Windows RT/ARM – Does It Offer Nearly As Many Benefits As X86?
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x86 FTW
I will not be getting a Windows 8 or Windows RT tablet. Why? Because it is Micro$oft…
I think you are stuck in the 90s. Unless you havent noticed, Apple has surpassed MS in the Dr Evil zone. In this century, we dont worry about such things, otherwise how else can we accept Apple’s anti competetive measures and still consider it so cool?
Been using windows 8 consumer preview will upgrade to windows 8 Pro and will be getting a windows 8 Pro laptop and Windows RT tablet. Why? Because it is not Apple and approximately 9 in 10 people are using Microsoft.
you are telling the truth and i can not wait for Windows 8 and plan to use either or both.
My concern is the hardware of this device and its counterpart Windows 8 tablet. Will the Win8 tablet contain a hard drive like the laptops and desktops or will it have solid state memory? How does one install of the Windows legacy desktop apps onto the tablet? Will this tablet begin to slow down as the hard drive fills up? Will the OS use virtual memory on the hard drive? If the OS is like the desktop version, will it be running anti-virus and anti-malware software?
Will the WinRT tablets have a hard drive or solid state memory? Will have to run anti-virus and anti-malware software? Will it slow down as well?
If the Win8 tablet has a hard drive, expect it to crash! How will it get replaced?
If it has a good RDP client, (I think I heard somewhere that this is only in Professional, hopefully Im mistaken), Windows RT is a good choice. I will have a Windows 8 Pro Desktop running as a basic home server. A tablet then doenst need access to the software directly, as long as it has access to the data and Metro Apps. Consistency, persistent presence on any windows 8 device make the environment pretty hard to beat.
I’m a fan of the platform so yes I’ll own several when they finally show e up. I like my customer preview and admittedly it did take a few minutes of adjustment but now, I’m all over this.
The more I read about these Windows 8 tablets, the more I think an x86 Windows 8 tablet will be the way to go. One thing Windows brings to the table is freedom. Apple and Google tend to regulate their devices heavily.Â
However, Windows 8 x86 on a sleek Surface tablet might be just the right thing. Perfect for consuming media (books, magazines, comics) and still having the option to run regular Windows software, even older games and games made for netbooks (like Torchlight). For example, the desktop version of the Zinio app has a much larger selection than either the Android or iPad versions. To me, that’s valuable.Heck, I am this close to just buying an Acer Windows 7 tablet for these reasons.
Thank you.