(unknown member)
•
Senior Member
•
Posts: 2,057
Re: Android One tablet?
BigBen08 wrote:
Good thing I read this, as I was about to bring up the Microsoft Go 2 Surface.
Funny, I got the Go 2 to get away from Android. I like having windows on a tablet sized device. Windows is what I know and like using. But we all have different wants and likes.
I like the feel of the first Go, I assume the 2nd is similar. But assumed Windows would be too fiddly to use as a tablet with icons being too small. But Windows Lightroom is far better than Android. I noticed most reviews of the first Go said it was a bit sluggish and budget performance compared to their Surface Pro line.
I considered a used 1st gen Surface Book as that thing is beautiful and might be good enough to replace my laptop too. Probably not as I remember it being a flop performance wise.
Microsoft are doing interesting things though. But they are the most expensive out of all the competitors now that Apple is making budget lines. Their Surface Duo looks amazing. Not for me but its an amazing looking device for business users. The Neo also looks good but the split square screen seems pointless. I would love a newer Surface Book for work and Lightroom, but to get similar specs as my Dell laptop would cost the earth and the cheap iPad Pro 1st generation is probably better as a tablet e.g. bigger icons, longer batter life and Lightroom won't force you to save all photos like they do with Windows, when you just want to upload to the cloud.
Certainly an interesting space to keep an eye on with Windows X being made for tablets, probably a new design for the Surface Pro this year and there are some interesting small companies too like Chewi who have at least one device that runs Android and Windows (probably terrible). But Android tablets suck in general (the Tab S6 will be good but it's very expensive). Ipads just work in comparison, even their low spec budget machines don't seem to crash.
Do you find the photos are too small in Lightroom on the Go? I noticed they use the full screen on iOS and Android but LR CC by default has a lot more around the edges. If it can be used with just a right sidebar for editing tools I may get a Go. Would be great to have the advanced LR features like duplicate photo, enhance details etc...