Corner Geeks 34: Asus Vivo Tab 8 & Nokia XL

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Sep 13, 2014•15 min

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Episode description

ASUS VivoTab Note 8

ASUS website
As an alternative to the Surface Pro 3 more for drawing stuff due to stylus
8″ screen (1280×800)
iPad mini sized but full Windows 8.1
US$250 (32GB)
Charges via micro USB
No full USB port:
- only has 1 micro USB port
- requires USB OTG cable (similar to phones) to provide full USB port
Atom processor can be a bit slow (not as bad as previous netbooks) but good value for full fledge device

Nokia XL

Specs on GSM Arena on Nokia XL
Nokia website: Nokia XL
Low end Android with a custom skin including Nokia software (e.g offline Here maps)
Plasticky but nice

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