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10 works fine on my tablet, even a cheaper one with the typical atom processors, it has such a smaller footprint. I hate the metro "touch" mode and just use it with a Bluetooth mouse in regular PC mode.
10 works marginally better on my current tablet, given it's older (Atom Z2760). Shouldn't be much difference on something with more decent hardware aside from the UI changes. If you were someone that actually liked the "metro" side of Windows 8.1 and mostly lived there, I guess I could actually see liking 8.1 better. Like you I never cared for metro. Multiple desktops frigging finally!
Android tablets if you're just using Office is actually not so much a problem, so that's something to consider as well. Windows 10 with Atom processors works but it's a bit sluggish. Then again, doing any heavier use of Android is painful as it's not designed for it. Stuff like the Chrome Pixelbook demonstrate that very well. Great hardware but they're kind of stupid as the OS holds you back from doing much of anything that you might need the hardware for. It'll do Powerpoint, Word, Excel well enough. Just realize that the OS is pretty limited. You'll probably want Windows if really going for a laptop replacement although you certainly can do office fine in Android. Just no split screens and more cumbersome to flip between windows/apps than Windows is.
The only one Ive ever had is a Digiland DL701Q, which I bought for $50 the day before I went on an overseas trip. It has performed way better than my wildest expectations. When you're over 75, the learning curve can be pretty steep on those kinds of things, but I muddled through it just fine.
First, you need to define what size tablet you need.
Second, what functions you want.
Surface Pro looks very interesting indeed, and may just fit your needs.
However after years of using Android (and suffering software related slowdowns and hardware failures) I finally broke down last year and bought an iPad, even though I disliked the limitations of iOS. I went with Mini because I wanted a portable device for travel. I actually fell in love with iOS, despite it's limitations. It just works. I am typing this on the soft keyboard and it's working just as well and just as fast as the real one. Even better on my wife's regular sized iPad. I can take hand written notes, audio records, video clips, work with Office files (as long as there's no macros involved).
The limitations - no real file system, no real multitasking although the latest devices have some resemblance of it; need to use cloud storage since it doesn't have a SD slot.
Surface Pro in theory would let you use full blown Windows software. As a former longtime Windows Pocket PC / Windows Mobile user, however, I fully trust MS to take a great concept that no other company even comes close to, and run it into the ground.
Well, you'd be fully wrong about the Surface. It's a very capable tablet/computer that makes iPads look like kids toys.
Yup.
I had two of them for a while, and they worked fine as laptops. The screen was too small but that's just what it is. The newer 12" screen would help there versus the 10.6" on the SP2 which was just too small. I still prefer 14" but that's personal preference and what works for me as far as portability/usability goes. I mean, I'd rather have a 19" screen... I just don't want to lug that around as much as I want it. They're not for gaming or serious CAD work, but for your basic productivity smaller form factor and chintzy keyboard aside they work just as well as any other similar sized ultrabook would. Most ultrabooks have chintzy keyboards too though, so not even that is all that different.
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