Windows Tablet - which one?

[mikeprice]

Our EYFS teachers have asked for a tablet to use to gather evidence of achievement in nursery and reception. They need images which they then put into Target Tracker. Apparently Target Tracker now has a facility where you can use a tablet and take the picture directly into the kids records.

 

So - I need to find them a tablet - and it can only be a Windows one. I have contacted Target Tracker and they say any FULL windows tablet will be fine

 

Problems that I can see are

a) image quality - probably not tooooo much of a problem but a really rubbish camera might not do

 

b) battery life - must last all day - probably OK to have a boost charge at lunchtime

 

I have seen plenty from £100 to £200

 

Anyone else looked at this??

 

TIA

 

Mike

[fairm010]

Not in your price range but I have one of these I won in a VeryPC competition.

 

Very good bits of kit and would be perfect for this.

 

https://shop.very-pc.co.uk/tablet/2in1-classmate/classmate-w21

[3s-gtech]

In that price bracket I have used a Toshiba Encore 8" model. Nicely made, runs well, pretty impressive for the cost. Only 32 bit and 2GB of RAM but that's par for the course.

[ICTDirect_Dave]

The Linx 10 Education Tablet is pretty decent, I can get them for about £138 and they come with full windows 8.1 professional

[matt40k]

Ooo... sounds like we might have a supplier fight on our hands -

 

I think those Linx devices are utter bobbins full stop chap and aren't doing the rep of Windows tablets any good at all.

 

Reference: Linx 10 tablet thread - http://www.edugeek.net/forums/netbooks-pda-phones/150816-linx-10-tablets.html

[ICTDirect_Dave]

Yeah I saw that. I've used a couple and I've been impressed tbh. Enough that I bought my wife one. She still loves it and doesn't hate me so that's a good enough review for me

 

Anyhow, @VeryPC_Colin_M and I could never really fight, we get on too well

[VeryPC_Colin_M]

Yeah I saw that. I've used a couple and I've been impressed tbh. Enough that I bought my wife one. She still loves it and doesn't hate me so that's a good enough review for me

 

Anyhow, @VeryPC_Colin_M and I could never really fight, we get on too well

 

LOL, I have relaxed my attitude toward the Linx my friend. I think they're a good little device for home users and appropriate requirements. When I checked the camera out on it, I wasn't jumping for joy, a bit grainy if I remember and saves them to the device as quite a large file. Can anyone confirm this who's got one - I might be completely wrong. It defo hits the price band needed and if it runs target tracker then it could be the one for @mikeprice, I agree with @ICTDirect_Dave on that. But..... if you'd rather a device that can do the target tracker and a bit more so you get maximum value, feel free to send me a message; We do a pretty nifty sub £200 Windows tablet that I'm confident would do the job and allow for a bit more usage too.

[sted]

Ooo... sounds like we might have a supplier fight on our hands -

 

 

 

Reference: Linx 10 tablet thread - http://www.edugeek.net/forums/netbooks-pda-phones/150816-linx-10-tablets.html

i stand by what i said in there i wouldnt touch one with a barge pole awful things with in my experience terrible wifi

[snagrat]

Got to be a Surface.

 

Not cheap, but very very good.

[liveman2]

Surface just for the fact they released a mass-deployment driver: TechNet Blogs

[witch]

Another vote for the LINX

I find the camera pretty good

[Duranis]

Not in your price range but I have one of these I won in a VeryPC competition.

 

Very good bits of kit and would be perfect for this.

 

https://shop.very-pc.co.uk/tablet/2in1-classmate/classmate-w21

 

I'm setting up a whole bunch of these right now, they where perfect for what we wanted (sturdy, easy to transport tablet which can also be used for standard desktop stuff). I looked at a lot of Win8.1 tablets and liked these the best (for our price range/requirements, YMMV).

 

I have to agree with some of the statements on the linx10, I would be happy to use one at home but the one I played with at least wasn't ideal (wifi was flakey, camera was not great and it didn't quite feel "robust" enough for the kids to use). That being said however it is cheap, the spec is good for the price and if it is teaching staff that are using it then it might work quite nicely.

[MkII]

if you'd rather a device that can do the target tracker and a bit more so you get maximum value, feel free to send me a message; We do a pretty nifty sub £200 Windows tablet that I'm confident would do the job and allow for a bit more usage too.

 

Aww come on Colin don't be shy!...

[VeryPC_Colin_M]

Ha! Me shy?! How very dare thee.! LOL! I do love my tablets.