Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets?
Well its why I decided to have an internal hdd instead of the flash I really want to store more than 128gb of stuff and want to carry round stuff. Yes I have a couple portable seagate drives but I am not sure if I want to take round 150 dollar drives round unnecessarily. This 500gb drive stores all the stuff I want, my apps, my music, a few sfx libraries and still has some space left. My external storesstuff I don't want, my audio books, tv shows stuff I don't want to take round with me. Now if I did manage to get an ssd/ hdd combo with 1tb I guess I could store my drives on the internal drive and never worry about them but they are good for backup. On 16/01/2016 1:42 p.m., Dakotah Rickard wrote: Or cycling through a case of sd cards. That's a slightly frustrating experience, but it works. On 12/17/15, john <jpcarnemo...@gmail.com> wrote: You will not get a large amount of storage with a tablet. If that's a major point for you, its laptop or external hdd only. -- From: "Darren Harris" <darren_g_har...@btinternet.com> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:16 To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets? Hi, Thanks for this. Do you know how well window eyes would work on 1 of these tablets? This is the screen reader that I use. In addition, have you seen a surface? Are they any good? I've had laptops over the years and whilst I do like them, the biggest problem I think for me with laptops is that they are quite heavy and the battery never seems to last that long. Having been an iPad user for around 3 years now I've gotten used to the long battery life an iPad bosts. I do use a Bluetooth keyboard with my iPad. So yes I'm looking for something that's small ish but not too small as to not be compatible with things, pretty powerful obviously with plenty of space on the drive. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Dakotah Rickard Sent: 17 December 2015 15:03 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets? Hi. I have used a Dell Venue 8 Pro 64 GB tablet now as my primary Windows device for about a year. It has the Atom processor they all have, which escapes my memory at the moment, but I know it's a z something. They either all have the f or g varient of that processor until you get into the laptop price point, where you start seeing intel Core brand. The thing is the one I've tried is a 2 GB ram variety. I wanted to see what a 1 GB was like, but I imagine it makes much more use of the page file and therefore suffers a little. They all use MMC, which is like an sd card, until you get into big name ones like the Ms Surface. I can tell you this right now. We do not have any games that will tax the system. If you want to play Swamp, either get a bluetooth mouse or something similar, and you'll be fine. I'm about to go into technical stuff. I've finished my basic info packet, so if you're not interested in product reviews and recommended configurations, you can stop here. As I said, I used the Dell Venue 8 Pro. I bought it as an early adopter. The Windows tablet market has exploded at this point manufatcturers popping up with new ones fairly frequently. When I bought in, there were just a few: the Dell Venue 8 Pro series (one with 32 gb and 1 gig of ram, the other, mine, with 64 gb and 2 gigs of ram), the Toshiba Encore 2 (with similar specs), the Lenovo Miix2 which was in my oppinion, the worse buy), and the TransformerBook by either Asus or Acer (I have a hard time with keeping those straight). My Dell has served me well. I bought a Fintie Folio case which came with a bluetooth 3.0 keyboard. It basically was a laptop when unfolded. I also bought a bluetooth mouse. Both are sufficient for gaming, though the keyboard is a little bit truncated. If you take gaming very seriously, I suggest a workstation setup at home with a dedicated Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, or a keyboard with trackpad if you prefer. Please be aware that any of those early adopters tend to have some slight issues. My Dell wireless card occasionally decides to flip out, taking the bluetooth with it. A quick restart generally fixes this, but It's something to be aware of, especially if you don't take the time to learn how to use your touchscreen with a screen reader. Speaking of screen readers, I haven't used the Jaws For Windows screen reader in several years. NVDA is my current preference, and it works well enough on my tablet. In fact, I strongly suggest the touchscreen add-on, as the tablet's touchscreen can actually be quite useful. Aside from this, I have used Microsoft Narrator with great success on a keyboard and on the touchscreen. Far gone are the days where Narrator is a joke. NVDA is better, but Narrator is far from crap. It's probably right around as good as Talkback, if you use Android,
Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets?
Or cycling through a case of sd cards. That's a slightly frustrating experience, but it works. On 12/17/15, john <jpcarnemo...@gmail.com> wrote: > You will not get a large amount of storage with a tablet. If that's a major > > point for you, its laptop or external hdd only. > > -- > From: "Darren Harris" <darren_g_har...@btinternet.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:16 > To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets? > > Hi, > > Thanks for this. > > Do you know how well window eyes would work on 1 of these tablets? This is > the screen reader that I use. > > In addition, have you seen a surface? Are they any good? > > I've had laptops over the years and whilst I do like them, the biggest > problem I think for me with laptops is that they are quite heavy and the > battery never seems to last that long. > > > Having been an iPad user for around 3 years now I've gotten used to the > long > battery life an iPad bosts. I do use a Bluetooth keyboard with my iPad. > > So yes I'm looking for something that's small ish but not too small as to > not be compatible with things, pretty powerful obviously with plenty of > space on the drive. > > -Original Message- > From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Dakotah > Rickard > Sent: 17 December 2015 15:03 > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets? > > Hi. I have used a Dell Venue 8 Pro 64 GB tablet now as my primary Windows > device for about a year. > It has the Atom processor they all have, which escapes my memory at the > moment, but I know it's a z something. They either all have the f or g > varient of that processor until you get into the laptop price point, where > you start seeing intel Core brand. > The thing is the one I've tried is a 2 GB ram variety. I wanted to see what > a 1 GB was like, but I imagine it makes much more use of the page file and > therefore suffers a little. > They all use MMC, which is like an sd card, until you get into big name > ones > like the Ms Surface. I can tell you this right now. We do not have any > games > that will tax the system. If you want to play Swamp, either get a bluetooth > mouse or something similar, and you'll be fine. > I'm about to go into technical stuff. I've finished my basic info packet, > so > if you're not interested in product reviews and recommended configurations, > you can stop here. > As I said, I used the Dell Venue 8 Pro. I bought it as an early adopter. > The > Windows tablet market has exploded at this point manufatcturers popping up > with new ones fairly frequently. When I bought in, there were just a few: > the Dell Venue 8 Pro series (one with 32 gb and 1 gig of ram, the other, > mine, with 64 gb and 2 gigs of ram), the Toshiba Encore 2 (with similar > specs), the Lenovo Miix2 which was in my oppinion, the worse buy), and the > TransformerBook by either Asus or Acer (I have a hard time with keeping > those straight). > My Dell has served me well. I bought a Fintie Folio case which came with a > bluetooth 3.0 keyboard. It basically was a laptop when unfolded. I also > bought a bluetooth mouse. Both are sufficient for gaming, though the > keyboard is a little bit truncated. If you take gaming very seriously, I > suggest a workstation setup at home with a dedicated Bluetooth keyboard and > mouse, or a keyboard with trackpad if you prefer. > Please be aware that any of those early adopters tend to have some slight > issues. My Dell wireless card occasionally decides to flip out, taking the > bluetooth with it. A quick restart generally fixes this, but It's something > to be aware of, especially if you don't take the time to learn how to use > your touchscreen with a screen reader. Speaking of screen readers, I > haven't > used the Jaws For Windows screen reader in several years. NVDA is my > current > preference, and it works well enough on my tablet. In fact, I strongly > suggest the touchscreen add-on, as the tablet's touchscreen can actually be > quite useful. Aside from this, I have used Microsoft Narrator with great > success on a keyboard and on the touchscreen. Far gone are the days where > Narrator is a joke. NVDA is better, but Narrator is far from crap. It's > probably right around as good as Talkback, if you use Android, though not > quite so good as Voiceover. It has the advantage of always working in every > prompt, something which NVDA (and JAWS for Windows, as I understand) don't. > It is good, in my oppinion, to learn Narrator at least a little. It's on > every Windows computer, and it's good t
Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets?
You will not get a large amount of storage with a tablet. If that's a major point for you, its laptop or external hdd only. -- From: "Darren Harris" <darren_g_har...@btinternet.com> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:16 To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets? Hi, Thanks for this. Do you know how well window eyes would work on 1 of these tablets? This is the screen reader that I use. In addition, have you seen a surface? Are they any good? I've had laptops over the years and whilst I do like them, the biggest problem I think for me with laptops is that they are quite heavy and the battery never seems to last that long. Having been an iPad user for around 3 years now I've gotten used to the long battery life an iPad bosts. I do use a Bluetooth keyboard with my iPad. So yes I'm looking for something that's small ish but not too small as to not be compatible with things, pretty powerful obviously with plenty of space on the drive. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Dakotah Rickard Sent: 17 December 2015 15:03 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets? Hi. I have used a Dell Venue 8 Pro 64 GB tablet now as my primary Windows device for about a year. It has the Atom processor they all have, which escapes my memory at the moment, but I know it's a z something. They either all have the f or g varient of that processor until you get into the laptop price point, where you start seeing intel Core brand. The thing is the one I've tried is a 2 GB ram variety. I wanted to see what a 1 GB was like, but I imagine it makes much more use of the page file and therefore suffers a little. They all use MMC, which is like an sd card, until you get into big name ones like the Ms Surface. I can tell you this right now. We do not have any games that will tax the system. If you want to play Swamp, either get a bluetooth mouse or something similar, and you'll be fine. I'm about to go into technical stuff. I've finished my basic info packet, so if you're not interested in product reviews and recommended configurations, you can stop here. As I said, I used the Dell Venue 8 Pro. I bought it as an early adopter. The Windows tablet market has exploded at this point manufatcturers popping up with new ones fairly frequently. When I bought in, there were just a few: the Dell Venue 8 Pro series (one with 32 gb and 1 gig of ram, the other, mine, with 64 gb and 2 gigs of ram), the Toshiba Encore 2 (with similar specs), the Lenovo Miix2 which was in my oppinion, the worse buy), and the TransformerBook by either Asus or Acer (I have a hard time with keeping those straight). My Dell has served me well. I bought a Fintie Folio case which came with a bluetooth 3.0 keyboard. It basically was a laptop when unfolded. I also bought a bluetooth mouse. Both are sufficient for gaming, though the keyboard is a little bit truncated. If you take gaming very seriously, I suggest a workstation setup at home with a dedicated Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, or a keyboard with trackpad if you prefer. Please be aware that any of those early adopters tend to have some slight issues. My Dell wireless card occasionally decides to flip out, taking the bluetooth with it. A quick restart generally fixes this, but It's something to be aware of, especially if you don't take the time to learn how to use your touchscreen with a screen reader. Speaking of screen readers, I haven't used the Jaws For Windows screen reader in several years. NVDA is my current preference, and it works well enough on my tablet. In fact, I strongly suggest the touchscreen add-on, as the tablet's touchscreen can actually be quite useful. Aside from this, I have used Microsoft Narrator with great success on a keyboard and on the touchscreen. Far gone are the days where Narrator is a joke. NVDA is better, but Narrator is far from crap. It's probably right around as good as Talkback, if you use Android, though not quite so good as Voiceover. It has the advantage of always working in every prompt, something which NVDA (and JAWS for Windows, as I understand) don't. It is good, in my oppinion, to learn Narrator at least a little. It's on every Windows computer, and it's good to know it in case a better option is unavailable for whatever reason. Frankly, I strongly recommend a different tablet. The Nextbook Flexx 10.1 and 11.6 inch are both good. Both come with a keyboard that sticks on with a latching connection. It includes a trackpad, and the keyboard has two standard size usb ports, if you want to plug stuff in. Both the 10 and 11 inch varients come with 2 gigs of ram and the same intel Atom processor. However, generally the reasons for getting a tablet are multiple. Price is generally a factor, as is portability. I have loved my Dell for that. It's an 8-inch
Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets?
The plain fact is that the Windows on these is generally 32-bit. Also, as for "running stuff off an sd card" that's just how these are made now. As for the surface, as I said you might be better off going with a laptop if you're getting into that price point. It's not that the surface is bad. Far from it. It's just that the Surface is kind of like the ultrabook of tablets. What I mean is that its footprint is good. If you get the Surface or Surface Pro 3, you're not looking at dealing with Windows RT, which we can't really use. It's just that the surface is generally several hundred dollars. At that point, you could just get a laptop with a decent battery and an ssd which might suit your needs better. I have several games, dropbox, and basic productivity stuff on my tablet, and that does take me past the 32 gb mark. However, I was floating beneath that for a good while. You also must remember that you can install games to sd cards. It's not a bad setup, just one you should consider carefully. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2015, at 10:28, john <jpcarnemo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The idea of running an OS off an sd card is rather scary to me. Also, 32 gb > is barely enough to run windows itself for any length of time - the only > major games I have on this laptop are a couple of GMA titles, mush-z and > swamp, and I'm already passed (well past) that point. I'd also note that any > modern windows will practically require 4gb of ram - you may be able to get > away with 2, but I pitty you if you try to do more than one or two things at > a time. > > -- > From: "Dakotah Rickard" <dakotah.rick...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:02 > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets? > > Hi. I have used a Dell Venue 8 Pro 64 GB tablet now as my primary Windows > device for about a year. > It has the Atom processor they all have, which escapes my memory at the > moment, but I know it's a z something. They either all have the f or g > varient of that processor until you get into the laptop price point, where > you start seeing intel Core brand. > The thing is the one I've tried is a 2 GB ram variety. I wanted to see what > a 1 GB was like, but I imagine it makes much more use of the page file and > therefore suffers a little. > They all use MMC, which is like an sd card, until you get into big name ones > like the Ms Surface. I can tell you this right now. We do not have any games > that will tax the system. If you want to play Swamp, either get a bluetooth > mouse or something similar, and you'll be fine. > I'm about to go into technical stuff. I've finished my basic info packet, so > if you're not interested in product reviews and recommended configurations, > you can stop here. > As I said, I used the Dell Venue 8 Pro. I bought it as an early adopter. The > Windows tablet market has exploded at this point manufatcturers popping up > with new ones fairly frequently. When I bought in, there were just a few: > the Dell Venue 8 Pro series (one with 32 gb and 1 gig of ram, the other, > mine, with 64 gb and 2 gigs of ram), the Toshiba Encore 2 (with similar > specs), the Lenovo Miix2 which was in my oppinion, the worse buy), and the > TransformerBook by either Asus or Acer (I have a hard time with keeping > those straight). > My Dell has served me well. I bought a Fintie Folio case which came with a > bluetooth 3.0 keyboard. It basically was a laptop when unfolded. I also > bought a bluetooth mouse. Both are sufficient for gaming, though the > keyboard is a little bit truncated. If you take gaming very seriously, I > suggest a workstation setup at home with a dedicated Bluetooth keyboard and > mouse, or a keyboard with trackpad if you prefer. > Please be aware that any of those early adopters tend to have some slight > issues. My Dell wireless card occasionally decides to flip out, taking the > bluetooth with it. A quick restart generally fixes this, but It's something > to be aware of, especially if you don't take the time to learn how to use > your touchscreen with a screen reader. Speaking of screen readers, I haven't > used the Jaws For Windows screen reader in several years. NVDA is my current > preference, and it works well enough on my tablet. In fact, I strongly > suggest the touchscreen add-on, as the tablet's touchscreen can actually be > quite useful. Aside from this, I have used Microsoft Narrator with great > success on a keyboard and on the touchscreen. Far gone are the days where > Narrator is a joke. NVDA is better, but Narrator is far from crap. It's > probably right around as good as Talkback, if you use Andr
Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets?
Hi. I have used a Dell Venue 8 Pro 64 GB tablet now as my primary Windows device for about a year. It has the Atom processor they all have, which escapes my memory at the moment, but I know it's a z something. They either all have the f or g varient of that processor until you get into the laptop price point, where you start seeing intel Core brand. The thing is the one I've tried is a 2 GB ram variety. I wanted to see what a 1 GB was like, but I imagine it makes much more use of the page file and therefore suffers a little. They all use MMC, which is like an sd card, until you get into big name ones like the Ms Surface. I can tell you this right now. We do not have any games that will tax the system. If you want to play Swamp, either get a bluetooth mouse or something similar, and you'll be fine. I'm about to go into technical stuff. I've finished my basic info packet, so if you're not interested in product reviews and recommended configurations, you can stop here. As I said, I used the Dell Venue 8 Pro. I bought it as an early adopter. The Windows tablet market has exploded at this point manufatcturers popping up with new ones fairly frequently. When I bought in, there were just a few: the Dell Venue 8 Pro series (one with 32 gb and 1 gig of ram, the other, mine, with 64 gb and 2 gigs of ram), the Toshiba Encore 2 (with similar specs), the Lenovo Miix2 which was in my oppinion, the worse buy), and the TransformerBook by either Asus or Acer (I have a hard time with keeping those straight). My Dell has served me well. I bought a Fintie Folio case which came with a bluetooth 3.0 keyboard. It basically was a laptop when unfolded. I also bought a bluetooth mouse. Both are sufficient for gaming, though the keyboard is a little bit truncated. If you take gaming very seriously, I suggest a workstation setup at home with a dedicated Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, or a keyboard with trackpad if you prefer. Please be aware that any of those early adopters tend to have some slight issues. My Dell wireless card occasionally decides to flip out, taking the bluetooth with it. A quick restart generally fixes this, but It's something to be aware of, especially if you don't take the time to learn how to use your touchscreen with a screen reader. Speaking of screen readers, I haven't used the Jaws For Windows screen reader in several years. NVDA is my current preference, and it works well enough on my tablet. In fact, I strongly suggest the touchscreen add-on, as the tablet's touchscreen can actually be quite useful. Aside from this, I have used Microsoft Narrator with great success on a keyboard and on the touchscreen. Far gone are the days where Narrator is a joke. NVDA is better, but Narrator is far from crap. It's probably right around as good as Talkback, if you use Android, though not quite so good as Voiceover. It has the advantage of always working in every prompt, something which NVDA (and JAWS for Windows, as I understand) don't. It is good, in my oppinion, to learn Narrator at least a little. It's on every Windows computer, and it's good to know it in case a better option is unavailable for whatever reason. Frankly, I strongly recommend a different tablet. The Nextbook Flexx 10.1 and 11.6 inch are both good. Both come with a keyboard that sticks on with a latching connection. It includes a trackpad, and the keyboard has two standard size usb ports, if you want to plug stuff in. Both the 10 and 11 inch varients come with 2 gigs of ram and the same intel Atom processor. However, generally the reasons for getting a tablet are multiple. Price is generally a factor, as is portability. I have loved my Dell for that. It's an 8-inch tablet, so there've been plenty of times where I could put it in a pocket. That's freedom. The other reason is price. The Intel Atom equipped tablets are generally cheaper than laptops all-round. Let's keep these in mind. If you look into the Nextbooks, there are 7 and 8 inch varieties. These do have 32 gb of internal storage which is fine, I'll get to that in a second, but they both only have a gig of ram. 1 gb of ram is, by me at least, untested. As for space, 32 gb can fill up pretty fast, but frankly, most of our games deal best with being installed to a non-default location, so using sd cards just makes sense. All Windows tablets support up to 64 gb micro sd cards, and 32 gb cards are particularly cheap right now. Be careful and selective, and you'll have plenty of space. I have appreciated my 64 gb tablet, but having 32 gb of space is not a dealbreaker. Just keep in mind the ram. The other reason I mentioned was price. There's no doubt. If you shop around and buy new, tablets are generally cheaper until you get into Microsoft Surface territory and similar. That 11-inch Nextbook two-in-one (tech speak for a tabletish laptop or a laptopish tablet) is, right now, a little over $200. It gets cheaper. I've seen it down hovering
Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets?
Hi, Thanks for this. Do you know how well window eyes would work on 1 of these tablets? This is the screen reader that I use. In addition, have you seen a surface? Are they any good? I've had laptops over the years and whilst I do like them, the biggest problem I think for me with laptops is that they are quite heavy and the battery never seems to last that long. Having been an iPad user for around 3 years now I've gotten used to the long battery life an iPad bosts. I do use a Bluetooth keyboard with my iPad. So yes I'm looking for something that's small ish but not too small as to not be compatible with things, pretty powerful obviously with plenty of space on the drive. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Dakotah Rickard Sent: 17 December 2015 15:03 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets? Hi. I have used a Dell Venue 8 Pro 64 GB tablet now as my primary Windows device for about a year. It has the Atom processor they all have, which escapes my memory at the moment, but I know it's a z something. They either all have the f or g varient of that processor until you get into the laptop price point, where you start seeing intel Core brand. The thing is the one I've tried is a 2 GB ram variety. I wanted to see what a 1 GB was like, but I imagine it makes much more use of the page file and therefore suffers a little. They all use MMC, which is like an sd card, until you get into big name ones like the Ms Surface. I can tell you this right now. We do not have any games that will tax the system. If you want to play Swamp, either get a bluetooth mouse or something similar, and you'll be fine. I'm about to go into technical stuff. I've finished my basic info packet, so if you're not interested in product reviews and recommended configurations, you can stop here. As I said, I used the Dell Venue 8 Pro. I bought it as an early adopter. The Windows tablet market has exploded at this point manufatcturers popping up with new ones fairly frequently. When I bought in, there were just a few: the Dell Venue 8 Pro series (one with 32 gb and 1 gig of ram, the other, mine, with 64 gb and 2 gigs of ram), the Toshiba Encore 2 (with similar specs), the Lenovo Miix2 which was in my oppinion, the worse buy), and the TransformerBook by either Asus or Acer (I have a hard time with keeping those straight). My Dell has served me well. I bought a Fintie Folio case which came with a bluetooth 3.0 keyboard. It basically was a laptop when unfolded. I also bought a bluetooth mouse. Both are sufficient for gaming, though the keyboard is a little bit truncated. If you take gaming very seriously, I suggest a workstation setup at home with a dedicated Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, or a keyboard with trackpad if you prefer. Please be aware that any of those early adopters tend to have some slight issues. My Dell wireless card occasionally decides to flip out, taking the bluetooth with it. A quick restart generally fixes this, but It's something to be aware of, especially if you don't take the time to learn how to use your touchscreen with a screen reader. Speaking of screen readers, I haven't used the Jaws For Windows screen reader in several years. NVDA is my current preference, and it works well enough on my tablet. In fact, I strongly suggest the touchscreen add-on, as the tablet's touchscreen can actually be quite useful. Aside from this, I have used Microsoft Narrator with great success on a keyboard and on the touchscreen. Far gone are the days where Narrator is a joke. NVDA is better, but Narrator is far from crap. It's probably right around as good as Talkback, if you use Android, though not quite so good as Voiceover. It has the advantage of always working in every prompt, something which NVDA (and JAWS for Windows, as I understand) don't. It is good, in my oppinion, to learn Narrator at least a little. It's on every Windows computer, and it's good to know it in case a better option is unavailable for whatever reason. Frankly, I strongly recommend a different tablet. The Nextbook Flexx 10.1 and 11.6 inch are both good. Both come with a keyboard that sticks on with a latching connection. It includes a trackpad, and the keyboard has two standard size usb ports, if you want to plug stuff in. Both the 10 and 11 inch varients come with 2 gigs of ram and the same intel Atom processor. However, generally the reasons for getting a tablet are multiple. Price is generally a factor, as is portability. I have loved my Dell for that. It's an 8-inch tablet, so there've been plenty of times where I could put it in a pocket. That's freedom. The other reason is price. The Intel Atom equipped tablets are generally cheaper than laptops all-round. Let's keep these in mind. If you look into the Nextbooks, there are 7 and 8 inch varieties. These do have 32 gb of internal storage which is fine, I'll get to that in a second, but they both only have a gig
Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets?
The idea of running an OS off an sd card is rather scary to me. Also, 32 gb is barely enough to run windows itself for any length of time - the only major games I have on this laptop are a couple of GMA titles, mush-z and swamp, and I'm already passed (well past) that point. I'd also note that any modern windows will practically require 4gb of ram - you may be able to get away with 2, but I pitty you if you try to do more than one or two things at a time. -- From: "Dakotah Rickard" <dakotah.rick...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:02 To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] gaming on windows tablets? Hi. I have used a Dell Venue 8 Pro 64 GB tablet now as my primary Windows device for about a year. It has the Atom processor they all have, which escapes my memory at the moment, but I know it's a z something. They either all have the f or g varient of that processor until you get into the laptop price point, where you start seeing intel Core brand. The thing is the one I've tried is a 2 GB ram variety. I wanted to see what a 1 GB was like, but I imagine it makes much more use of the page file and therefore suffers a little. They all use MMC, which is like an sd card, until you get into big name ones like the Ms Surface. I can tell you this right now. We do not have any games that will tax the system. If you want to play Swamp, either get a bluetooth mouse or something similar, and you'll be fine. I'm about to go into technical stuff. I've finished my basic info packet, so if you're not interested in product reviews and recommended configurations, you can stop here. As I said, I used the Dell Venue 8 Pro. I bought it as an early adopter. The Windows tablet market has exploded at this point manufatcturers popping up with new ones fairly frequently. When I bought in, there were just a few: the Dell Venue 8 Pro series (one with 32 gb and 1 gig of ram, the other, mine, with 64 gb and 2 gigs of ram), the Toshiba Encore 2 (with similar specs), the Lenovo Miix2 which was in my oppinion, the worse buy), and the TransformerBook by either Asus or Acer (I have a hard time with keeping those straight). My Dell has served me well. I bought a Fintie Folio case which came with a bluetooth 3.0 keyboard. It basically was a laptop when unfolded. I also bought a bluetooth mouse. Both are sufficient for gaming, though the keyboard is a little bit truncated. If you take gaming very seriously, I suggest a workstation setup at home with a dedicated Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, or a keyboard with trackpad if you prefer. Please be aware that any of those early adopters tend to have some slight issues. My Dell wireless card occasionally decides to flip out, taking the bluetooth with it. A quick restart generally fixes this, but It's something to be aware of, especially if you don't take the time to learn how to use your touchscreen with a screen reader. Speaking of screen readers, I haven't used the Jaws For Windows screen reader in several years. NVDA is my current preference, and it works well enough on my tablet. In fact, I strongly suggest the touchscreen add-on, as the tablet's touchscreen can actually be quite useful. Aside from this, I have used Microsoft Narrator with great success on a keyboard and on the touchscreen. Far gone are the days where Narrator is a joke. NVDA is better, but Narrator is far from crap. It's probably right around as good as Talkback, if you use Android, though not quite so good as Voiceover. It has the advantage of always working in every prompt, something which NVDA (and JAWS for Windows, as I understand) don't. It is good, in my oppinion, to learn Narrator at least a little. It's on every Windows computer, and it's good to know it in case a better option is unavailable for whatever reason. Frankly, I strongly recommend a different tablet. The Nextbook Flexx 10.1 and 11.6 inch are both good. Both come with a keyboard that sticks on with a latching connection. It includes a trackpad, and the keyboard has two standard size usb ports, if you want to plug stuff in. Both the 10 and 11 inch varients come with 2 gigs of ram and the same intel Atom processor. However, generally the reasons for getting a tablet are multiple. Price is generally a factor, as is portability. I have loved my Dell for that. It's an 8-inch tablet, so there've been plenty of times where I could put it in a pocket. That's freedom. The other reason is price. The Intel Atom equipped tablets are generally cheaper than laptops all-round. Let's keep these in mind. If you look into the Nextbooks, there are 7 and 8 inch varieties. These do have 32 gb of internal storage which is fine, I'll get to that in a second, but they both only have a gig of ram. 1 gb of ram is, by me at least, untested. As for space, 32 gb can fill up pretty fast, but fran
