Any limitations on installing applications? $999 is pretty steep for a tablet but if this is a full blown Win 7, it doesnt sound so bad.I use a iPad and love it but there are many limitations. Now that the tablet experience is there we obviously want it to do more things.I want to know if it is possible to install any Windows application on this? Say for example Chrome browser or VLC or torrent client?Any ideas guys. Any limitations on installing applications? $999 is pretty steep for a tablet but if this is a full blown Win 7, it doesnt sound so bad.I use a iPad and love it but there are many... » Read More Any limitations on installing applications? $999 is pretty steep for a tablet but if this is a full blown Win 7, it doesnt sound so bad.I use a iPad and love it but there are many limitations. Now that the tablet experience is there we obviously want it to do more things.I want to know if it is possible to install any Windows application on this? Say for example Chrome browser or VLC or torrent client?Any ideas guys. « Show Less
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Thanks.Yes, like Chinedu said, this is a very portable 'desktop'. Not a tablet in the context of iPad and the like.And being able to install any Windows app is impressive, meaning you can do anything you can do on your desktop (well almost). Only problem how to install something like Office or photoshop, with no optical drive.
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"Can one simply upgrade the Windows 7 Home Edition to Windows 7 professional on this machine?"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtBZO7ZKOc4
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Correct. You can install Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, World of Warcraft, or any other memory and performance intensive program, game, or software. Anything windows, although like Mr. Reed said, since it is running windows home premium, you might not be able to run programs made back in the day for windows xp or older, but you can always upgrade your operating system later, up to windows 7 professional for $70, and gain the ability to run all of those xp or older programs. But yeah, just look at this tablet as a VERY portable desktop.
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I had played with one at CES, and then spent about twenty minutes going through everything on it at Frys Electronics (their demo unit) yesterday. I ran the windows experience index thing and it scored low obviously, but everything was still a tenth of a point above my current laptop which is no slouch. I run everything on my current laptop, including high graphics needs such as Rhino, Keyshot 2, Photoshop, Etc. with no problems. My point being this tablet is still just i tiny bit more powerful so it should run about anything you throw at it fairly decently. Enough to get the work done for sure
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Yes.I forgot about connecting a USB optical drive. Perfect.I like Android tablets but I think I'd rather spend about $300 more and get this. Its not like I'm going to replace this soon. New Macbook Air is C2D chip. In that sense I think this is a pretty sweet deal. Any case lets wait for some reviews.
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Can one simply upgrade the Windows 7 Home Edition to Windows 7 professional on this machine?
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From what I understand it runs on a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium so anything you could install or run on a similarly speced desktop or laptop you could run just as easily on this tablet.
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Can you tell me which Frys you went to? I'd love to mess around with an ep121 for a few minutes while I'm waiting for my order to ship ;)
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True, Maduranga brings up a good issue. You could buy office 2010 from the web and install it from the web download. or you could try copying all of the info from an office 2010 disc with another computer onto a usb drive as files, or as an image, and see if you can install from them. Worst case senario, you can borrow someone's usb cd\dvd drive and install everything on discs through it, or buy one, use it, and keep or return it.
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I purchased the EEE Slate and also purchased an external CD/DVD Drive at the same time. Use the external drive to load any MS program onto the computer. I also purcahsed a 64 GB High Speed USB drive to use for file storage to supplement the 64 GB Solid State Hard Drive. Unit works great, and blue tooth pairs up well with my Blackberry.
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Love mt GTAB totally worth the money once you modify it. You can get full market access. As others have said visit XDA Developers. I'm running VegAN Gingerbread RC1 and I'd put my tab against a XOOM or iPAD any day. Super fast, stable, beautiful screen resolution, tons of apps and it just insanely rocks! Plus it only cost $279 as opposed to $599+ Definitely more bang for the buck!
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Hello I am a Nurse also and I have a pretty decent 7 inch tablet in the Archos 7o Internet Tablet. It has Android 2.2 os, so it can handle most of the apps for android that are out there. I have a few apps that I use constantly, like Epocrates, and some Skyscape apps. This tablet does not come with the Android Market (which you can get thru the forums), it does come with a market called Appslib. Compared to the Android Market it is a little thin. Also I suggest not being afraid to dig thru the forums so you can tweek your tablet. But even if you don't buy this one do plenty of research, because if you are looking for an iPadlike experience you will need to spend around $300.00 to get a tablet with Honeycomb on it. I hope that this is helpful.
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I think you can look up to see if the apptivity is available on the tablet before you buy this. I know the apptivity is in iTunes, not sure about other devices. You can download the app for free, and if it works, I am sure you can use this.
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No, this is were the major difference is. The only options you have for adding anything is from the Google app store for the chrome os. In short this is way better. For me this is more like a rides on top piece of technology. Or this device is the control center for other devices that have files and software loaded on them. I think there is a growing list of cloud based licensing of software. I haven't tried yet. I store everything onto my home pc via chrome remote desktop. It seems to stream and open anything I've come across on the internet. You won't truly get it until you try it.
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HI jenni , happy new year ! About the question , there are a lot of apps for android that can work as the original version of Microsoft office , but the tablet desn't run Windows
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I would Not bank on it. My problem was Not resolved, so I ended up having 2 buy Windows 8 which is a definite yes!! Windows 8 costs $100+
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Not enough info about Windows 8, atm. But at first glance, I want this because I want to be able to access normal Windows 7 programs. For Windows 8, it appears that the tablet form (ARM) needs a special version of the app and these won't be necessarily the same as their x86/x64 counterparts.So, yeah...I think I'll save up for the Samsung. It has pretty much everything I need.
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Be careful-Dont be satisfied with the Starter version of Windows 7. I hear you then just have to upgrade and pay another $75, or more
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A tablet PC isn't bad for running something like Photoshop if your going surface 2 and if your going to do a lot of 3d you need something from like razor. Bottom line your spending thousands and your limited to a screen 1.5 or 2 times smaller than my yinnova. If your not planning to take it on the go this is way better.
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I love mine. I use it for business. It''s been a real work horse. It runs all my business programs, etc. I use my ipad mini to remote into it from the field and with the exception of a smaller HDD - upgrade to a bigger one if you are able - I can't complain. I HATE Windows 8 and refuse to support it. When Microsoft no longer supports Win 7 I will be getting a Mac. I'll never use 8 - ugh!
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What operating system do you plan on using? Windows 7 64 Bit= probably not, unless you are playing high end games or using CAD related programs. Windows 8= it would be worth the investment. I'm running 16 Gb of RAM with a Sabertooth on a high demand CAD machine with Windows 7, and the performance is outstanding. I'm also running 8 Gb of RAM on a Sabertooth with Windows 8 in a Premiere/After Effects/Photoshop environment and I'm purchasing 8 more Gb's to improve the performance.
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I see that someone else has already answered but I'd like to add my 2 cents. To be honest, I didn't get that far because the operating system was so cumbersome and slow that I ran out of patience well before that. From what I could see from the outset, the preloaded apps are all things that kids don't care about like a clock and calculator, and if you want something fun you have to pay between $7.00 and $25.00 for downloaded apps. We're returning ours and getting a Kindle Fire for about the same price, with many great apps that are either free, or cost no more than $3.99 (.99 is common).
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It's not the fastest laptop. You can install whatever will go on a windows base computer. Not sure how the app run. It is wireless as a laptop or tablet
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I was unable to download Java. Yes it did download the file, but when I tried to open it, it gave me an error. Had my tech guy try to force download Flash Player & Java, even remove/disable some securities. It still did not work, at least in my case. Still a great tablet even though I will still have to use my laptop for certain sites that require those apps. I would still recommend this tablet as a cheaper alternative to the iPad mini.
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Not necessarily installed, since the tablet has not been pre-configured. However, they send you your own license key and you just hit the Microsoft office app and type it in and it will go ahead and install it for you
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Yes, it runs windows just like a desktop computer. But really slow, you will search for something on Google. Then you just have to wait til it loads. It's really not that bad, but try waiting 30-40 seconds for a webpage to load. I went back to my 1st generation iPad. The iPad is so much quicker and more responsive. The android tablet almost feels like a kids device, where the iPad is more for the adults.