A little over a month ago, Dell surprised a few of us in the tech community by reviving the Venue branding for a product. It’s not a Windows Phone or Android smartphone, but instead a new family of tablets. There's the Dell Venue 8 Pro, an 8-inch tablet running Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 operating system. Dell now has full pricing and pre-orders up on their website. Details below.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro certainly looks like one of the more appealing tablets running Windows in the 7 to 8-inch space. Earlier this week, Lenovo announced the Miix2 tablet, which appears to be similar in specs to the Dell Venue 8 Pro. Here’s what you’re getting for $299 with the Dell Venue 8 Pro:
- Intel Atom 1.8GHz quad-core processor (Z3740D)
- Windows 8.1 (32Bit)
- 32GB of storage
- 2GB of RAM
- 8.0 inch IPS display (1280 x800)
- 802.11n WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0
- 5MP rear camera, 1.2MP front facing camera
- Office Home and Student 2013 Tablet Edition
- 10 hours of battery life
That’s what the base $299 gets you on the Dell website. You can upgrade to 64GB of storage for an extra $50. There are also two other configurations, one will get you a case for the Dell Venue 8 Pro, while the other includes the case in addition to an “active stylus”.
This tablet is shaping up to be a killer device on paper. We won’t know how it performs until we get our hands on it. You can pre-order today (link below) and the devices are set to ship out on October 25th.
Anyone thinking of getting this little tablet for just $299? Looks to be a pretty compelling consumption device.
Source: Dell
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Hey guys how long dose it take to receive the Venue8 ..I order last thur. 31st Oct but Dell tells me I have to Waite until the 8th of Nov..... are they back-up?
Sorry to disappointing you, but expect to be much longer.
I ordered my unit on 22 Oct, 64g ver. Estimated delivery date should be on 15 Nov.
so I decided to call them earlier in the morning.
However... well long story short.
Dell's customer service rep on the phone just gives me an impression that I should not ever buying anything from DELL.
So just listen to me don't bother to call them about the delay if you don't want their talent customer service rep to ruin your day. I had good impression with Dell customer service untill I met this one.
Anyways, if I can't get the unit before friend's b-day, I will just ship the cover/pen back to dell with my cost and cancel the order. I just don't get why they ship the pen /cover w/out unit to me first, but I ordered them with the unit at same time...
Yesterday Apple highlighted that both the new iPad Air and the new iPad Mini With Retina display will have dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) 2x2 MIMO WiFi. Dell Venue 8 Pro is now the only 8" Windows 8.1 tablet that has dual band 2x2 MIMO WiFi.
The other three 8" Windows 8.1 tablets announced so far, Toshiba Encore and Lenovo Miix2 use single band (2.4GHz only) 1x1 11n WiFi. Acer Iconia W4 has not disclosed its WiFi spec, but it is likely to be single band 1x1 11n WiFi as well.
2x2 MIMO WiFi achieves twice the communication speed of 1x1 WiFi, while at the same time provides a much longer range and signal reliability. Also for the new Miracast feature (wireless display) introduced in Windows 8.1, 2x2 MIMO WiFi provides a much better Miracast video quality than 1x1 WiFi because of the speed and signal reliability.
2.4GHz band is a very "crowded". 5GHz band gives you a lot more selection of channels and is free from a lot of the interferences.
Since WiFi is the only communication medium in most of the tablets, a good WiFi really enhances the user experience whether you are at home, at work, at the airport, or at the Starbucks.
We are all going to Dell for this! HAHAAAHHAHAHHAHAH!
That right there is what Windows Phone will eventually look like. Due to Microsoft stating that they plan to merge RT and Windows Phone 8. I for one would truly love that. Add in the option to dock the phone and have a FULL Windows RT desktop on an external monitor and it would obliterate ios and android.
Ordered the 64g + stylus+case..delivery date of 1st November.Total was 431.12 including Quebec sales tax of 15%.i haggled for $50 discount..sales rep gave in after 50 minutes on the phone ;) price before taxes was $366
Pre-ordered mine yesterday. I just happened to be in midtown Manhattan when I came upon the pop up dell store. I went in just to see it when I saw the sign preorder today and get 10% off. Got a venue 8 pro 64gb with folio and stylus for $353.75. the tablet alone would've been $272.11 after tax. I had to buy it
Is screen protector film(?) attached? Is it protected from scratch?
2 GB RAM? No thanks, my PC uses that much with just a web browser open. The desktop will also be suboptimal on a screen this size. Would rather just have an RT tablet and hope the app situation improves.
Ugly. Just want a Surface 2.
Dell Venue, Lenovo Miix2, or Acer W4? Someone please help me to choose
Lenovo anyday....but the problem is Lenovo isn't offering a full Office 2013. Dell is. Kinda deal breaker for me.
All tablets that is less than 10" will have Office Home & Student.
couldnt wait. i ordered mine today in canada. i called into dell instead of online as i was looking for the red one, and the gal gave me the 64gb version for $299. made my day and i plan on getting the keyboard soon as it is out. Bay trail is leaps and bounds faster then clover trail atoms so i suspect this thing is going to be responsive as hell.
we've all heard the arguments about why have full windows on such a small screen, but at this price point its like saying i can choose between two cars that do almost evrything similarly, except i will pay 30% more for the one that has no AC because i dont think i will ever use it ... oh and if i need to, well i've got another car that has AC.
this is the same kind of twisted logic iFanatics and Droidaholics use when talking about small factor W8 (8.1 now) x86 tablets.
Awesome deal. I ordered one too and they upgraded me to overnight shipping because my loyalty card wouldn't take.
I'm waiting to see what the surface mini looks like first
You'll have to wait till early next year.
Does anyone use their tablet to watch movies. I want to use it to entertain the kiddos on a long road trip.
Yup, and with the VLC app for Windows 8 expected to come out soon, this will be perfect.
No hdmi out. Is there another way to get video out via a cable (e.g. Mhl, Intellilink)? The dell rep I spoke to said there isn't, just wireless, but I don't have much confidence in their knowledge since they also told me the 64gb model wasn't available.
Venure 8 Pro will only support Miracast.
Thanks. I just don't get why they (and lenovo) didn't include hdmi. Miracast isn't close to being ubiquitous and having to use/carry around a $60 adapter with its own power source that doesn't work seamlessly is inconvenient and takes away from the mobility. I don't think my desire to plug into a tv/monitor is an edge use case. Maybe Ive just been spoiled by my w500. Waiting for reviews...
Does is it support always-on / connected stand by?
Sometimes, I wonder if it's even worth being a fanboy. MS just released Remote Desktop for Android and iOS. WP gets no LOVE, even from MS :'(
People, try and understand the difference between Windows OS stack and other platform's. For Apple, iOS is a phone and tablet OS...same with Android phone and tablet, same shit.
But with Windows, PC and Tablet is same....so we do have RDP client for years. And I am not denying that there is no need for mobile rdp client but really??? Lets don't blame just for the sake of argument when we all know how much productive it would be on phone.
I use Team Viewer, fairly often, on my phone.
I used ConnectMe, on my phone.
I used VNC, on my old Windows Mobile Phones.
Some people seem to forget that there are people that would rather have a computer, that can make calls, in their pocket.
Agreed.
But instead of using streaming "Computer" on phone, I will give MS time to merge RT and WP OS, App store and give actual thing that can be called "Computer in pocket"...for now I am ok if they ignore this kind of baseless arguments and focus in right direction. Atleast for me it will be the computer in my pocket, that can be used as a phone if needed. Think big if you really want it that way,
Wow... the first time I ever sent in a tip, and WPCentral ran it! (I'm "Steven H."). I know, I know, hundreds of you tip them all the time, and it's nothing special... give me my moment of triumph, OK? :-P
I know right.. Right on man!! I had one run a while back.. Made me a lil tingly inside.. 8)
Can I get an autograph?
Nope.
Saw this just now..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVGQfpYHbPM
NICE FIND!
I don't know what this "pre-order shipping next week" stuff is all about. I ordered mine this morning and it is already shown as shipped with delivery Oct. 23.
A couple of things, though. First you can have any color you want, as long as you want black. The keyboard is a Logitech bluetooth keyboard, which I passed on. The Dell-branded keyboard shown on the web site is not yet available to order. Hopefully, it will be later.
So mine said "SHIPPED" too but it reference the CashBack eGift card promo...argh! They cannot find my tablet as being part of that order. The hell with the eGift card...give me my tablet :-(
Ok, gotta go look again. You may be right.
Argh...I'm on the phone with Dell right now. They see that my order was placed, but it did not go through their system. Looks like I have to try and order again :-(
LMAO.... That is all part of the debacle that happened when I order the Dell Venue Pro phone. Be careful. I had to make three calls and in the end I had three devices shipped to me. Hahahaha
It hasn't left a good impression, but the person I spoke to did get the order corrected so I'm optimistic that will all turn out ok. I used to go with Dell in the past but their products just went down hill. However, this new device does seem promising...they just need to get their ordering system up-to-date!
If they send me three of these devices, then I'm going to play dumb and make sure that they only charge me for one...LOL!
So I went back to the notification email and it was the e gift card that shipped. The other items, not so good. The folio and pen are scheduled to arrive Oct 25 and the tablet itself is scheduled to arrive NOV 5! Whaaaat?
At least your tablet shows up...mine doesn't exist in their system...just that damn eGift card! Haha
It's full windows on a tablet for a low cost. THIS is what will get MS more marketshare in the tablet market. Throw away cheap tablets. I'm more of a Surface Pro type person, but this will help MS tremendously!
Another Z3740D tablet. Meh.
At least give me the Z3770. What I'd really like is an A6-1450 based convertible, I don't care if you have to put a fan in it. Poor man's version of a Core-based tablet.
They dropped the rt branding
But if its Intel inside it is full windows
IT IS.
http://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/corporate/secure/en/Documents/dell-ve...
I know this has Intel just hoping to clarify it for everyone looking at any tablet
This is a device I am really looking forward to.
I'm torn on when I trade my surface 1 to get either this or a surface 2...
If you just want a faster Surface RT then get the Surface 2 (1.5).
If you want to have more flexibility, do more, but sacrifice screen size then get one of the new 8" tablets.
If your Surface RT does everything you need, then don't trade it in, the $200 value doesn't seem worth it.
What is the deal with the keyboard? Availability of a matching keyboard is a deciding factor for me.
Also, is the stylus a true active stylus or just a capacitive one (like the Miix2).
I prefer the features of the Toshiba (GPS), but a matching keyboard option is a must.
KEYBOARD WILL BE AVAILABLE, JUST NOT IN THE PRE-SALE IT LOOKS LIKE. ALSO, THE STYLUS IS WACOM. THEY'VE HAD A WACOM STYLUS FOR THE TABS FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW.
http://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/corporate/secure/en/Documents/dell-venue-8pro-brochure.pdf
Okay but don't yell. ~ ~
LOL! I USE ALL CAPS A LOT IN MY WORK. I'M RENAMING FILES AND TYPING COMMENTS INTO DATABASE TABLES A LOT. IT'S TEDIOUS WORK, BUT CAPS LOOK MORE UNIFORM AND PROFESSIONAL.
No it doesn't. It goes against what every person has been tought, and their developed technique in reading. It looks like crap and most people just skip it, because it's a pain to read. If you post a comment, I take it that you have something you want to say. The thing is, most people won't listen, which then has made your effort moot.
We have developed rules for a reason.
Loosen your panties a little bub. I was talking about work not forum comments.
Thanks for letting me rustle your jimmies. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I go french, so it's pretty damn loose down their. ;)
Rockartisen is right. Unless you're writing lines of code, all caps lock represents shouting and it also causes headache/eye fatigue for some reason. It's not the Caps lock key is that hard to toggle off when you're communicating in a setting like this.
(We do appreciate you though - sorry to be critical.)
Nice save. And way to back up a condescending ass.
I do appreciate your civility though. So thank you.
It wasn't my intention to be condescending, sorry you felt that way. I was just explaining it to you in the best of my ability. English isn't my native tongue
No problem! I take back my previous statement. I understand language issues. Don't know French, but I studied German for four years. Your command of English is MUCH better than my German.
Will this be coming to the UK or is it a buy online from the US and get it shipped here and buy a mains plug adapter? Cuz I want one!!!
Wish they sold this on the Microsoft online store. I hate ordering things from dell.com. Worst customer service ever. I remember when I had a dvp...
I bet the MS Store will be getting some new inventory sooner than later!
New Venue 8 Pro 64GB + Case + Stylus $406.19 thats great price. But I want a Dell Venue Pro 11. When is the Pro 11 released?
This deal is Dellicious. Hahahaha sorry. I don't do this for you guys.. Its for me.
Liar!! Such a Dork!! I loved it!!
Bad hardware specs... no difference between all the other win 8 tablets. Only surface 2 pro stands out. Also in terms of pricing though.
Looks like with this price point, Dell intends to own this space. I don't blame them.
My xps 10 is buggy and has a couple of major flaws. Not sure if I will continue to support Dell
Like what I have one and just would like to know with 8.1 preview there were some like sites not rendering correctly and not resuming from sleep but that should be addressed with firmware and final bits
Site rendering in IE 11 has changed a bit...add your sites to compatibility view and should render correctly.
And how do you get to compatibility mode now
Desktop IE -> settings -> Compatibility view settings
Perfect, can you be a lab rat for us :D update your xps10 to windows 8.1 PLEASE :D
and let us know of any major changes with performances? or if it gets worse?
Thanks in advance one day :)
I think im a tech addict, it kills me not to buy every damn new thing that comes out. I have a perfectly fine tablet right now so I must refrain from splurging.
Not available in Norway until January.Sucks.
Someone put the Venue 8 Pro 64 GB, folio case and the active stylus on eBay, please. :)
LTE option????
Looks really nice. This one I would like to own.
I like 10" display more, I have an 8" and a 10".
Fiasco I went through with the dell venue pro windows phone (I know, a phone vs a tablet) turned me off to dell for good lol. This tablet however does look good
Said the same.above. Good for you. They think we as consumers have a short memory. That left such a bad taste in my mouth.
What did they do to you?
I actually liked the DVP, the only device that stand out of crowed at that time.
Just ordered it with case and pen but says shipping Nov 8
Wheres the LTE version? Was hoping to order one of these for a family member but the LTE is a must
with windows 8.1 ability to link to your phone to start its internet sharing, this is less of an issue for me.
Already delt with these idiots with the Dell Venue Pro. Avoid these people like the plague. The two worst built devices I have ever owned were toss up between am Archos and this. Neither company wanted to do anything to make it right and in the end, essentially dumped lemons on their costumers.
Have you actually tried the Dell Venue Pro 8 yet? I mean it was just released. Don't knock it until you try it.
Dont have to. I know what they did with the Dell Venue Pro. And I now know that if they have major hardware problems with a product, that they will just turn their back on it and stick it to the consumer. Not going down that road again, and I strongly suggest to anyone that is looking at this, that if you have the money, go elsewhere. I'm not saying it is going to have issues, but track record shows that if they do, they will leave you high and dry.
How fast are these compared to the new RT devices based on Tegra 4?
I saw a benchmark on the ARM processor and Intel (can't remember where), and the results were pretty tied with the Intel being about 20% faster in certain areas such as multi-tasking processes but everything else they were about the same.
About the same on CPU. Tegra4/Snapdragon800 have a faster GPU.
time for me to order one
Is it going to be available at Best Buy soon? I want to use my Surface trade-in gift card for that.
Still not sure how well full Windows performs on an Atom...but the price is good to say the least.
Remember that these tablets are made to be mostly media consumption devices but can also provide some simple productivity tasks. In the "modern UI" environment they run extremely fluid and fast, while in the "desktop" mode they are every bit capable of running iTunes, Firefox, Word, etc. at reasonable speeds. Don't expect it to perform like an i5/i7 processor...those are reserved for workhorse systems.
I have a Clover Trail atom tablet(Samsung 500t). Works quite well. I have done small Programming projects with visual studios on it. And I also run Age of Empires II HD from steam on it occasionally. It works surprising well. And for anything media or Office it is fantastic at. The Bay Trail atom is even better. The Bay Trail will work great.
thanks!
how well does sql server run on it please.
Hmmm.. That's soemthing I don't remember I don't have that installed on it or visual studios anymore. If you plan on doing programming a lot I wouldn't make an atom device your main device. It works decently for portablility. I did programming for a class I took. It was small little projects. When you get to doing a larger project it can slow down. For an average windows user this works great. But for a Developer or programmer I advise not making this your main device. But it could still be beneficial.
thanks a lot for responding! I am considering to use it as my main win 8 dev machine. Since bay trail is so much faster, paired with faster memory, I wonder if it will suffice. It could be so awsome...
I just ordered mine at 10am PST, and it is estimated to be delivered on 10/23! I got the stand-alone 64GB version, and made my decision based on two penchants.
I can't wait until next week to get my toy...woohoo!
I ordered mine at 9 am EST. I got a 11/8 date. Why? I did order the tablet/folio/pen bundle.
Not sure. Did you order through Dell Home or Dell Business? I see that the Business division has a ship date of 11/8, while the Home division has a ship date of 10/25. I just checked the status of my order and it is in "SHIPPED" mode, so that means it is on its way to the carrier. Shortly after that I should get my tracking number. I haven't been this excited in getting a new gadget in a very long time!
I also paid $335 for the stand-alone 64GB version (no bundle). Received a discount of $15, plus another $15 was waived for 2nd day delivery through the Dell Loyalty Program.
I used Dell Home. When I ordered this morning it had a ship date of 11/8. I checked my status. I will get the folio and pen on 10/29 and the tablet on 11/8. I think this is a case of jumping to early does not help.
Oh, I'm sorry :-( I noticed this morning that the dates were shifting up or down depending what options were placed...that's why I just did the stand-alone and upgraded to 64GB of storage.
is there much difference between Z3770 and Z3740? will we be seeing 8inch tablets with Z3770?
Its a small incremental increase of like 100Mhz from 1.33Ghz to something like 1.4Ghz, and the Z3770 can support up to 4GBs of RAM and has a slightly larger bandwidth. Noticeable? Probably not.
The base clock only goes from 1.33GHz to 1.46GHz, but the turbo goes from 1.86GHz to 2.39 GHz. That's a pretty big change, especially considering the likelihood of being on turbo. Memory is differentiated between the Z37X0 and Z37X0D models, D has single channel/2GB while non-D has dual channel 4GB.
Put the $5 more expensive chip in and I'll pay you $25 more for it.
Haha...Bob, you are crunching way too many numbers :-) At the end of the day I don't believe the standard user is really going to notice the difference in turbo boost speeds. Remember that this is mostly a media consumption device with some capabilities of being slightly productive and not a workhorse machine. Considering that the majority of these 8" tablets will only come with 2GB RAM, and none of them will even be user replaceable. I can see where the Z3770 supporting dual channel memory can be beneficial on a small notebook with expandable options. For tablets of this size? I think it's a mute point :-)
Moot.
Haha you beat me to the comment. I said the same thing below
ok thanks for the specs info.
I'M RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. I WOULDN'T USE THIS AS JUST A MEDIA CONSUMPTION DEVICE. I DON'T USE ANY SUPER DEMANDING PROGRAMS, BUT IF I HAD THE MORE EXPENSIVE CHIP WITH 4GB OF RAM AND A DESKTOP DOCK, I WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETELY REPLACE MY WORK AND PERSONAL LAPTOPS.
Lol!
This is exactly what I need to know before purchasing!
There is a huge difference for the following reason: this D processor only supports single channel memory (much slower than the 3770s dual channel), less ram, a significant decrease in terms of clock speed (500mhz difference I believe), among other things. I was really eying the dell venue but they went cheap on the atom.
shouldn't they sell one with the Z3770 ?
Yeah they should deff consider an upgrade down the road, maybe right before Christmas come out with a spec increment. To call this a 'Pro' machine, they should have gone with the Atom Z3770 or at minimal the Atom Z3740 which still has 64-bit dual-channel 533 MHz LPDDR3-1066.
Does the case come with a keyboard?
No. The keyboard doubles as a cover, but it is not available for ordering right now.
Aww
Nope :( so far only Lenovo with the Miix2 has nailed it right in the head.
Lenovo said take that SONNNNN.
"The optional smart cover ($20) with a stylus rounds out the Miix 2."
Full windows or rt??
Full windows with Office Home & Student.
Windows 8.1 (32Bit) Do you think this is Windows RT?
It's full Windows 8.1 not RT. If it was RT, it would say Windows RT in the specs
Can you repeat that? I didn't quite catch it.
They dropped the rt branding
They dropped it for the surface, not windows.
This has full Windows 100%
Microsoft is the only company now that uses Windows RT[With surface 2], all other OEMs have dropped support for it as it does not make sense when they can give Full Windows at a low price point.
Except if you are selling into Fortune 500 or other companies and government agencies that require securing their intellectual property/devices.
If a device has x86/64 Windows, it is more likely to be hacked.
I can see many business directly benefiting from RT devices rather than x86.
Atom that is!
Too slow!!!
The new bay trail atom processors have pretty solid stats when ranked against other chipsets in the mobile market. Nobody is making a full W8 tab in an 8" size with the higher end intel chips. If you want more performance, you need to go with a 10" or larger tab.
So this is Clover Trail while the Lenovo Mixx 2 will be Bay Trail? Or did I fail at life? Haha
You failed. Both are Bay Trail.
Ohh, your right. Thx.
Argh... every day I see a new one that I want. THIS might be the one! Although I originally wanted a Surface 2, I don't know that the sleekness and design is worth the extra moolah... (as long as performance on the lower end model is adequate).
Will wait for Lenovo and Bay Trail
The Venue 8 Pro has Bay Trail.
Already preordered mine!
Windows RT killer
LOL +1
I ordered mine this morning at 9 am. I got the bundle with the foilo and pen. I also upgraded the storage to 64 gb. Without taxes it costed $419.
Will a micro usb to usb otg adapter work. I'm looking at the one from eForCity?
Quick question, is Nokia supposed to reveal the quarter results tomorrow?
No, they moved it to October 27th (or maybe it was the 25th).
Thanks
This or lenovo miix2?
Btw, does it has hdmi output?
Neither have HDMI out, but the Toshiba encore and the Acer W4 do.
According to their online support it supports miracast though.
If you have an Xbox and a few others just pull up the charms bar hit share and any windows 8 machine will play the content on that device
I'm debating myself. The Miix is thinner and lighter, but the Dell suppossedly has active stylus support. I did read on another forum a user reporting he was at a Dell event and had some hands on time with the 8. He said the stylus performance was pretty disappointing.
The Dell does come out first which is a major plus.
That's disappointing about the active stylus.
Would get it if it has full USB3 port. I guess I will wait for Surface Mini so Microsoft can show these lazy OEMs how its done.
Not putting a full USB port on a Windows tablet, really?
And you know MS is putting a full USB port on theirs?
I guess we'll see.
The xps10 had a dongle for full USB. Say don't want dongle but if you plug USB in isn't that on a cable anyways
A usb Flash drive is not on a cable.
Y'all ever get the felling that some people can't be satisfied.
Surface Mini will be running RT (Snapdragon 800) unfortunately...
More than likely RT but snapdragon 800? Where's your proof? or who's your source?
Well, the consensus is that it will not be another Nvidia Tegra - their commitment to use 2 generations of Tegra is over (according to reports) and while it may not be the 800, it will most definitely will not be another Tegra and now that TI is out of the picture, that only leaves Qualcomm and Nvidia.
Snapdragon 800, quad core lower speed is my guess...
Even WinRT support most USB devices, so a full USB port on it would be very useful as well.
Although it sounds ridiculous, I'd trade my headphone jack for a full 3.0 USB port on my 920.
Amen!!!
LOL, if you compare the new Surface 2 and 2 Pro to the first gen Surfaces, then they are lazy and only worthy of a a revision 1.5 - not 2.0!
Then compare this years 8.1 tablets to the same companies last years tablets and many of them would put them at v2.5 or 3.
So while I truly
It looks good but the rest of the world needs to wait a month.
Question! Does anyone know if the 10" tablet will stand like a laptop with the full keyboard base attached? Or does it require a kickstand of some sort? As much as I love my Surface Pro, my biggest complaint is the need to use the kickstand when in my lap or setting it down on a surface (usually meaning the viewing angle is terrible). Again, not trying to bash the Surface, and I know the second gen is adding the two-step kickstand. But I prefer a freestanding device.
What 10" tablet are you talking about? The Dell Venue 11 Pro? That one is 11".
Oh, right. 11" then. Haven't checked on it since I read the initial announcements.
Check this out:
http://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/corporate/secure/en/Documents/dell-ve...
I like those docks!! Hmm..
BOTH THE KEYBOARD AND THE DESKTOP DOCK ARE NICE! I WISH THE 8 PRO WOULD BE COMPATABLE WITH THE DESKTOP DOCK THOUGH. I THINK DELL MADE A MISTAKE NOT INCLUDING THAT.
How does it compare to the new Acer W4? Will you be doing a comparison/rundown?
Or better yet, a comparison with the Lenovo Miix 2! http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/16/4845064/lenovo-miix-2-press-photos
I would love to follow this device into January and see if Dell post some sales numbers. Cant really find any complaints on paper at least.
Hmm I am going with my girl tonight to get her a new Windows 8.1 laptop (nothing past 450$) she is not a tech head so that's all she cares to spend... and this comes to mind but she wanted a laptop... I guess it will come down to screen size really.
Anywho, anyone care to inform me of any other differences between this machine and lets say a 450$ portable laptop with 11-13 inch screens??
It's smaller and more portable. This Dell is more of a consumption device (although you could do some limited productivity things with a bluetooth keyboard). If you want something that can also be used a productivity tablet, check out the Dell Venue 11 Pro.
^^^ This!
Although, dell made a pretty good desktop dock for their former tabs. If they make them capatible with this tab, I think the 8" is definitely the way to go.
I would make sure the laptop is touch screen. Otherwise, its not much of a comparison.
Why wait for sales numbers it doesn't matter what everyone else likes.only what you like
Agreed, I don't get the logic of buying something like this based on sales. Reviews, yes, but sales - no.
Good sales = good support. Bad sales = null support. It is that simple.
I'm sure most users of this site know more than most support agents I never by tech with the hopes of support firmware will be updated for a few months at least so should be stable buy than and ms does the os part.
No guys you completely misunderstood me lol I first stated that I would love to see the sales numbers of this device by January (just curious to see how much they sell)
I then said that I would be buying my girl a new laptop TONIGHT lol not in January :P
More pictures of the Dell Venue 8 Pro with the case. You can't find these pics on any other tech blog. This page was burried deep in Dell's website. http://www.windowscentral.com/e?link=http%3A%2F%2Fadfarm.mediaplex.com%2...
Oooh, I wish I had seen this earlier. Looks like I will need to get one somewhere down the road to protect this new toy!
Nice find!
The case is the eaxt same case as the xps 10 except smaller. I have the xps 10 and I love the case.
PS 8.1 on the xps 10 makes it almost like a completely new tablet.
I just preordered this baby. It was a toss up between this and the Lenovo Miix 2 (8 inch).
Me too! Aesthetically, I could not stand the faux metal/chrome trimmings of the Miix2.
Also, Miix2 doesn't have an active stylus.
I love that part of it. I think it looks better than the dell especially the cover they are using.
I'm not buying anything until I see what Nokia announces
Agreed. But if Nokia's tablet is RT then Dell or Lenovo win
Nokia's tablet will (extremely unfortunately) definitely be RT.
^^^ This!
I love RT, I just don't see why I would want x86 on a tablet. At that point wouldn't I just buy a laptop?
Why by a laptop when a tablet is just a laptop with the keyboard as an option?
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