Asus vivo tab rt windows 8.1 update

But the Vivo Tab RT comes with a keyboard that promises to double this slate's battery life, while the Surface's slim Touch Cover keyboard doesn't add any juice. And that's not the only difference. Is the Vivo Tab the RT tablet to get?

Reminiscent of the Transformer Pad Infinity , the back of the Vivo Tab RT has a brushed aluminum finish covering the bottom two-thirds of the device. A grooved plastic strip goes across the top that houses the 8-MP camera, flash and NFC connection area. The front of the Vivo Tab RT houses a capacitive Windows button that takes you back to the Start screen, along with a webcam that sits slightly off to the right.

Click to Enlarge This inch slate weighs just 1. The Vivo Tab is also thinner than the Surface 0. With the keyboard dock, the weight goes to 2.

On the other hand, the Surface has more sex appeal and durability than the Vivo Tab, thanks to its stronger VaporMG casing, Gorilla Glass display and built-in kickstand. The Vivo Tab has a power button in on the top left side, a volume rocker on the right and a microHDMI port hidden behind a tiny and tight door on the upper left side. The left side also houses a microSD Card slot and a switch for detaching the tablet from its keyboard dock.

We measured an average brightness of lux using our light meter, which is much brighter than the lux offered by the third-generation iPad. The average tablet gets lux. We also appreciated the sharp detail including the folds in Michael Cera's hoodie when we streamed an episode of "Arrested Development" using the Netflix app. In addition, we could easily see the screen when we used this tablet outdoors in direct sunlight to shoot photos and videos.

In desktop mode, the x pixel resolution seems almost too sharp, especially when you use your finger to select items on screen. Overall, though, this is a high-quality display. When playing "Cut the Rope," the Vivo Tab RT's dual speakers on the back of the device delivered loud and clear sound. The Foo Fighters' "These Days" had a fair amount of punch, and the audio didn't get distorted at max volume.

So how good is it? We've seen more seamless implementations, but detaching the Vivo Tab RT from the dock doesn't take too much effort. You press the switch down on the left edge of the tablet while pulling up on the slate.

Putting the tablet back on the dock is a cinch, thanks to an arrow that helps you line it up. As for the keyboard, the keys are well-spaced and offered springy feedback, so there's plenty of travel. We suspect many touch typists will prefer this layout to the Surface's flat Touch Cover. However, because there is only so much real estate for a inch system, the keys are netbook-size.

Worse, because the tiny Right Shift key sits next to the up arrow, on a few occasions we accidentally went up a line in a document instead of capitalizing a letter. The keyboard dock features an integrated Synaptics clickpad, but it doesn't do much yet.

During our testing, the device supported only two-finger scrolling, but not Windows 8 gestures such as swiping between apps off the left edge and swiping to open the Charms menu from right edge. Surprisingly, not even pinch to zoom was enabled, although a driver update should fix that. We had to move two fingers up on the touchpad to scroll down, which is similar to what you do on a touch screen but the opposite direction of you'd normally expect. At least we easily controlled the cursor using the small but smooth surface, and the integrated button registered clicks consistently.

However, palm rejection could be better; a slight brush of the thumb caused the cursor to jump. Click to Enlarge It's not Windows 8, but it runs Windows 8 apps. Yes, the Windows RT operating system can be confusing, but once you know what you get and what you don't , it's easy to decide if this software is right for your needs. Click to Enlarge Windows RT does not let you download or run any of the millions of traditional desktop apps, so if you're looking for productivity software, photo or video editing tools, games, social or news apps, the Store is it.

The overall user experience of Windows RT is very similar to Windows 8, with the same Modern Interface populated by Live Tiles that deliver snippets of updated information, such as the latest emails to arrive in your inbox, or what's trending in the Bing app. We like how easy it is to personalize the Start Screen, whether you want to pin a favorite app or move apps around. Just swipe down and reposition the tile in one stroke.

You can also pin your favorite People to the Start Screen for seeing their latest social updates and even pin things like favorite Slacker Stations. Windows RT supports a few key gestures. Swiping from the left edge of the screen switches apps, and swiping quickly from the left and then back to the edge shows all of your open apps in a thumbnail view.

The Search option is contextually aware, so if you're in the Mail app, that's what you'll see results for. Share came in handy for sharing websites with our Facebook friends through the People app. Swiping from the top or bottom of the screen shows you the available options for a given app such as the tabs and address bar in Internet Explorer. And swiping all the way down from the top of the screen closes an app.

Multitaskers will appreciate the ability to Snap apps to one-third size on either the left or right side of the screen, letting you use two apps at once. You can't do that on the iPad and most Android tablets. You'll find a desktop in Windows RT, but don't expect to find a Start button.

Instead, you'll see a link to Internet Explorer separate from the Modern UI version accessed from the Start Screen , a sleeker Windows Explorer for dealing with files and folders, and shortcuts to the various Office apps. Strangely, you can only see exactly how much battery life you have left in desktop mode. Anyone know what's happening?? I am assuming this has to do with 8. Any help would be appreciated! Messages: 4 Likes Received: 1 Trophy Points: 5.

For everybody who's having display problems display driver crashing, trouble waking from sleep, ghosting, artifacts, etc. The thread is here: TPT2 - Win 8. Messages: 2, Likes Received: 1, Trophy Points: Thank you very much bill.

This really worked for me. Please do update us if you stumble across a permanent fix. The ghosting is still there but not as noticeable as before. Sent from my GT-N using Tapatalk. Messages: 11 Likes Received: 2 Trophy Points: 5.

I also had the same issues with 8. Reverting to the intel graphics driver from the last Asus update fixes the 4 second wake issue and other graphics problems.

Since I had this installed before upgrading to 8. You don't need to delete the newer 8. When I didn't turn this off, windows updated the drivers and I had the same issues again. The screen ghosting seems to be something inherent in this type of LCD screen.

I've had the ghosting since I bought the so I don't think this is something a driver can fix. It does not seem to be permanent like plasma, but it will persist for a few minutes even after reboots. I just don't think that it's just this device that has problems with windows 8. On my Dell tablet I also had all sorts of problems, after I update to windows 8.

I reinstalled window 8 on my dell tablet and lets just say I think Windows 8. Before I updated to Window 8. So I just don't think it just your type of tablet I think it's windows 8. Good Luck. Messages: 49 Likes Received: 1 Trophy Points: Greetings, humans. From what I have gathered here, I am guessing that it would not be recommended to upgrade from Win8 to 8.