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You might consider the Asus T100 laptop/tablet convertible which you can get in the 32gb for $319 at Amazon,com

The 32gb doesn't leave a lot of disk space, but you can add 64gb card later. Or Amazon has the 64gb for $379

I have one and I love it. It actually replaced a Lenovo x230 I had and works great. It's fast enough to handle most PC tasks like web, email, browsing, etc and can run Office fine too. It'll run some games too, but for the newest ones you'll need to turn down the graphics to low. They've updated all the drivers/bios quite a bit and it's very stable.

You'll get a nice touchscreen laptop, and a very capable tablet too. 8hr battery life, it's a good deal. Good luck!

^ this.

First to take from this is the CPU that your laptop is using. HP's documentation on it shows that the processor is an AMD E1-1500. Check out this chart for some comparison purposes:

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/midlow_range_cpus.html

Oh man. There's 6+ year old processors that went past that CPU. A friggin Netburst Pentium went past it. I'm not just ragging out your CPU, but I was bitten by a very similar one in my Acer W500 tablet and that came with Windows 7. Removed all the preinstalled cruft, popped Windows 8 onto it and it was a good deal smoother. Not buttery smooth but that's just how the system is. It works though.

You can probably go a little further if you put a solid state drive to replace your mechanical 320 GB drive but you'll ultimately be held back by your CPU first. Also there's the thing of reinstalling Windows 8 onto your new hard drive if you went this route. HP may have recovery discs but I don't know if your laptop comes with it. More RAM helps a bit but if you're doing light things, it won't show much of an impact.

What may help more is uninstalling most of the preinstalled apps. Get rid of the antivirus and preloaded software first. PC Decrapifier may help. http://pcdecrapifier.com/download

Windows 8 and 8.1 behaves faster than 7 on slower platforms though. My old tablet (W500) and a really old Pentium M series laptop did like 8 more than Windows 7. YMMV

Yes your scenario is quite correct.

I do understand that it wouldn't be ideal, but I'd like to see the outcome anyway. Like you said, it'd be a fun experiment to try out. If it turns out unplayable then at least I know for future reference. If it turns out well then all the more better!

Of course nothing external could replace the native install of windows and anything close would probably cost a fortune and is probably still not optimised as it is new technology.

If it works for Win 8 it will most certainly work for 8.1. My old roommate used this adapter on 8.1 and he got good results from it.

In my opinion, you should find a way to utilize your wired/ethernet connection. You'll get better speeds and performance. Ethernet cable and accessories are super cheap too. Just a suggestion.

> Windows 8.1 was installed personally by myself not from the factory. I am wondering if this is a possibility with the oem version of windows.


Yes, this will be fine per the OEM licensing terms. Starting with Windows 8.1, the OEM license agreement says you may move it elsewhere as long as you don't continue to use it on the old system. With Windows 7/8 and prior, OEM was technically tied to one machine, non-transferable, and only the retail(Win7/prior) and full(Win8) licenses allowed for transferring to other systems.


http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/Pages/windows-licensing-for-personal-use.aspx#fbid=v71Uq7b5N3V


For future reference, if you're not building a system yourself, just get the Full edition. It's actually intended for installing on pre-existing systems per the EULA, is pretty much the same price range as OEM(maybe a $7-10 difference), can be transferred between as many devices of your own as needed(but still one at a time), and even allows for a one-time transfer of the license to another person.


http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-8-1-Full-Version/dp/B00EDSI7QO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420478599&sr=8-1&keywords=windows+8.1+full

HP Stream 8 on Amazon is $150 right now, comes with year of office 365, and free 4g service (200mb a month).

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Windows-4G-Enabled-Includes-Personal/dp/B00NSHLUFQ

I just picked one up, nice tablet despite the mediocre specs.

Thank you for the reply. Which of these would be better as they both say that they aren't the upgraded version.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EDSI7QO/ref=s9_simh_gw_p65_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0ZGYREC48NKBQFNNMECS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846
or
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F3ZN2W0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p65_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0ZGYREC48NKBQFNNMECS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846

Mmmm it's only a PPTP server. I'd steer clear of using the router for remote access. Get one that does SSL VPN (and I guess DynDNS compatible if you don't have a fixed IP) and things might be easier.

I use a Sonicwall TZ215 UTM at home. Works for me.

I used this. It worked great.

this one would work.

Basically any tablet with ATOM. It's a little more expensive, but not as bad as an i5 chip.

Edit: Well, at this point, the only rt tablet for sale is the surface. So anything other than the surface can run it.

I noticed you mentioned UK, so: ASUS T-100 The Amazon UK site doesn't mention (at least I didn't see it) but it comes w/ Office 2013 Home and Student for free.

The T-200 is significantly more expensive (but larger) but has the exact same Atom CPU, and I'm unsure if it's available in the UK (I did not see it on amazon.co.uk but it is on amazon.com)

Actually I'd go with something like the Toshiba Encore 2, or Dell Venue 8 Pro, which you can get for $199, if you want a Android-type tablet. Runs full Windows 8. So you have about ...4 million apps? Beats up any Android tablet.

http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Encore-WT8-B32CN-8-0-Inch-Tablet/dp/B00KK8S1IU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408815229&sr=8-1&keywords=encore+2

64 GB is as big as it'll take. You might want to buy the 64 GB version of the transformer if your budget can handle it. I just bought one myself, but stuck to the 32 GB one due to budget constraints. After installing Office and VLC, I'm down to 10 GB free. I don't tend to keep media on my PC though so its not a deal breaker, for me anyways.

I've typed a bunch on it at this point and have had no real problems with the keyboard. If you can touch type, you'll get used to it. You might want to spring for a wireless mouse for situations where you have the space. As mentioned, the right click on the touch pad is pretty loud.

I would also advise you to follow the instructions on this amazon review.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/review/B00FFJ0HUE/RAACT1MLRZDYY/ref=mw_dp_cr?cursor=1&sort=rd

How can i tell the difference?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005H3I38Q?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

I think it's a passive adapter.

Let amazon turn sadface into happyface:

http://www.amazon.com/SoundBot%C2%AE-SB340-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Compatible/dp/B00F25Z0FS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425533778&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+bluetooth

well... There still is Windows 7, and you can still install it on almost every PC there is

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amazon link: here | Windows 7 install guide: here or here

Here is the link

Also these are the headphones I'm trying to use but I don't know if they are 2.5mm or 3.5mm
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Skullcandy-Inkd-2-0-In-Ear-Headphones/dp/B007136B7A/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1395172181&sr=8-13&keywords=earphones+with+mic