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Meganium said:
Alright guys. I've been biting my tongue for a while now, and I'm gonna go for buying a tablet this coming payday.

I love Apple, and I've been wanting an iPad for a while...but I also have my eye on the latest Samsung Galaxy Tab. But I'm iffy when it comes to size. When I hold a 7-8 inch tablet, it feels like I'm holding a phone. I don't know...I'm THAT picky. I only need the tablet for uni so I don't have to carry my laptop around anymore. I have etextbooks I prefer reading comfortably from the tablet instead of the computer screen.

If anyone has some recommendations, let me know! I'm pretty open.
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8" tablets aren't so bad, but a 7" tablet might feel like a phone, especially if you own an iPhone 6+ or any other "phablet" out there. If I may ask, what is your budget when it comes to getting a tablet, and what are you looking for in terms of general functionality?
 
Meganium said:
Alright guys. I've been biting my tongue for a while now, and I'm gonna go for buying a tablet this coming payday.

I love Apple, and I've been wanting an iPad for a while...but I also have my eye on the latest Samsung Galaxy Tab. But I'm iffy when it comes to size. When I hold a 7-8 inch tablet, it feels like I'm holding a phone. I don't know...I'm THAT picky. I only need the tablet for uni so I don't have to carry my laptop around anymore. I have etextbooks I prefer reading comfortably from the tablet instead of the computer screen.

If anyone has some recommendations, let me know! I'm pretty open.
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imo you should look into a convertible Windows tablet. The trouble with iPads and android tablets is that they work like oversized phones, but windows tablets use the same os as a laptop. If you just need something for basic uni needs look into a tablet like this. They're usually not too heavy and you can detach the keyboard if you really don't need a keyboard.
 
My main dilemma when it comes to windows tablets is...I don't want that tablet to replace a laptop or desktop, ya know? I still am fond of physical keyboards, as well as customization abilities...so I don't want to *fully* transition as of yet. I want a tablet mainly to just...leave my laptop at home so I don't have to carry it around at uni. Mainly I use it to access the web, and to read books on it.

Also YAY WINDOWS 10. Currently backing up my stuff as I speak. Are we able to upgrade it at midnight sharp? Or do we have to wait in line? I'm willing to do that right now.
 
A mysterious download is going on in my laptop, and a new $Windows.~BT folder has appeared in the root of the system drive. It's 3.5 GB large now.

I think I'm going to be really excited. :)
 
Installed several updates, try to use provided CMD to get the thingy. But I don't see Get windows 10 on my taskbar and my windows is genuine and SP1
 
I'm grabbing the ISOs of Windows 10 just in case. I'm downloading both the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions, and should the need arise, I'll just need to use a burnt DVD of them.
 
Actually nevermind. I manage to installed 10 after all. Despite really slow installation process and it finally came
 
It's a very good idea to just grab the media creation tool and upgrade from there/burn a DVD and use the installer within the burned DVD instead.

And, no matter what, never attempt to upgrade by booting the DVD or USB stick. It won't recognize a pre-existing Windows installation that way. Run the installer as if it were an app's setup program instead.
 
Twiggy said:
And, no matter what, never attempt to upgrade by booting the DVD or USB stick. It won't recognize a pre-existing Windows installation that way. Run the installer as if it were an app's setup program instead.
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That seems kind of counterintuitive, don't you think
 
agree updating to Win10 wasn't a easy or fun process.. many bumps and quite slow.

I also had to use the make a media thing as the GWX app just vanished on my Dell Win7 machine. I ran it from the dl (it has a install [update] now selection as well as burn dvd/usb)

Overall it took about 2 1/2 to 3 hours to complete the update. then another 2 hours to get "activated"

But it does work and seems to be ok looking too: https://snag.gy/kyiIb.jpg EXCEPT for all that damn white EVERYWHERE!
 
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