but TJ, do you think its worth it to spend 3k+ on that particular tab? is the windows OS is smooth and as fluid as the iOS on ipad >3 device? i've played with it before on samsung roadshow, but there's nothing inside the hybrid tab, no movies nor music as well as no internet connection, so its kinda difficult to test its performance.

because i'm planning to buy the ATIV smart PC pro for myself. i owned galaxy tab p7500 before, sold it and go for ipad 3, but seldom use it,because i'm using my aging aspire one more. reason being, whenever i travel, i'll bring along my ext hdd with lots of anime etc inside, and watch it with my aspire one on the go, but i cant do it with my ipad 3, and now its collecting dust.

i'm thinking of getting the PC pro, or the lower end samsung ATIV that comes with Windows RT,or grab used unit of mba 11" as both lies within the same price range (2k~2.5k). both suits my requirement, as both already equipped with standard usb port that can connect my ext hdd to the system.

yea.. most probably i am thinking of getting the ATIV smart pc for myself. but what really bother me is i have a netbook which possess similar hardware to the ATIV smart pc, so i'm afraid i'm gonna regret it. haha. thinking of getting the ATIV smart PC pro but the price jump is insane. uhuh. but from the video review, the Samsung 500T ATIV Smart PC performs quite well after being tested of running multi task etc.

do you know which GPU is better, my netbook which is running on Intel GMA 3600 or the ATIV smart PC intel gpu model SGX545.

source http://www.theverge.com/products/ativ-smartpc-500t/6038

thanks a lot for the advice buddy. ipad 4 has been on my top list for a tablet for quite a long time. but what keeps holding me is the ipad lacks of adobe flash (which we're all aware of) and full size usb port. the note 10.1 on the other hand is a great piece but still due to lack of standard usb port, kind of a let down. to be able to use pendrive immediately for e.g during meeting etc is really great. but the note 10.1 is really a great item because my friend is using it, and it performs pretty decent. sorry if i'm bragging a lot here, huhu. I know it's kinda lame to find good stuff with a good price. if i really have extra cash that i dont mind to spend, Samsung ATIV smart PC pro or the Microsoft's Surface Pro will be my tablet of choice.

edited: got new poison after reading 'stringfellow' thread about the vaio duo 11". looks awesome, though a bit bulky, but i wouldn't know till i try it myself. man, need to go to sony's to test this baby. haha
*note: just survey the duo 11 price, I can get G55 or add another few hundred bucks can get the latest m14x. >_<, but yea, these are from different categories.. huhu

This post has been edited by erszebeth: Dec 24 2012, 11:38 AM