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Originally Posted by sa226
Do you find it underpowered at all? I'm very intrigued by the Windows 8 tablets, but I'm somewhat hesitant to dive in until the devices mature a bit.
I also despise lag of any kind.
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I'm quite happy with it actually.
I run a full copy of Office 2013 on the device, I use OneNote for taking notes when meeting with clients and PowerPoint for presenting straight from the device, and when I travel, I use it for watching TV show episodes and movies (1080p HD MKVs) on the plane. It's very snappy and responsive, and the battery life is awesome. Hell, I was running late to the office one day so I joined a Lync call on it over the LTE cellular network with audio and HD video while I had tons of other crap in the background and it wasn't phased in the slightest.
Best of all, it's x86-based (not an ARM processor) so I can run normal applications on it. I am the sort of user who will find the breaking point of a device like this. I mean, temper your expectations, don't expect to run VMs on it or play any serious games.
sclitheroe got to play with it a little bit at the office a couple weeks ago, I don't know if he got to try it enough, but he can attest to its responsiveness if he did.
I think the ATIV Smart PC is a true iPad killer in functionality, and - in my opinion - the Surface RT would be as well if the RT was x86-based and not ARM-based.