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Itching to pick up a new tablet in the Boxing Day sales I wondered what the recommended tablets were from people's experiences running Sooloos Touch?

Thanks & Happy Christmas
Simon

Happy with my iPad mini here... Worked fine with the Sooloos app.

Dell Venue 11

Full HD 11 inch screen , works great with Sooloos touch , i have the i3 model with 4gb of ram and 64gb ssd , works like a dream with windows 10.

Check out mcscom.co.uk if you dont mind a refurbished unit , still has 1yr warranty.

Merry Christmas!!

Forgot to say, the beauty of using a Windows tablet is that you can run Sooloos Control:PC up and use it as an end point to add another zone to your Sooloos system.

I have a docking station for my venue 11 in my office with the audio output connected to my office speakers and it enables me to stream from my Ensemble using Sooloos Control:PC as a way of controlling the music selection as Sooloos Touch only allows control of the 5 physical outputs of my Ensemble.

Hope that makes sense!

I got a refurbed Dell Venue 8 which is 8" screen so will not run Sooloos. However, if you are thinking of a refurb unit, the positive and downsides from my experience...

It was an official Dell boxed refurb sold through one of their partners, similar it seems to mscscom.co.uk. It was in great condition and apart from a utilitarian Dell box, the only things differentiating the refurb from new was a sticker on the back with its service tag (no big deal) and it didn't come with the Microsoft license codes for Windows 8 Pro and Office. As long as you backed up the recovery partition to USB as prompted (yes, it specifically needed USB not integrated SD hence I also needed to buy a Micro/Mini? USB to USB-A cable from a local phone shop), Windows should be ok (it's still an official registered install so took Windows 10) but there is no way of getting Office as per the original item. This was no biggie for me as I wasn't expecting Office anyway and I've subsequently subscribed to Office 365 so it's covered on all devices in the house plus 1TB OneDrive storage per person.

My Venue 8 is a good alternative to my 'prematurely ageing' iPad 3gen but it was a bit of a impulse purchase recommended by a colleague with 20 year yonger eyes, and wish I had spotted the Venue 11 instead. Just do your research on the subtleties between versions. I was fortunate that, without researching and going on recommendation alone, I purchased the latest model. I will higly consider replacing my iPad with a Windows 10 tablet when the time comes.

Thanks guys, looks like the Venue 11 Pro i3 is the pick of the bunch if you can find one. Great site for Dell refurbs btw! Do you know if the Atom version (Venue 11 Pro 5130) would cope?

I believe that the atom version is only 1280x720 so won't support Touch:PC.