I'm interested in getting a tablet but could really use some guidance as I've not had one before and some of my requirements are a bit unusual.
It would be replacing an ageing 10.1" Acer netbook which I use when travelling. In this capacity it would be used for web browsing and as a music player. I'd also like to use it at home as a less cumbersome option to my 15.6" laptop, especially for reading online magazines where I guess a touchscreen and portrait mode could be really useful. The other thing I'd like to do with it is use it for reading musical scores at the piano. Given these uses I've worked out a few requirements:
- needs to be at least 10" and preferably in an aspect ratio close to A4 paper. Any smaller than this and music scores become too difficult to read. I've tried using my 10.1" netbook on its side and have established that this is just big enough.
- screen needs to display text clearly
- preferably compatible with my Firestone Fireye II usb dac/headphone amplifier or failing that having good headphone output quality
- enough expandable storage to load a decent amount of music - I realise I'm not going to get a huge amount of high quality music on there though.
Things that aren't important:
- unlikely to watch much video on it
- no gaming other than the odd game of chess
- speakers don't matter as I'll always use headphones
- don't really mind what OS
- don't need a physical keyboard
Some possibilities I've been considering (sorry I can't post links):
Lenovo Yoga 2 $439 at Noel Leeming
Acer Aspire Switch SW3-013-Z3735 Hybrid Notebook $399 at Noel Leeming
Samsung Tab Pro 10.1 refurbished $440 at Laptop Battery
Nextbook 11.6 Tablet $494 at PBTech but was ~$435 the other day.
Thanks for any ideas