is this a tablet that is recommended for college or university? like taking notes, download pdf files from teachers etc.
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It is great for taking notes, onenote is awesome. You will want to buy another wacom pen with an eraser function though. I recommend the surface pro 2 pen. The pen that comes with it is nice because its attached to it, but its a little small and clumsy. As for PDF,it runs a full version of windows 8.1 so you can do anything you could do with a regular laptop. This blows the iPad out of the water with functionality.
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This particular tablet has been perfect for all you mentioned! Light weight, so easy to carry. My daughter used it for class over the summer (college ) and my husband used his for gaming, web searches, and emails. I use mine for web searches and emails mostly. Yes! We each have one.
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This tablet is an all around device. It has a market for you to download games, ebooks, video chat apps like oovoo, tango ect. It comes with an adapter so you'll be able to plug your USB into so you could transfer photos, words, power point, excel, music, what ever it maybe. You can download the Hulu app and your good to watch. I watch Netflix on mines. If you do decide on this product you will not be disappointed. It's well worth the buy
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It has Polaris Office stock, but you may be interested in this: http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-office-coming-to-android-and-apple-devices-in-early-2013-7000005563/ I believe you can create docs with the tablet and save them in .DOC format for reading on a real PC, if that is what you need to do. That would be adequate for classroom notes and such, but if you are creating term papers and the like, I'd stick with the netbook.
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This tablet was for my 13 year old son. He thinks it's pretty fast - but he's also comparing it to his last one that was pretty slow - so not sure if it's the best comparision - but it does everything he wants it to do and he hasn't complained that it's taking too long. Hope that helps. I'm not using it myself - or I might be a better judge. My son really loves it - if that helps at all.
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You may receive different opinions about this tablet. My experience with this device has been very positive. I saved money and have been able to use the device without troubles. I have even dropped the tablet multiple times until I finally bought a case to keep it in. I primarily use my tablet as a Bible to quickly find chapters and versus much faster than most people can look them up in the Bible itself. Enjoy ...
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Edubuntu is a great choice. It is ideal for young students and children, but contains all of the functionality and usability of Ubuntu, which is powerful enough to meet just about anyone's needs. I haven't used this laptop, but if it's running Edubuntu, I can certainly confirm that the operating system is excellent.
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Travis, Yes, you can. However, I think a tablet is better for taking notes and studying. The Barnes and Noble Android app also allows highlighting and taking notes and it's easier if you plan on doing a lot of studying. I have used my Nook to read study material as it's easier to carry around than a tablet, but for highlighting and note taking, it's not as efficient. It's more suited to the occasional note taking than for serious note taking during study.
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You can purchase either a stand alone wireless keyboard or a case with one attached to it. This would work for note taking in class as long as you had the room to have the keyboard. A lot of students have switched to using a Chromebook. Might want to look into the Chromebook option.
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You are welcome. This is a great tablet for the money. I brought it for my grandson at Christmas and he is really enjoying it.
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you need a application, such as Annotation.You can open PDF file on that application and add notes on it.And I believe this device is good enough for taking note.But it's hard to write small size words. And also you need to optimize window system.(you can find how to optimize on forum web sites.
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Not with this tablet, heck no. I haven't been able to download a single app. As a matter of fact, apps on Google Play won't even recognize it as a mobile device! The only thing this tablet is good for is to read pdfs, send email or go online. Videos usually load extremely slowly if at all, and it hangs up every now and again, but what else can you expect for this price, right?
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If you can afford it why not get the MacBook Pro?!? The Xoom is great but I am not sure that you can compare a full-fledged laptop to a tablet. You should evaluate if you need a lot of storage, a bigger screen, full software suites etc. Then go with the MBP. If you want portability, like being a geek and mess around with the Android OS (and are willing to sacrifice some functionality until all bugs have been fixed in Honeycomb) then buy the Xoom. But in general they are not really comparable devices!
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Bamboo Create. It was my first tablet. I got it 5 years ago and it's still fully functional through all the years of wear and tear. It's not a huge one, but it's a nice size for beginners or hobbyists. The pen pressure levels aren't too bad either. It comes with two free art programs for Windows and Mac.
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I see you are a very active member an a entusiast user of the Sony tablet. I thank your opinion. I plan to read a lot, watch movies on my trips and listen to some music. The price for 32 GB is high and was planning to save some money. But if you recommend that is not a practical option, I guess I must pay for the extra internal memory.
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Save your money and get something newer and faster. Just about any tablet is going to be faster, lighter and easier to use. You can now buy a decent tablet for considerably less than $100.
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Sorry, disregard the first answer. Please try to find the D2-727. It is a better tablet and will do games and Netflix.Digital2 PREMIER 7-Inch 4GB Tablet (Blue)Go for it! A better tablet.