Tablet advice... smallish and portable, and able to do a bit of work in a pinch
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As those who follow my ramblings are aware, I have a quite portable windows laptop, but it's a bit large as a device for flying with. (No, I don't mean I don't need a plane. C'mon people!) So, I'm looking at 8 or 9 inch tablet. As I want it to be legit tax deductible for my side job company, I'd want to have the ability to edit Word documents on it, with highlighting, and edit history maintained. (I do proofreading for furriners writing academic papers in English, and they'd be peeved if I messed up their doc's table formatting and annotations). Anyone with experience running Office Mobile on android? Can you work without an internet connection for a while? (ie, on a plane!)? Does the one drive stuff give you local copies on your laptop? And any recommendations for a nice but not daft expensive tablet? I'm tempted by the LG 8.3 one, and also tempted to wait a few weeks for the Nexus 9. Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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As those who follow my ramblings are aware, I have a quite portable windows laptop, but it's a bit large as a device for flying with. (No, I don't mean I don't need a plane. C'mon people!) So, I'm looking at 8 or 9 inch tablet. As I want it to be legit tax deductible for my side job company, I'd want to have the ability to edit Word documents on it, with highlighting, and edit history maintained. (I do proofreading for furriners writing academic papers in English, and they'd be peeved if I messed up their doc's table formatting and annotations). Anyone with experience running Office Mobile on android? Can you work without an internet connection for a while? (ie, on a plane!)? Does the one drive stuff give you local copies on your laptop? And any recommendations for a nice but not daft expensive tablet? I'm tempted by the LG 8.3 one, and also tempted to wait a few weeks for the Nexus 9. Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
I've not tried highlighting or edit history, but I use Kingsoft Office[^] on my Nexus 7, and it works just fine - it also claims to be 100% compatible with MS Office, so it should do what you want. I'd be tempted to try a Kingsoft/Dropbox combo for flights (but I'd want a real keyboard for any serious typing).
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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As those who follow my ramblings are aware, I have a quite portable windows laptop, but it's a bit large as a device for flying with. (No, I don't mean I don't need a plane. C'mon people!) So, I'm looking at 8 or 9 inch tablet. As I want it to be legit tax deductible for my side job company, I'd want to have the ability to edit Word documents on it, with highlighting, and edit history maintained. (I do proofreading for furriners writing academic papers in English, and they'd be peeved if I messed up their doc's table formatting and annotations). Anyone with experience running Office Mobile on android? Can you work without an internet connection for a while? (ie, on a plane!)? Does the one drive stuff give you local copies on your laptop? And any recommendations for a nice but not daft expensive tablet? I'm tempted by the LG 8.3 one, and also tempted to wait a few weeks for the Nexus 9. Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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As those who follow my ramblings are aware, I have a quite portable windows laptop, but it's a bit large as a device for flying with. (No, I don't mean I don't need a plane. C'mon people!) So, I'm looking at 8 or 9 inch tablet. As I want it to be legit tax deductible for my side job company, I'd want to have the ability to edit Word documents on it, with highlighting, and edit history maintained. (I do proofreading for furriners writing academic papers in English, and they'd be peeved if I messed up their doc's table formatting and annotations). Anyone with experience running Office Mobile on android? Can you work without an internet connection for a while? (ie, on a plane!)? Does the one drive stuff give you local copies on your laptop? And any recommendations for a nice but not daft expensive tablet? I'm tempted by the LG 8.3 one, and also tempted to wait a few weeks for the Nexus 9. Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
Mrs Wife has a first gen Acus Transformer. I'm not sure of the new ones, but it is a good little slab with a detachable keyboard. Works well with [free] office clone and is reliable with plenty of battery.
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I've not tried highlighting or edit history, but I use Kingsoft Office[^] on my Nexus 7, and it works just fine - it also claims to be 100% compatible with MS Office, so it should do what you want. I'd be tempted to try a Kingsoft/Dropbox combo for flights (but I'd want a real keyboard for any serious typing).
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
Well, for the work I'm thinking of (proofreading), I kinda hope the writing will be the minority, so on screen wouldn't bee too bad. I wouldn't dream of creating documents without a real keyboard though!
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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Not sure if it meets all the criteria, or if its available where you are but I just wanted to mention how good the new Hudl 2 is. I got one a couple of days after the release and its a great toy.
I have heard excellent things about the Hudl, so I expect the 2 to be good too. But I'm not in the UK, so availability would be an issue. Can I just wander into a big Tesco and pick one up? (I'll be in blightly in a few weeks). Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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Mrs Wife has a first gen Acus Transformer. I'm not sure of the new ones, but it is a good little slab with a detachable keyboard. Works well with [free] office clone and is reliable with plenty of battery.
Isn't that getting a bit too close to a real laptop? I'll probably have my Yoga 2 Pro with me too... Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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Isn't that getting a bit too close to a real laptop? I'll probably have my Yoga 2 Pro with me too... Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
Not really, it is very light and small.
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Not sure if it meets all the criteria, or if its available where you are but I just wanted to mention how good the new Hudl 2 is. I got one a couple of days after the release and its a great toy.
Just reread http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/tablets/391081/tesco-hudl-2[^] and they basically say it's excellent value. I am tempted to pay a bit more for more though (claiming it as pre-tax sorta means the government pays half...) Have you noticed the lag they comment on? Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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I have heard excellent things about the Hudl, so I expect the 2 to be good too. But I'm not in the UK, so availability would be an issue. Can I just wander into a big Tesco and pick one up? (I'll be in blightly in a few weeks). Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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I've not tried highlighting or edit history, but I use Kingsoft Office[^] on my Nexus 7, and it works just fine - it also claims to be 100% compatible with MS Office, so it should do what you want. I'd be tempted to try a Kingsoft/Dropbox combo for flights (but I'd want a real keyboard for any serious typing).
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
OriginalGriff wrote:
it also claims to be 100% compatible with MS Office
Not even MS Office is compatible with MS Office. :~
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Any organization is like a tree full of monkeys. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
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Just reread http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/tablets/391081/tesco-hudl-2[^] and they basically say it's excellent value. I am tempted to pay a bit more for more though (claiming it as pre-tax sorta means the government pays half...) Have you noticed the lag they comment on? Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
I haven't noticed any lag problems with anything I use it for. Mainly email, F****ook, YouTube, Chrome casting etc. It should be root-able soon which is something I'm waiting for as I want to be able to use my 32GB microSD card as main storage for Spotify etc. After its rooted it won't be long before somebody has it running Windows. I'm not too sure why anybody would want to do that though, except "because they can".
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As those who follow my ramblings are aware, I have a quite portable windows laptop, but it's a bit large as a device for flying with. (No, I don't mean I don't need a plane. C'mon people!) So, I'm looking at 8 or 9 inch tablet. As I want it to be legit tax deductible for my side job company, I'd want to have the ability to edit Word documents on it, with highlighting, and edit history maintained. (I do proofreading for furriners writing academic papers in English, and they'd be peeved if I messed up their doc's table formatting and annotations). Anyone with experience running Office Mobile on android? Can you work without an internet connection for a while? (ie, on a plane!)? Does the one drive stuff give you local copies on your laptop? And any recommendations for a nice but not daft expensive tablet? I'm tempted by the LG 8.3 one, and also tempted to wait a few weeks for the Nexus 9. Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
I can't believe no one said this - take the red pill!
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OriginalGriff wrote:
it also claims to be 100% compatible with MS Office
Not even MS Office is compatible with MS Office. :~
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Any organization is like a tree full of monkeys. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
Cynic! Accurate, but cynical! :laugh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Cynic! Accurate, but cynical! :laugh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
Cynic is my middle name. :sigh:
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Any organization is like a tree full of monkeys. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
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I can't believe no one said this - take the red pill!
Groan... and yes, I didn't think of that either!
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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Cynic is my middle name. :sigh:
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Any organization is like a tree full of monkeys. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
Cynic is my middle name
Hmm, that must be a Skåne thing?
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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As those who follow my ramblings are aware, I have a quite portable windows laptop, but it's a bit large as a device for flying with. (No, I don't mean I don't need a plane. C'mon people!) So, I'm looking at 8 or 9 inch tablet. As I want it to be legit tax deductible for my side job company, I'd want to have the ability to edit Word documents on it, with highlighting, and edit history maintained. (I do proofreading for furriners writing academic papers in English, and they'd be peeved if I messed up their doc's table formatting and annotations). Anyone with experience running Office Mobile on android? Can you work without an internet connection for a while? (ie, on a plane!)? Does the one drive stuff give you local copies on your laptop? And any recommendations for a nice but not daft expensive tablet? I'm tempted by the LG 8.3 one, and also tempted to wait a few weeks for the Nexus 9. Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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I will definitely explore Kingsoft. I would be a bit nervous about ordering in $'s from a company that imports from China. I imagine their quality is as good as anyone else's but if there is a problem, I'd be a bit stuffed? ps, Living in Sweden, as you might not have know that!
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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Jörgen Andersson wrote:
Cynic is my middle name
Hmm, that must be a Skåne thing?
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
Isn't that more like daft?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Any organization is like a tree full of monkeys. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
