Hey guys I have just entered college and the majority of my texts are e-books. I don't really like reading on my PC
so I am looking at some tablets, preferably 7-8 inch but I am considering 10 inch tablets, I will not need something like a surface pro my tablet will only play a few games watch a some movies and read on it. I am not really interested in Windows RT and I am considering Android even though I would prefer full Windows. My problem is that the majority of them use Intel atom chips and I am not sure how well they perform. I also don't need that many bells and whistles even though USB otg and an IR blaster would be cool but it would be best if the tablet is$200-$250.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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As long as you stick to the current generation of Intel Atom chips, (Bay-Trail), performance will be great. I have a Dell Venue 8 Pro and its quite good, although I must say most current 8" tablets are the same under the hood, its the smaller features that vary. The current Atom's are a far cry from the old netbook chips of old, Starcraft II was quite playable on my Venue, along with GTA San Andreas. Other people have done games like Hearthstone, Minecraft, Halo etc.
For light to moderate use, these baby's will be just fine. I don't know of tablets that have IR, although if there's a USB IR peripheral, you can definitely use it. The Venue 8 Pro is often the tablet of choice because of its popularity and often lower cost compared to its compatriots, but do check out others.
Kindle is a little simple and the venue 8pro is only 3.8 stars on amazon so I'm not sure how well it works thanks though
Only 3.8 stars? "Only" 3.8 stars? its a budget tablet. For me, it works great, only complaint is storage space (i got the 32 GB model, no SD) and that the touchscreen used to have this quirk, but its not around after i got it serviced.
The stylus was terrible at launch so Dell pulled it and redesigned it. The current styli aren't Wacom quality, but they work well.
I picked up a Fintie case and keyboard and this tablet has replaced my laptop as the go-to device for class.