- Build quality feels better than the Acer W4... it's the ridges.. it makes it feel cooler
- Touchscreen feels crummy, will install the driver once Office finishes installing.
- No USB OTG Cable.. cheap Dell!
New Dell Venue Pro 8" and 11" Windows 8.1 tablets, IPS. Baytrail/Haswell, $299 and $499 up
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okie, got my Venue 8 Pro. First looks
- Build quality feels better than the Acer W4... it's the ridges.. it makes it feel cooler - Touchscreen feels crummy, will install the driver once Office finishes installing. - No USB OTG Cable.. cheap Dell! |
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Dec 12 2013, 08:17 PM
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Dec 12 2013, 09:19 PM
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Dec 12 2013, 10:11 PM
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Venue 8 is less slippery and less likely to slip out of your hands!
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Just found out that Bitlocker is ENABLED on the C drive on the Dell Venue 8 Pro, that might be what's been screwing up the write speeds on the thing, gonna disable it and check again.
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Dec 16 2013, 06:01 PM
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QUOTE(StupidGuyPlayComp @ Dec 16 2013, 06:37 PM) BIOS v A01 and A03 with HS200 support, A04 disable this setting Oh snap, increase on board mmc AND sd card speed? Looks like have to take the risk then!To Increase eMMC speed to HS200 (including the microSD fix in this as optional) 1) Swipe in from the right for the charms bar 2) Select Settings 3) Change PC Settings 4) Select Update & Recovery 5) Select Recovery (3rd option on the far left) 6) Under Advanced Startup press the button that says restart now 7) Wait for tablet to reboot 8) At blue screen Select 2nd Option, Troubleshoot 9) Select advanced options 10) Select UEFI Firmware Settings 11) Select restart (shows "restart to change UEFI firmware settings) 12) You're in a weird BIOS mode now, begin by pressing the Esc button at the top right 13) Choose Advanced (2nd option) 14) Choose LPSS & SCC Configuration 15) Change SCC emmC 4.5 HS200 Support to 'Enabled' 16) Change SCC eMMC 4.5 DDR50 Support to 'Disabled' **NOTE** if you want to increase your micro SD speeds at this point **16.1) Change DDR50 Support for SDCard to 'Enabled' **16.2) Change SDR25 Support for SDCard to 'Disabled' ************************************************** ************************* 17) Hit Esc at the top right corner twice (you should be at the main menu) 18) Select Save & Exit (Last Option) 19) Select Save Changes & Exit (First Option) 20) It asks you to confirm you want to save and exit, select yes and the tablet will reboot |
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Dec 17 2013, 09:36 PM
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QUOTE(StupidGuyPlayComp @ Dec 17 2013, 06:24 PM) Dv8p and w4 screen quality got what difference? May share? |
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QUOTE(Morning_Star @ Dec 17 2013, 11:08 PM) marauderz, u got the 64 GB version ? Yes, I got the 64GBCan't u backtrack to earlier BIOS version ? http://www.dell.com/learn/my/en/mydhs1/cor...y-venue-tablets As for backtracking, downloaded the old BIOS version installer, and yeah.. it doesn't want to install an older version. |
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QUOTE(StupidGuyPlayComp @ Dec 17 2013, 10:19 PM) Both looks the same, the W4 seems to be brighter, but I'm wondering if its just a trick of the colour temperature of the screen, the W4 seems to be warmer so there's a timge of yellow in its output, where as the Dell is colder so theres a tinge of blue in the display. |
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Here's some info for those of you who managed to get the Dell Venue 8 Pro regarding charging with battery packs.
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Bought some stuff from the Malaysian IPMart, seems ok.
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QUOTE(csong60 @ Dec 27 2013, 06:09 PM) I was at Low Yat Plaza yesterday but couldn't spot any Dell Venue Pro 8" on display. Even the staffs from the DELL showroom have no idea whether they will be bringing in this model :-( So far, there's no indication from Dell Malaysia that they're going to be bringing in the Venue 8 to Malaysia. I think you're better of with the Iconia W4 even if it's slippery like hell! Anyway, I spotted the Acer Iconia W4 on display at All IT Hypermarket & they are selling at offer price of RM1,099, which is RM100 cheaper than the listed retail price. Quite impressive, I should say. Will still wait for a week or two .... if still no sign of Dell Venue then may go for Iconia W4. |
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