Comments on: Dell XPS 18 hands-on: 18-inch tablet? Portable all-in-one PC? Delusional?

By: MusicDOC

MusicDOC — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:01:00 +0000

I’d love to get my hands on one to use as a “virtual music stand”. I have used an iPad and 10″ Android tablets for this purpose, and while they get the job done, they are impractical for solo guitar without an accessory pedal for any music greater than a single page. With this tablet you should be able to make better use of the screen size to view 2 pages of music at a time. The weight could be a bit of a problem unless I find (or create) a adapter for a weighted stand. But, I’m willing to give it a shot!

By: Vincent Wolf

Vincent Wolf — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:52:00 +0000

It’s not as big as upcoming ‘table tablets’ for kids to play table top games on but adequate and more luggable (or huggable). Much better battery life and lower weight than the stupid Sony 20″ which is ridiculously over weight with poor battery life. Would make a good backup PC around the house for sure as so portable. I can see the kids fighting over it. Or in my case the grand kids.

By: Me Like it

Me Like it — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:50:00 +0000

How big is the brick on the power supply is the question

By: stigs007

stigs007 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:21:00 +0000

I’ve got no issues with Windows 8, so far I think it’s a pretty decent OS.

By: jdrch

jdrch — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:59:00 +0000

we’re still yet to be convinced that the big home tablet segment is one that will stick around.

Sounds a lot like what bloggers said about the Galaxy Note. Millions of sales and an iteration later …

My point is that this is the only (practical) device of its kind on the market, which makes it its own class of product.

By: jdrch

jdrch — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:50:00 +0000

Actually, that statement is valid even if you include Apple products, as OS X isn’t a touchscreen OS. Windows 8 is *the* only touchscreen OS with full traditional desktop capability.

By: Good ol' JS

Good ol' JS — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:54:00 +0000

I know, but I’d rather run Android. I personally don’t like Win8(obviously)

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:10:00 +0000

None of which are any good for touch screen tablet interactions. Win 8 is.

By: Good ol' JS

Good ol' JS — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:14:00 +0000

I still have XP and Win7 along with several Linux distros. I’m fine without Win8.

By: Rob C.

Rob C. — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:59:00 +0000

Good luck with that. Win8 only game in town for the PC market (not talking apple).

By: Good ol' JS

Good ol' JS — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:03:00 +0000

I agree. So long as it’s running anything but Win8.

By: stigs007

stigs007 — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:30:00 +0000

I like the idea of this. First off, it’s not a tablet, so any comparison is ridiculous. On one hand you have a nice all in one desktop, which you now have the ability to take somewhere else in the house. I could actually see something like this catching on.