SiobhanH Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Hi, We've got a few staff interested in replacing their desktop pc with a hybrid laptop/tablet. The only real criteria being that it has a proper docking station with a network connection and ablility to connect to 2 screens and full size keyboard. They need to be able to access all Office applications and do type fairly extensively. Does anyone have any recomendations of ones we could look at that would fit the bill. Thanks
DalekSec Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Whats the budget? the obvious one is Microsoft's surface
SiobhanH Posted February 2, 2015 Author Posted February 2, 2015 I don't thnk the budgets been set for it yet as it's a case of finding what's out there, deciding which ones are the best fit and then how much is it going to cost. Obviously school wants to spend as little as poss however this isn't going to be a massive roll out, it'll only be for a select number of staff with a specific need. The surface pro 2 was looked at and somebody was trialling it with lukewarm results. How much better is the 3??
ZeroHour Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Yeah the surface 3 would tick all the boxes.
MrMat Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Yeah the surface 3 would tick all the boxes. And they are lovely! Admittedly only spent a small amount of time with one but i was impressed.
ZeroHour Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 And they are lovely! Admittedly only spent a small amount of time with one but i was impressed. I have the i5 250gb one and it is the best tablet I have owned, its not for all though but if you use windows and want portable + accessories it fits the bill nicely.
GREED Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Surface 3 is good. Also decent now I have had it for a year is the Dell XPS 13 (screen flips in the bezel). The only negatives is it has no docking station connection, you have to do it through USB 3, and it is a little weighty. Other than that is great choice.
SiobhanH Posted February 3, 2015 Author Posted February 3, 2015 Thanks everyone. I think we need to get out there and have aproper look and feel of what's on the market to see what's going to work for us. We really need a laptop that can work as a tablet rather than a tablet trying to be a laptop and it may be that we end up just getting laptops for now. I will look at the 3 and the Dell. Thanks
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