Samsung ATIV Smart PC 500T 11.6" 64 GB Wi-Fi Grey Tablet

Finally Tablet that Can Do Real Works!!!

Strengths: - Full-size USB port || Video output || Long bettery life || Intuitive desktop & tablet mode || build-in s-pen slot || Lots of room when work in portrait mode || Multi-tasking on tablet || MS

Weakness: - Typical Windows problems still persist (frozen, hanging, need to restart) || S-pen not response once wake up from sleep mode || Charging port is at the bottom

Ultrabooks are still too big and inconvenient for casual use. Most tablets do not have full size USB and ability to do office works. Basically, I need something that light, has keyboard dock, full-size USB, stylus, good battery life, and, of course, MS Office friendly.For years, I have been searching for such tablet that I can use both for light internet surfing / youtube / games while, at the...
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Ultrabooks are still too big and inconvenient for casual use. Most tablets do not have full size USB and ability to do office works. Basically, I need something that light, has keyboard dock, full-size USB, stylus, good battery life, and, of course, MS Office friendly.For years, I have been searching for such tablet that I can use both for light internet surfing / youtube / games while, at the same time, can provide real document work (MS Words, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, the whole shebang!!!). Samsung ATIV Smart PC gives me all that I need.The tablet features a good size 11.6" screen. Some people may think the screen is too wide and akwardly shaped, but personally I found it to be very useful when work in portrait mode. There is plenty of space up top for your web surfing and document editing while there is enough space at the bottom for on-screen keyboard since you might not always have the keyboard dock around. For me, using this setup and use s-pen as a mouse, I can go through daily tasks like email, document editing and chatting effortlessly. Having a keyboard dock is nice and all, but being able to work with just the tablet keep you thin and light on the go. All the ports are all welcomed. To operate in Windows mode it is very tough to live without a full-size USB port to transfer data and micro HDMI video output for TV/monitor to do movies and presentations. It is rare to find both functions on the tablet. Full-size USB also give you access to LAN connection (with adaptor), mouse input, DVD writer, and almost all USB related devices you can imagine (it is a Windows machine obviously). For video output adaptor, it took me a while to get my hands on micro HDMI-to-VGA adaptor since most stores don't carry it so your best bet is order on-line. However, micro HDMI-to-HDMI adaptor should not be too hard to find in-store these days.The most important feature (to me) is being able to use MS Office. There is no stranger here. You will experience a full-blown MS Office as you get on any Windows computer only you can do more with touch/stylus functions. Imagine if you can write your comments or corrections down into Words/Excel without typing or wasting paper. You could also write down on the slides presentation instantly during your speech just trying to make a bit more sense out of your modest presentation. This could become handy sometime, I'm sure. Beside, the s-pen works great on S-note and even better in One Note. Very smooth writing.Some other things: The machine is great on battery life. I can go all day (mostly emails and document works) without reaching for power adapter. The start up time is fast, too, less than a minute and it's ready to go. In addition, for someone craving for more storage, the tablet will give you roughly 30GB out of the box.. Yes!.. 30 eventhough the whole thing has 64GB!! You can try to uninstall everything then selectively install your required programs back in, but it might cause you time, effort, and maybe tears to eventually ending up with a bit more storage space... Anyhow, I am no tablet PC expert so my easier solution is to go get a 64GB micro SD card and it instantly triples my storage space with no hassle. I use sandisk 64GB class 10, in case you are wondering.Well, nothing is perfect and this tablet is by all means no different.What can I say... Windows is still Windows with good old Windows' problems. Long-time Windows user should be familiar with this. You might need to restart 2-3 times a day just when those strange things occur. Some problems that I have noticed so far are 1) S-pen doesn't response when tablet wake up from sleep mode; 2) Cannot detect some USB devices; 3) Random frozen, Windows style...; 4) Cannot connect back to keyboard dock (see below).Actually, I just also got a keyboard dock to go with my tablet for a couple of weeks. Can't complain about extra USB ports and nice size keyboard. When connected as a netbook it tends to be top-heavy, but no real issue if you work on a flat surface. The only downside I have so far on the keyboard is from time to time when I disconnect the tablet from keyboard dock and re-connect it back on during use, the keyboard dock seems not to link back to the tablet. I need restart to solve the problem (surprise?). Good thing that the tablet starts up fast... :)It may seem that the tablet still has flaws, but to me, the greats far outweigh the bads and this tablet can serve me everywhere from home to office. If you have one, I think you will enjoy using it!!! Anyhow, hope you find this review useful. Thanks.

By nikornpon - Dec 6, 2012

Good value

Strengths: Touch screen, flexibility

Weakness: Crashes at times while sleeping, likely Windows 8

We have multiple users on the device and it seems that there in lies the problem. Outside of that, very enjoyable, the 11.6" screen is noticeably larger than the 10" tablets. Windows 8 takes some getting used to. For example, programs running off your desktop stop if you switch to the windows 8 platform or go into sleep mode. Also, there does not seem to be any real solution to having...
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We have multiple users on the device and it seems that there in lies the problem. Outside of that, very enjoyable, the 11.6" screen is noticeably larger than the 10" tablets. Windows 8 takes some getting used to. For example, programs running off your desktop stop if you switch to the windows 8 platform or go into sleep mode. Also, there does not seem to be any real solution to having Itunes run from windows 8. we tried the rt app and it simply does not work. Don't buy this tablet if Itunes is important as it does not work without keeping your desktop up and screen on.

By anonymous; - Dec 3, 2012

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