Sony Xperia Tablet S to be available again in mid-November

5. deuel_18 posted on 28 Oct 2012, 00:02 2

but too expensive

15. Kronic (banned) posted on 29 Oct 2012, 00:09 0

It would have been more successful with a 1080P display but Sony is late the party and nexus 10, ipad 4, infinity 700 and surface now dominate the tablet market.

4. rusticguy posted on 27 Oct 2012, 23:10 0

Next year all ipads (mini/mega) will be water proof and price may go up by few humdred $ for that reason.

7. cepcamba posted on 28 Oct 2012, 05:25 2

Depends on what you'll use it for:

Sony Vaio T Ultrabook = for serious work (programming, macros, etc)

Surface w/ RT and Sony Xperia S= for student/typical office work (Word, powerpoint, Excel, etc - without macros and plugins)

I'll get an Android Tab over the Surface RT anyday. How I see it: Surface RT is targeted at companies looking to upgrade their PCs to W8,

8. Aaron_R96 posted on 28 Oct 2012, 06:09 0

Well, I'm a student, so it will mainly be for essays and note-taking, and portability is absolutely essential - hence why I was considering the Surface with Windows RT - I'm normally an Android guy too - I just really want the Microsoft Office programs and keyboard for a tablet..

However, I also need iTunes and other legacy programs for my other devices and leisure programs - and my laptop is starting to get a bit dated, hence the idea of the Ultrabook..

I already have the Sony Tablet S (though will sell it and replace if I get Xperia Tablet S or Surface) and know that android tablets cant offer the office suite that Microsoft can - not yet anyway..

Not sure what to do! Thanks for your reply by the way.

9. cepcamba posted on 28 Oct 2012, 07:28 0

Sure there's a windows suite bundled with the Surface RT, but the office functions you can use are pretty much the same as the ones on Android (e.g. Polaris).

I think what you're trying to say is you want to replace your old laptop AND your Tablet S AT THE SAME TIME with a single device.

Well, if I were you I'd wait for the Surface Windows 8 Pro, that's the only thing (coming soon) that can replace both your tab and your laptop.

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10. Aaron_R96 posted on 28 Oct 2012, 07:39 0

Yeah that maybe is what i'm trying to do without realising it haha! And yeah, that's what I wondered about MS office on the Surface RT.. it would allow me to do what I need to do I think, but realistically the only way i'm gonna be able to have portability and a replacement for both is through the surface pro or Vaio T.. and i'm swaying towards Vaio T.. thanks for your help though!

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13. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 28 Oct 2012, 16:39 1

get the Vaio dude! :)

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16. Aaron_R96 posted on 29 Oct 2012, 02:16 0

HahaHaha! as much as i'd love too its quite expensive, and I think id miss having some form of trackpad! :(