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I have been looking for a few days for a small Windows-based 2-in-1 tablet with a keyboard cover and a stylus to 1. carry around and do some coding on, 2.
by tunnuz 4y ago
I have been looking for a few days for a small Windows-based 2-in-1 tablet with a keyboard cover and a stylus to
1. carry around and do some coding on,
2. watching movies / studying and browsing,
3. drawing / taking notes.
My search so far landed on the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Go 3. The former has significantly better performance, which I like, but it's basically the size of a proper laptop. The latter is 10" or so, which is the size I'm looking for, but apparently has terrible performance. Can anybody recommend some more options?
- blackguardx 4y agoI have a Surface Go 2 and it works fine for the stuff you listed. The only possible issue is that the keyboard isn't full-sized and can feel cramped.
- returnofzyx 4y agoAny thoughts on the relatively low PWM frequency of the Surface Go 2's display? Do you notice it?
- blackguardx 4y agoThe display seems fine to me. I didn’t do any research before I bought it besides using it in a store. I don’t think most people notice the nitpicky details hardcore reviewers seem to catch.
- returnofzyx 4y agoThanks for the feedback.
- cowtools 4y agoI reccomend the Lenovo Surface Gogo Plus 4, it has a great screen and battery life for doodling on the go. The YangShi Utilipad Pro is another great option if you are on a limited budget
- tunnuz 4y agoDo you mean the Lenovo Tab P11 Plus?
- justsomehnguy 4y ago> but apparently has terrible performance This is probably for eMMC version with 4GB RAM. SSD version with 8Gb should be just fine your listed tasks.
- tunnuz 4y agoThanks!
- Kipters 4y agoIf the cost and size of the Pro 8 is ok for you compared to the Go 3's, consider the Pro X or the newer Pro 9 5G, they're based on a ARM64 SoC [0]. They're more than enough for all of what you mentioned, they're fanless and the battery lasts longer [0] Microsoft SQ2 and SQ3 respectively, which in turn are binned and rebranded Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 and 3 respectively
- Nullabillity 4y ago"Do some coding" can mean a lot of things. Rustc still chews through desktop-class CPUs.
- tunnuz 4y agoYou're right, I should have been more specific. I'm thinking toy projects in Rust.
- tunnuz 4y agoI think that the size is an important detail for me. I have a 13" laptop that I can use when I can carry it, but I'm thinking more something that I can fit in the front pocket of my Napapijri Rainforest jacket.
- nicbou 4y agoTry the Windows drawing software first. I found all of it nigh unusable and ended up getting an iPad Mini. Having to go through file save dialogs to close the drawing app just killed the joy for me.
- tunnuz 4y agoI have picked up https://www.heavypaint.com https://www.heavypaint.com, which I use as a pastime (I am not an illustrator). It's multi-platform, but I believe it needs to be installed outside of the Microsoft store.
- tunnuz 4y agoHaving said that, HEAVYPAINT is also quite heavy in resource usage.