Need Recommendations on a new Tablet...

[Mr_Tomahawk]

I am in need of a new tablet for the occasional field work I do for my employer. I say new because I have had a bad string of luck with refurbished desktops/notebooks in the past.

This doesn’t need to be the Ferrari of tablets....I basically just need to be able run OneNote and use a stylus on it...anything else is just extra. I also would like something smaller than a sheet a paper (less than an 8.5x11 screen).

So for all you tech heads out there...what are some economical options.

**** the Patriots.

Xoxo,
Tomahawk

[Sassy Squatch]

Nothing made by Amazon.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Nothing made by Amazon.

Is that who makes the Kindle? Because yeah, they suck. My wife has gone through like 4 of the ****ing things.

[Buehler445]

I really like my surface pro, but if all you're doing is One Note, that is outside of what you'd want to spend I guess. It's essentially a sheet of paper.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Is that who makes the Kindle? Because yeah, they suck. My wife has gone through like 4 of the ****ing things.

Yep. Have to use a workaround to even get the Google Play Store since it's basically an Android tablet installed with enormous amounts of bloatware.

[lewdog]

Are you gay?

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Lenovo Tab 4.

Anyone familiar with those? I’ve never heard of them but they have good reviews and come loaded with Microsoft Office apparently.

[srvy]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I really like my surface pro, but if all you're doing is One Note, that is outside of what you'd want to spend I guess. It's essentially a sheet of paper.

We get issued surface pros at work they seem rock solid but I think they are pricey. Also what are the condition in the field? If its just walking from car to conference or meeting an IPad would work. We use in environmental conditions Panasonic ruggedized toughbooks that can handle snow cold dust and rain. They are built to US military specs and handle drops with ease. I believe I read Apple is going to offer a ruggedized Ipad soon.

[TrebMaxx]

Dell XPS 13.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by srvy

We get issued surface pros at work they seem rock solid but I think they are pricey. Also what are the condition in the field? If its just walking from car to conference or meeting an IPad would work. We use in environmental conditions Panasonic ruggedized toughbooks that can handle snow cold dust and rain. They are built to US military specs and handle drops with ease. I believe I read Apple is going to offer a ruggedized Ipad soon.

I bought a UAG case for mine, and odds are I'm in worse conditions than he is.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Lenovo Tab 4.

Anyone familiar with those? I’ve never heard of them but they have good reviews and come loaded with Microsoft Office apparently.

Complaints from a google search are it runs an old version of android, poor camera quality, and no dual band wifi.

[RedRaider56]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I really like my surface pro, but if all you're doing is One Note, that is outside of what you'd want to spend I guess. It's essentially a sheet of paper.

You might want to check out the Surface Go from Microsoft. Lot cheaper than a surface pro. The "Go" is a brand new to the lineup. I've been using a Surface Pro for 2 years and love it.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/su...%3aoverviewtab

[Mr_Tomahawk]

I’m in the architectural field. So I can be anywhere from a black tie conference room to outside in the elements getting covered with fly ash.

Just looking for something that I can take notes on or sketch on that immediately goes to the cloud and loaded to our local server for others at my office to view. Hence the the OneNote and Stylus.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

I’m in the architectural field. So I can be anywhere from a black tie conference room to outside in the elements getting covered with fly ash.

Just looking for something that I can take notes on or sketch on that immediately goes to the cloud and loaded to our local server for others at my office to view. Hence the the OneNote and Stylus.

Sounds like the Lenovo Tab 4 should do the job for you, then. Comes with what you need and is cost efficient.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Lenovo Tab 4.

Anyone familiar with those? I’ve never heard of them but they have good reviews and come loaded with Microsoft Office apparently.

I currently have a Lenovo laptop and it's a POS. Wasn't cheap either. I'll never buy anything with that brand name on it again.