Dell Venue 11 Pro 11-Inch Tablet PC (1.60 GHz Intel Core i5 i5-4300Y, 8GB Memory, 256GB SSD, IPS Technology, Windows 8.1) Black

In general the product it is fast and responsive. I had none of the issues described upon the first power up and trial - I updated all of the drivers and BIOS... BTW: mine does have the vPro version of the Intel Core i5 - with version A10, the latest is A13. I also purchased the Dell Tablet Keyboard - Slim (2K3H1), and a 64GB microSD card for my tablet. Though it is not explicitly clear that this machine DOES have an micro SD expansion memory slot - I had to learn this by downloading the user guide from Dell and this was the clincher for me over the Surface Pro 2. - I am extremely happy with the performance. One thing to note about the BIOS upgrade: Dell has 3 versions for this machine - 2 for the 7130 configuration standard and vPro and 1 for the 7139 configuration. There is no way to tell if it is vPro or not, but Dell did a good job with their installation utility to tell you if the BIOS upgrade version you selected is the right one - I recommend starting with the non vPro version. I learned through the BIOS information that mine was initially manufactured in April/2014 -so these are past the recall date if anyone was concerned about this. After all of the driver and OS updates - this machine is a screamer in performance - no freezes like the other write-ups describe. The slim keyboard works flawlessly and is extremely stable in connectivity to the tablet. If anyone is considering the Surface Pro 2 - you may want to reconsider the Dell Venue 11 Pro instead... Edit... I ended up also purchasing the Dell Mobile tablet keyboard, as the extra battery will be nice for how I will be using it. Product Warranty: The Product will have a remainder of the original owners warranty from when they purchased the unit(s). - NOT THE FULL 1 YEAR WARRANTY FOR A NEW UNIT.... this was learned when going through a lengthy registration and warranty transfer process with Dell. Mine ended up being only 6 months for a Dell factory warranty.

its an alright tablet, but its not as sturdy as i would have liked it to be. its heavy and doesn't have the screen flexibility. The better choice would have been a full desktop.

I had a Venue 8 before that was fully loaded - it was outstanding. This is a good little product, running windows is a pain in the aXX , but I need the advanced functionality that IPAD just cannot handle. It is a little heavy for a tablet but problem free unlike the other major companies tablet I tried, no it was not Apple or HP. With that said, with the exceptions of the last two tables I purchased, I generally do not like Dell products and found windows 8 clunky – however their PC support is much longer and more inclusive (yes it always someone that speaks poor English and or Spanish – but so do the rest). The XPS 10 tablet was junk, constantly required rebuilding the OS due to the processor, solid state drive, etc. This little thing does more than my new HP PC and has outstanding battery life. The only reason I have not converted my PC into a boat anchor is the lack of a USB ports that will drive external devices like my HDMI port.

First off, I think a managed to strike a very good deal when I purchased my Venue 11 Pro online as a slightly used device with 8 Gig RAM and 256 Gig SSD. The deal include a brand new docking station, an active stylus/pen, Office 2010 (legit copy with activation code) and keyboard/cover, all for slightly over $420. So my review is definitely biased as a result of the price. Also, since I owned a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 i7 version before, this will inevitable turn into a Venue 11Pro vs Surface Pro3 comparision. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 i7 version I owned before had 256Gig SSD and 8Gig RAM, type cover and docking station, which I paid about $1400 for. IMHO, the Surface Pro 3 is definitely the best tablet, after one buys the accessories, and it is extremely stylish, too. But it comes at a price. The Venue11 Pro comes with an i5 CPU which is slightly slower than the i7, but in real life I think the difference is indistinguishable. As of this writing the Venue Pro 11 definitely needs all the latest firmware and drivers downloaded and installed from Dell to get the full potential and troublefree operation. Unlike the Surface Pro3, the Venue 11 Pro can be upgraded by simply removing the plastic backplate to gain access to the M.2 SATA slot, RAM and WiFi adapter (not to mention the SIM card slot, if one wants to install a WWAN capable adapter). I upgraded mine with a 500GB SSD in less than 20 minutes without much hassle. The WiFi adapter can be replaced with one that also supports WWAN at which point one will need to purchase a SIM card and service from a cellular provider, install the SIM card in the available slot, and then happy net surfing via cellular when WiFi is unavailable. I found the 11 inch size of the Venue 11 Pro comfortable to handle and the 1920x1080 screen resolution to be more than adequate. It has enough connections for all the right attachments (USB 3.0 slot, mini HDMI port). There is also an SD card slot in case of need (either to increase storage that way, or to simply read SD cards from photo cameras or other devices). The accessories for the Venue 11 Pro are somewhat less sophisticated than those for the Surface Pro 3 but they do accomplish the job. One shortcoming in particular is that while the Surface Pro 3 can be docked with the type cover/keyboard attached, the Venue 11 Pro is an 'either or' case: either you dock it, in which case another external keyboard or the onscreen keyboard must be used. Or you attach the type cover/keyboard but can't dock the tablet. The table comes with its own AC adapter to power the tablet with the keyboard attached, but the convenience of attaching peripherals via the docking stations is lost. It must be pointed out that these days the completion in the table arena is hotter than ever. However, many tablets come with lesser CPU, less RAM and much smaller storage. So in my mind, at the right price, the Venue 11 Pro is a worthwhile purchase.