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Cheetah Designs

Cheetah Designs

Cheetah Designs

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I have an Asus T100 which I really like, but I would like something bigger with a full-sized keyboard.

I think 11.6" would be the right size with a bigger keyboard and mouse trackpad. Does anything exist?

Does anything exist which has roughly the same specs, that is fan less and meets the specifications?
 
Not a tablet but have you considered a Macbook Air? I'm finding the iPad is getting less attention now I got an MBA. It's completely silent for most tasks, has the best trackpad around and a good keyboard to type on. Great battery and is so light that I use it everywhere.

Otherwise the Dell Venue 11 Pro above might suit.

I was very tempted with the Lenovo Yoga 13 too, but screen issues put me off.
 
Genoma said:
Not a tablet but have you considered a Macbook Air? I'm finding the iPad is getting less attention now I got an MBA. It's completely silent for most tasks, has the best trackpad around and a good keyboard to type on. Great battery and is so light that I use it everywhere.

Otherwise the Dell Venue 11 Pro above might suit.

I was very tempted with the Lenovo Yoga 13 too, but screen issues put me off.
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Actually I have, I do actually have one, but as soon as you try and watch something in bed, the fan goes crazy, whereas the Asus T100 is absolutely fine. I also like the fact I can use it as a tablet when I want too.

Is there anything coming out the near future that may fill my requirements?

I did find this: http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/pc-peripherals/tablet-pc/tablet-pc/XE500T1C-A02UK but it isn't baytrail. The Asus T100 is as fast as I need.
 
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Yeah, its because the duvet blocks the air vents - the fan goes mental. Anything flash or Silverlight and I notice this.
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The Yoga 13 Pro 2 gets round this as by folding the screen back the vents are on the top. Really nice bit of kit.

I own an ASUS Transformer Book T100 and used a Dell Venue 11 Pro a few weeks ago - I wasn't particularly impressed.

Its a LOT heavier and while the screen is higher resolution, but for desktop apps it throws you in to the mess that is Windows DPI scaling (as does the Yoga 13 Pro 2 of course).

By the time you price up the tablet + T100 style keyboard dock you're looking at £600+, and because its over 10.6" you don't get the free copy of Office Home and Student 2013 you do with the T100... Makes £340 for my 64GB US import T100 look like VERY good value!
 
Cheetah Designs said:
Yeah, its because the duvet blocks the air vents - the fan goes mental. Anything flash or Silverlight and I notice this.
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This is odd, mine on a duvet is totally silent running Netflix. I watched the last of House of Cards in bed with it. Fans did not go over the minimum (using a monitoring tool).
 
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