Sunday 2 August 2015

Linx 7 Windows 8.1 Tablet: First Impressions

Recently I purchased a new tablet to replace my old Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, which was suffering from Android fragmentation (Outlook wouldn't install/update on Android 4.1).


I fancied a Windows tablet due to the upcoming Windows 10 free upgrade and quite honestly the Samsung tablet used to take about 20 minutes to boot up into a useable state.


The Linx tablet is swift and boots up/resumes very quickly, but I'm having to spend time updating the software on it.


My biggest issue is the learning curve required for Windows 8.1 - What a nightmare system! I'm still trying to figure out what swiping up, down, left and right is actually supposed to do!
Add to this the Metro interface and somehow I can also switch to a desktop, and it's very confusing compared even to the various Android tablets around.
- I thought that it would be more like Windows Phone.


Oh well, live and learn.


However, I've no idea when this tablet is going to get upgraded to Windows 10, so just as I'm getting used to it, I'll be faced with yet another learning curve.


So far, I really don't regret my purchase, and I'll blog some reviews and comments as I'm using this tablet.