tablet more if it had the same keyboard as Windows Phone.

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WordFlow might not be ported yet, but there are alternative keyboards that do, like TouchPal

 

[Laura Knotek]

WordFlow might not be ported yet, but there are alternative keyboards that do, like TouchPal

Where can I find it?

I wasn't aware of any alternative keyboards for Windows 8.1 tablets.

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[SpookDroid]

Where can I find it?

I wasn't aware of any alternative keyboards for Windows 8.1 tablets.

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http://www.touchpal.com/en/downloads.html#win8

 

[Geodude074]

I have a 7" WinBook TW700 and a Nexus 7. What Windows needs on the small tablets is Word Flow keyboard like on Windows Phone. Windows 8.1 is not touch friendly with its current keyboard. I'm using my Nexus 7 more, since it's easier to type using SwiftKey. I'd use the Windows tablet more if it had the same keyboard as Windows Phone.

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I agree, I tried all the Windows 8 keyboards, and I didn't like any of them. They either crashed at inopportune times, or I couldn't customize them the way I wanted. The default Windows 8 keyboard, I don't like either. Texting on the default Windows 8 keyboard is a chore. Auto-correct doesn't pop up when you expect it to, auto-corrected words appear near where you're ENTERING TEXT instead of above the keyboard so you have to reach and touch the word you want, the keyboard isn't centered, and you can't adjust the width of the split keyboard. I've had my Dell Venue 8 Pro for months and I still can't text fluidly on it. One reason why I'm going back to the N7 - just for the keyboard lol.

 

[Geodude074]

I used to have an OG Nexus 7 but ended up with the OG Note 10.1 that replaced it. So for me I like the bigger form factor and got to the point of considering the Samsung Note Pro 12.2 (to replace my old OG Note 10.1). But I also had an old Dell laptop that was in desperate need of being replaced. So for me, it made more sense to go with the Surface Pro 3. A big part of that decision was predicated on "features" I wanted (one of which is full administrator access). I already knew the pain points of this on Android and decided I just didn't care to mess with it any longer knowing it wouldn't be an issue on Windows. But when I actually got my hands on the Surface Pro it was quite apparent just how much of a difference in this one feature there is between these two platforms, thus prompting my original post.

You must never use your Surface Pro 3 with one hand. A 1.75 lb tablet will get tiring if you hold it with one hand for any length of time.

 

[Geodude074]

I do agree that Windows 8 works great on a tablet. Unfortunately, the Surface Pro and all its iterations so far, have not been good tablets. They're either too heavy (near 2lbs) or too unwieldy at 12 inches.

The smaller 8 inch Windows 8 tablets are the best form factor I think. But sadly they're stuck with low-powered Atom chips. Dell should release a new Venue 8 Pro with the Core M chip. I have a Dell Venue 8 Pro and I was happy with it for a while, but now it just feels too slow. I'm selling it and going back to the Nexus 7 2013 actually.

I'm actually changing my stance on this. Windows 8 works okay as a tablet interface. It's terrible for the desktop though. Anytime you want to work in an application that requires the keyboard, the keyboard is going to take up half the screen space and half of your application space. Sometimes you can't even see what you're typing because the keyboard is blocking the view, which is probably why Microsoft never put back in the Start menu, because if you search in the Start menu you can't see what you're searching for.

As a tablet interface, once again the terrible keyboard just kills the user experience for me. I have the worst wpm using the Windows 8 keyboard, it's just terrible, and there are NO good third-party keyboards out there, I've tried them all. Autocorrect only works when it wants to, and having to tap where you're texting is just dumb.

As a tablet interface, Android and iOS are both superior to Windows 8 in so many ways. Standby time on Windows 8 is a joke as well, my device goes from 100% to 0% if left in standby for three days. Windows 10 needs to bring some serious interface fixes, keyboard fixes, battery software fixes, and usability fixes before it's a viable tablet interface.

Don't get me wrong, I love Windows - but as a desktop interface.

Oh and here's a picture of my tablets lol.