![]() ![]() Top that off with 64gb SSD drive and expanded storage with an additional 64gb micro SD drive….AND the ability to wirelessly project to another screen using built in Miracast and you couldn’t want anything more…right? Wrong! As a power user I am often at my desk running multiple monitors for different applications.Is the laptop on its way out? With reports of tablet sales surging and laptop sales declining, you might think so. It ships with Microsoft Office and since it runs Windows 8.1 it can be domain joined, Bit Locker encrypted for Enterprise strength security, and can run any application in my organization. Not only is it one of the slickest, most capable, and affordable tablets, on the planet but it is also one of the most versatile. “I love my Dell Venue 8 Pro Windows 8.1 Tablet. He just replaced his notebook with the Dell Venue 8 Pro. I hope he can convince you to invest the 400 bucks □ – Please watch his 2 minute video as well. I let Michael Gannoti speak for the Windows 8 inch tablets. And I am still waiting for Lenovo to release a Bay Trail version of the their ThinkPad Tablet 2, so I can get a speedy lightweight 10-inch tablet with a good active digitized pen. But I am really surprised by the high prices I bet those prices will drop in the months to come-they have to. Again, those prices were off, so who knows what it will cost on release.Īgain, it’s good to see more Windows productivity tablets come out, and the Mixx 2 10 clearly meets the spec. The Mixx 2 11 is not on their website yet but was described in the CES announcement at $200 more. ![]() Lenovo is also releasing the Mixx 2 11 which is a Surface Pro 2 competitor (Intel i5, 11 inch screen) with a weight of 1.8 pounds. You decide, but my take is that the Asus advantages outweigh the Lenovo’s. With the Lenovo you’ll need to undock first to fold the keyboard against the unit. Folding docked keyboard design on Asus slightly improves keyboard access.Asus tablet is slightly lighter (1.2 lbs vs.USB 3 on Asus (only USB 2 on the Lenovo).Accepts added 64 GB SD card (Lenovo is limited to 32 GB SD card for some reason).Longer Battery Life (advertises up to 11 hours-and it gets that Lenovo advertises only up to 8 hours-no confirmation yet).If like other Lenovos, it probably has a better feel to the keyboard, and probably has a better trackpad.Keyboard (and so combined units) slightly thinner than Asus (by 0.1 inch).Asus had to add weight to keyboard to prevent tipping. I suspect the total weight (tablet + keyboard) is less than the Asus since this Lenovo uses an offset slot to keep the docked unit from tipping over.Double built-in storage option (up to 128 GB).Here is my list of advantages of each (without my yet having seen the Lenovo, so take this with a grain of salt). (By the way, the Lenovo website currently seems to have their prices swapped, showing the 128 GB unit as being $50 less expensive than the 64 GB unit let’s see how long it takes them to fix that, and if they honor their mistake). But does that make it worth $300-$350 more? For $100 to $200 more, it might be worth the higher quality and larger storage option, you decide. The Lenovo build looks better and has a larger built-in storage option. The processor is the same and both have 2 GB RAM. As I said, the size and weight are similar. The model to compare this Lenovo to is clearly the Asus Transformer T100. This unit was originally announced at CES. However, their release has been much slower than Intel originally predicted, so it’s good to see another model finally released. That’s because many have a true tablet weight (around 1 pound) yet are speedy enough to handle most traditional laptop work functions. If you’ve been following my blogs, you know I’ve been saying since summer that lightweight 10 to 11 inch Bay Trail Windows tablets are the wave of the future for productivity tablets. However, the Mixx 2 posts a price about $300 to-$350 $100 to $200 more than the Asus And like the Asus, the price includes a keyboard dock. This is a good looking productivity tablet with the same size, weight, and processor as the Asus Transformer T100 I reviewed about 2 months ago. ![]() Lenovo just posted on their website their new Mixx 2 10-inch Bay Trail tablet, shipping now. ![]()
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