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# 1.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Atom 32GB eMMC Storage + MicroSD slot 8-inch HD Multi-Touch Display Dell Venue 8 Pro 5000 Series 32 GB Windows 8.1 Tablet

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## Summary

> 🚀 Compact power, full Windows freedom — your ultimate on-the-go productivity tablet!

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## Key Features

- • **Vibrant 8-Inch HD Touchscreen:** Immerse yourself in crisp 1280x800 resolution on a responsive 10-point capacitive display, perfect for on-the-go productivity and entertainment.
- • **Expandable Storage Flexibility:** Start with 32GB onboard and effortlessly expand up to 128GB via MicroSD, so you never run out of space for work or play.
- • **Windows 8.1 Full PC Experience:** Run your favorite desktop apps and Microsoft Office seamlessly, turning your tablet into a compact powerhouse.
- • **Powerhouse Quad-Core Performance:** Experience smooth multitasking and speedy app launches with the Intel Atom Z3740D processor boosting up to 1.8 GHz.
- • **Ultra-Portable & Lightweight Design:** At just 0.87 lbs and slim profile, carry your productivity companion anywhere without the bulk of a laptop.

## Overview

The Dell Venue 8 Pro 5000 Series is a sleek 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet powered by a 1.8 GHz quad-core Intel Atom processor, 2GB RAM, and 32GB eMMC storage expandable via MicroSD. Featuring a vibrant 1280x800 HD touchscreen, front and rear cameras, Bluetooth 4.0, and up to 8 hours of battery life, it delivers a full PC experience in a lightweight, portable form factor ideal for professionals seeking productivity and mobility.

## Description

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Review: True iPad killer is here. - True iPad killer is here if you don't really enjoy Apple ecosystem. I stream movies and musics as files from my own server, without any DLNA or AirPlay in between, that so I get the full strength of everything. This is something only a Windows tablet could do. Pros: - Powerful. It is a x86 CPU with two cores, with a decent graphic engine. I play COD 6 on it and it is smooth. - Light weight. Lighter than iPad, but more powerful. Heavier than some same sized Android pads, but a similarly powerful one never existed. - Good screen. The screen is of course not as decent as Retina. But for its size and general use on it, the resolution is high enough. Also the color is very good, bright and vivid. I've seen better on professional displays, but this is only a tablet. Except resolution, the screen is pretty much up to 1st Gen iPad Mini. - Long lasting. Unless you get to run a bunch of close-relative-of-computer-virus software on it, its battery lasts longer than 6 hours. That's 6 hours of time you have it turned on. I carry it with me all day and use it occasionally, and it lasts 2 days for me. - Full strength of Windows 8.1. Although haters are going to hate Windows, but for an average user, it means everything familiar is runnable on it. Productivity stuff like PowerPoint and Excel runs smoothly. Photoshop is running OK on it, only that the limited RAM size cause it to panic time to time. - Don't forget it is fundamentally a PC. You can wipe the system and install Ubuntu. Or Android. It can virtualize an Android for sure. When did you see a tablet run another OS inside its own OS? You can connect a lot of things to it, like an printer. You'll need a USB HOST cable to connect your old non-wireless printer that comes with a proprietary driver. No other kind of tablet else can, like a twice expensive iPad. Also, although not for everyone, you can install Computrace (Computer LoJack) on it and worry less if you lost it. And more to it, it is Dell, that means your Computrace is not possibly be wiped out. Alright enough with all the sweet talking. Cons: - Battery. Though this applies to every tablet. If you play a game on it you get much less battery life, like about less than 2. But it is the bottom line. - No MHL. You need an USB Video card to connect to external display, or a Mira supported wireless display adapter. None of them is cheap and decent at the same time. - Sound. The speaker is not too good. It is quite reasonable to expect no bass, because of its size. But there is popping sound and trembling when volume is high. It is better than most Android pad, but clearly no match with an iPad. - Cannot charge at the same time using USB OTG. Weird design, I wonder if it is fixable by BIOS update or driver update. However this only applies to you guys with a Y-cable which is physically possible to do so. - Stupid placement of physical start button and power button. Power button is too close to volume rocker, I make wrong moves all the time. Very annoying. And you don't get a delay trigger kind of power button (like on an ThinkPad, you press and hold for a very short while to trigger the button action), so it is quite easy to interrupt whatever you are doing when you try to move it. It is okay if you are doing Office. It is very not okay if you are skypeing with your friends. Start button is too isolated to everything. It is on top side (as the orientation is designed to be, because that side could be any side if you turn it around). I usually cannot find it at once without looking. Windows 8.1 is easy enough to perform such actions, why not just add some functionality buttons? - Structure design minor flaw. If you press the bottom side (again, the supposed to be bottom side) seam, it squeaks a little bit. I owned three of this (2 being gifts to my parents and friend), all three of them does this. Wrap up: If you are more comfortable with Windows, this is the smallest and yet decent thing running Windows 8.1. It is affordable but comes with amazing power. It runs smoothly just like your desktop. I could not be more strongly recommending this tablet to you. If you are looking for a laptop / desktop replacement, you'd better go with Venue 11 Pro or Surface Pro (1 and 2). It's lack of expansions will make your life harder. If you are an Android / iPad lover, consider this: I play COD6 on this tablet. If you don't like to use mouse, you could play Civilization. I play it too. If you are swinging between this, Lenovo Miix 2, and Acer Iconia W3, here's my opinion (based on very limited knowledge): Miix 2 sucks in screen, Iconia W3 sucks in overall build quality. Thank you for reading this.
Review: An excellent tablet that's extremely capable, but with some caveats - I'll preface this by saying outright that the tablet is not for everyone. If you want the best tablets for gaming, absolutely pick an iPad. If you want the cheapest tablets that are no muss no fuss for your family, definitely get a Kindle Fire. If you want the cheapest tablets and know how to deal with a slightly less secure ecosystem and a bit more complexity, go with a Nexus 7 or something similar. BUT - if you want an extremely fast, extremely capable tablet that can do everything an Android tablet can, and then some, as long as you put a little bit of work into it contorting it into something it might not have meant to be, this tablet is absolutely excellent. --Build quality and such-- This tablet feels great, has an excellent textured back. It's definitely plastic and feels a little cheap at times, but it also gives me confidence that it'll last for a long time without issues. The only problem is that it gets a bit hot when playing games, but only in one part of the back which you generally don't touch when holding it. Hopefully it doesn't prove to be a reliability problem over time, I'll update this review if it does. The tablet is also light enough to hold with one hand in portrait orientation for an extended period of time. Even in landscape you can, but maybe not for a long time. The screen is a disappointing lower resolution, especially since I know the chip in this thing can push higher resolutions with ease, but it's still better than last year's iPad Mini and the quality is gorgeous outside of resolution. The DPI is high enough to comfortably allow reading in either orientation. Battery life is hit and miss. It lasts long enough for me, and this review is just my own opinion, I'm not trying to presume opinions of others. I get around 6-8 hours of battery life with the brightness turned pretty far up. The biggest problem is standby battery life, where it lasts only around 5-7 days when not using it. I expect better out of tablets these days. --Speed-- I've extensively used the brand new Surface 2, and this tablet is noticeably faster than it at most tasks. Navigating email using the Mail app is a breeze, web pages load very quickly, side-by-side multitasking doesn't slow it down at all. Games perform "fast enough", but the graphics capabilities are definitely slower than the Surface 2 here. The device is a sheer pleasure to use on the bus or the couch to just catch up on my news feeds, go through my email, and other basic tasks. --The Windows Store-- I've actually been pleasantly surprised with how the Store has progressed. I feel like most reviewers were just left with an impression from its paltry state last year and didn't bother to check to see what's new. There's a huge host of news reader apps, and that was recently improved substantially with the inclusion of Flipboard. Feedly apps, Twitter apps, and more - I've never really found it lacking. There are plenty of great games too. For games, I've recently discovered Zombie HQ, Asphalt 8, SoulCraft, and a bunch of others that are much higher-quality than I would have expected. Those are of course alongside the Microsoft games like Solitaire, Minesweeper, Taptiles, and others which have been there for about a year now. I've used iPhones and iPod Touches for years and years and know what a mature app ecosystem looks. If you want the latest and greatest games, iOS devices are absolutely unquestionably the way to go. It's not even a question. But if you just want a tablet that has plenty of games to choose from, even if they might not be the latest and best, the Windows Store has plenty to choose from with more arriving every day. --"Contortion"-- While the Windows Store is improving, you're of course not limited to it on this device. You can do what I call "contort" the device to do pretty much anything with a little bit of patience and work. Want to plug in a 360 controller? Go right ahead! Use every Bluetooth peripheral ever made? It's a regular PC, millions of devices work without issue, and you can install literally any drivers you want. Go for it. I've installed Steam and have been digging around for good touch-supported games. There aren't that many yet unfortunately, but a few like Papers Please, Little Inferno, and Puzzle Agent are great fits. There's even a utility called GestureWorks which uses crowd-sourced button input layouts to turn non-touch games into touch-friendly games. It's still a work in progress, and will only be good for slower/turn-based games, but it shows a lot of promise. So if you want a tablet purely for gaming, while iOS devices are the obvious choice, you can do pretty much anything with this device if you add some peripherals and utilities to get it done. There are YouTube videos online showing gaming performance if you want to get an idea of how games run - it's surprisingly good. One other thing - the storage is limited at only 14GB left out of box on the 32GB version, but you can use an SD card for everything you want, and also move the recovery partition to a USB stick to free up an extra 5-6GB of space. So I give this tablet a 5/5, because for me, it does what I want it to do, better than I expected, and can do so much more with a little bit of work. But that's a 5/5 with caveats since others' interests and patience might differ substantially.

## Features

- Intel Atom Z3740D Processor (2MB Cache, up to 1.8GHz Quad-Core)
- Windows 8.1
- 32 GB Flash Memory, 2 GB RAM Memory
- 8-Inch Display

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00FEE7B1I |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:10 |
| Battery Average Life | 8 Hours |
| Battery Capacity | 12166 Milliamp Hours |
| Battery Cell Type | Lithium Ion |
| Brand | Dell |
| Built-In Media | No |
| CPU Model Number | Atom Z3740D |
| CPU Model Speed Maximum | 1.8 GHz |
| Camera Description | Front, Rear |
| Cellular Technology | 2G |
| Color | Moon Silver |
| Compatible Devices | Keyboard, Mouse, Speaker, Headphones |
| Compatible Flash Memory Type | microSD |
| Configuration | Intel Atom Z3740D, 32 GB, 2 GB RAM, 8-inch, Windows 8.1 |
| Connectivity Technology | Wireless |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 2,171 Reviews |
| Display Refresh Rate in Hertz | 60 |
| Display Resolution Maximum | 1280 x 800 Pixels |
| Display Type | LED |
| Generation | 5th Generation |
| Graphics Coprocessor | 150 |
| Graphics Description | Integrated |
| Hard-Drive Size | 32 GB |
| Hardware Interface | Bluetooth, MicroSD, USB 2.0 |
| Headphones Jack | usb2.0 |
| Human-Interface Input | Touchscreen with Stylus Support |
| Item Dimensions L x W x Thickness | 10"L x 1"W x 6"Th |
| Lithium-Battery Energy Content | 45 Watt Hours |
| Manufacturer | Dell Computer |
| Memory Slots Available | 1 |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 32 GB |
| Mfr Part Number | BELL8-Pro81 |
| Model Name | Venue 8 Pro |
| Model Number | BELL8-Pro81 |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| Native Resolution | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Number of Rear Facing Cameras | 1 |
| Operating System | Windows 8.1 |
| Operating System Family | Windows |
| Other Special Features of the Product | Portable |
| Photo Sensor Resolution | 5 MP |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Processor Description | Intel Atom |
| Processor Speed | 1.8 GHz |
| RAM Memory Installed | 2 GB |
| RAM Size | 2 GB |
| Rear Facing Camera Photo Sensor Resolution | 5 MP |
| Screen Size | 8 Inches |
| Size | 8 Inch Display |
| Speaker Description | stereo speakers |
| Specific Uses For Product | personal |
| Style Name | 32 GB SSD |
| Supported Audio Format | MP3 |
| Total Usb Ports | 1 |
| UPC | 884116139041 884116137399 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Video Capture Resolution | HD 720p |
| Video Processor | Intel |
| Warranty Description | 1 |
| Warranty Type | Limited |
| Wireless Compability | 802.11bgn |
| Wireless Technology | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Dell
- **Display Resolution Maximum:** 1280 x 800 Pixels
- **Memory Storage Capacity:** 32 GB
- **Model Name:** Venue 8 Pro
- **Screen Size:** 8 Inches

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Will this work to power an ext. usb drive while connected to the Dell Venue 8 Pro: "Micro USB Host OTG Cable with Micro USB Power for Samsung"?**
A: I bought a WD My Passport Ultra 1TB Portable External USB 3.0 Hard Drive (ASIN:B00EAS8KSW) and did not work with my Dell Venue 8 Pro (upgraded to ver. Windows 8.1), I have also tried a 500GB Generic external Hard Drive and it didn't work.

**Q: How much from the advertised 32 gb (after OS and recovery options) are left for users?**
A: I have had my Dell for 8 months now. I just installed CCleaner. A must have free program. My available memory had dropped to about 1.6 gb. I also have a SamsungMBG4GC 64 gb card. Currently  I have 22.9gb total and 3 gb available. i avoid downlading apps and try to use programs instead, which I install on the 64gb chip. I am running Microsoft Office 365 pro and have some storage in the cloud. I really like this "lap top" that i can use as a tablet.

**Q: Can you run apps directly from the Micro-SD card, or is the card only for "data" - pictures, movies, books. etc.?**
A: To clarify what's already been said, for the benefit of others who might see this question, you can run applications from the micro-SD, but you can't do that with Windows Store "Apps." W8.1 has a specific directory for those apps, and moving that directory to your SD card is not supported by the OS.  I've heard of ways to get around this restriction, but judging from some of the problems people have run into doing that, I wouldn't recommend it.  So, to illustrate, you can install things like Steam games or MS Office to your micro SD, but you can't install things like angry birds or Asphalt 8 to your micro SD.  If you do plan on using your SD card for programs, you may want to research the max read/write speeds that the V8P will support in shuttling data to and from you micro SD.  I have run across threads where people bought that popular 80read/50write micro SD but ran into some bottlenecks.  Again, there seem to be ways to hack around some of that, but like before, I also wouldn't recommend doing it. Anyway, read/write speed really only matters if you wanna play games from your micro SD.  I think any regular, inexpensive Class 10 should probably do the trick.

**Q: How is the audio? Stereo? Sound good? Volume? Any info would be appreciated.  Thank You**
A: Its a great little tablet. Not stereo though..but its loud and sounds great.....64 GB and actually it can handle a 64bit version of Windows 8.1.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ True iPad killer is here.
*by C***3 on December 5, 2013*

True iPad killer is here if you don't really enjoy Apple ecosystem. I stream movies and musics as files from my own server, without any DLNA or AirPlay in between, that so I get the full strength of everything. This is something only a Windows tablet could do. Pros: - Powerful. It is a x86 CPU with two cores, with a decent graphic engine. I play COD 6 on it and it is smooth. - Light weight. Lighter than iPad, but more powerful. Heavier than some same sized Android pads, but a similarly powerful one never existed. - Good screen. The screen is of course not as decent as Retina. But for its size and general use on it, the resolution is high enough. Also the color is very good, bright and vivid. I've seen better on professional displays, but this is only a tablet. Except resolution, the screen is pretty much up to 1st Gen iPad Mini. - Long lasting. Unless you get to run a bunch of close-relative-of-computer-virus software on it, its battery lasts longer than 6 hours. That's 6 hours of time you have it turned on. I carry it with me all day and use it occasionally, and it lasts 2 days for me. - Full strength of Windows 8.1. Although haters are going to hate Windows, but for an average user, it means everything familiar is runnable on it. Productivity stuff like PowerPoint and Excel runs smoothly. Photoshop is running OK on it, only that the limited RAM size cause it to panic time to time. - Don't forget it is fundamentally a PC. You can wipe the system and install Ubuntu. Or Android. It can virtualize an Android for sure. When did you see a tablet run another OS inside its own OS? You can connect a lot of things to it, like an printer. You'll need a USB HOST cable to connect your old non-wireless printer that comes with a proprietary driver. No other kind of tablet else can, like a twice expensive iPad. Also, although not for everyone, you can install Computrace (Computer LoJack) on it and worry less if you lost it. And more to it, it is Dell, that means your Computrace is not possibly be wiped out. Alright enough with all the sweet talking. Cons: - Battery. Though this applies to every tablet. If you play a game on it you get much less battery life, like about less than 2. But it is the bottom line. - No MHL. You need an USB Video card to connect to external display, or a Mira supported wireless display adapter. None of them is cheap and decent at the same time. - Sound. The speaker is not too good. It is quite reasonable to expect no bass, because of its size. But there is popping sound and trembling when volume is high. It is better than most Android pad, but clearly no match with an iPad. - Cannot charge at the same time using USB OTG. Weird design, I wonder if it is fixable by BIOS update or driver update. However this only applies to you guys with a Y-cable which is physically possible to do so. - Stupid placement of physical start button and power button. Power button is too close to volume rocker, I make wrong moves all the time. Very annoying. And you don't get a delay trigger kind of power button (like on an ThinkPad, you press and hold for a very short while to trigger the button action), so it is quite easy to interrupt whatever you are doing when you try to move it. It is okay if you are doing Office. It is very not okay if you are skypeing with your friends. Start button is too isolated to everything. It is on top side (as the orientation is designed to be, because that side could be any side if you turn it around). I usually cannot find it at once without looking. Windows 8.1 is easy enough to perform such actions, why not just add some functionality buttons? - Structure design minor flaw. If you press the bottom side (again, the supposed to be bottom side) seam, it squeaks a little bit. I owned three of this (2 being gifts to my parents and friend), all three of them does this. Wrap up: If you are more comfortable with Windows, this is the smallest and yet decent thing running Windows 8.1. It is affordable but comes with amazing power. It runs smoothly just like your desktop. I could not be more strongly recommending this tablet to you. If you are looking for a laptop / desktop replacement, you'd better go with Venue 11 Pro or Surface Pro (1 and 2). It's lack of expansions will make your life harder. If you are an Android / iPad lover, consider this: I play COD6 on this tablet. If you don't like to use mouse, you could play Civilization. I play it too. If you are swinging between this, Lenovo Miix 2, and Acer Iconia W3, here's my opinion (based on very limited knowledge): Miix 2 sucks in screen, Iconia W3 sucks in overall build quality. Thank you for reading this.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent tablet that's extremely capable, but with some caveats
*by J***N on November 18, 2013*

I'll preface this by saying outright that the tablet is not for everyone. If you want the best tablets for gaming, absolutely pick an iPad. If you want the cheapest tablets that are no muss no fuss for your family, definitely get a Kindle Fire. If you want the cheapest tablets and know how to deal with a slightly less secure ecosystem and a bit more complexity, go with a Nexus 7 or something similar. BUT - if you want an extremely fast, extremely capable tablet that can do everything an Android tablet can, and then some, as long as you put a little bit of work into it contorting it into something it might not have meant to be, this tablet is absolutely excellent. --Build quality and such-- This tablet feels great, has an excellent textured back. It's definitely plastic and feels a little cheap at times, but it also gives me confidence that it'll last for a long time without issues. The only problem is that it gets a bit hot when playing games, but only in one part of the back which you generally don't touch when holding it. Hopefully it doesn't prove to be a reliability problem over time, I'll update this review if it does. The tablet is also light enough to hold with one hand in portrait orientation for an extended period of time. Even in landscape you can, but maybe not for a long time. The screen is a disappointing lower resolution, especially since I know the chip in this thing can push higher resolutions with ease, but it's still better than last year's iPad Mini and the quality is gorgeous outside of resolution. The DPI is high enough to comfortably allow reading in either orientation. Battery life is hit and miss. It lasts long enough for me, and this review is just my own opinion, I'm not trying to presume opinions of others. I get around 6-8 hours of battery life with the brightness turned pretty far up. The biggest problem is standby battery life, where it lasts only around 5-7 days when not using it. I expect better out of tablets these days. --Speed-- I've extensively used the brand new Surface 2, and this tablet is noticeably faster than it at most tasks. Navigating email using the Mail app is a breeze, web pages load very quickly, side-by-side multitasking doesn't slow it down at all. Games perform "fast enough", but the graphics capabilities are definitely slower than the Surface 2 here. The device is a sheer pleasure to use on the bus or the couch to just catch up on my news feeds, go through my email, and other basic tasks. --The Windows Store-- I've actually been pleasantly surprised with how the Store has progressed. I feel like most reviewers were just left with an impression from its paltry state last year and didn't bother to check to see what's new. There's a huge host of news reader apps, and that was recently improved substantially with the inclusion of Flipboard. Feedly apps, Twitter apps, and more - I've never really found it lacking. There are plenty of great games too. For games, I've recently discovered Zombie HQ, Asphalt 8, SoulCraft, and a bunch of others that are much higher-quality than I would have expected. Those are of course alongside the Microsoft games like Solitaire, Minesweeper, Taptiles, and others which have been there for about a year now. I've used iPhones and iPod Touches for years and years and know what a mature app ecosystem looks. If you want the latest and greatest games, iOS devices are absolutely unquestionably the way to go. It's not even a question. But if you just want a tablet that has plenty of games to choose from, even if they might not be the latest and best, the Windows Store has plenty to choose from with more arriving every day. --"Contortion"-- While the Windows Store is improving, you're of course not limited to it on this device. You can do what I call "contort" the device to do pretty much anything with a little bit of patience and work. Want to plug in a 360 controller? Go right ahead! Use every Bluetooth peripheral ever made? It's a regular PC, millions of devices work without issue, and you can install literally any drivers you want. Go for it. I've installed Steam and have been digging around for good touch-supported games. There aren't that many yet unfortunately, but a few like Papers Please, Little Inferno, and Puzzle Agent are great fits. There's even a utility called GestureWorks which uses crowd-sourced button input layouts to turn non-touch games into touch-friendly games. It's still a work in progress, and will only be good for slower/turn-based games, but it shows a lot of promise. So if you want a tablet purely for gaming, while iOS devices are the obvious choice, you can do pretty much anything with this device if you add some peripherals and utilities to get it done. There are YouTube videos online showing gaming performance if you want to get an idea of how games run - it's surprisingly good. One other thing - the storage is limited at only 14GB left out of box on the 32GB version, but you can use an SD card for everything you want, and also move the recovery partition to a USB stick to free up an extra 5-6GB of space. So I give this tablet a 5/5, because for me, it does what I want it to do, better than I expected, and can do so much more with a little bit of work. But that's a 5/5 with caveats since others' interests and patience might differ substantially.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Primary PC, Great Complimentary PC - with some caveats
*by D***N on January 12, 2015*

To start, I bought this Dell Venue 8 Pro Windows tablet from Amazon's Warehouse Deals (classified as refurbished). I expected this tablet to be more of a travel machine more than anything because I like to walk on foot (or otherwise drive) to places, and be able to carry light with my tablet to work on my work-related duties and my writing stuff (there are no good Android alternatives for Scrivener). I've only had this for two weeks, and initially wanted to hold back until a month or so longer for me to get a better feel for the tablet. However, I have to say that I'm impressed with this Dell Windows tablet. It could even be strong enough specs-wise to replace your laptop...provided that you get some gadgets for it. Most of the reviews rated high have done a good job highlighting the main pros, cons, and extra notes for this tablet. But I'll add in my experiences in this review. *PROS* 1) This is no ordinary Atom processor (at least from past years). This is a vastly improved processor that can compete with entry level laptop processors via benchmarks. It's fast enough to handle daily tasks - it won't be silky smooth, instant-second speedy of a processor, however. The Core processors of Ivy Bridge and even Sandy Bridge in the ULV level are still superior - but don't let it deter you. 2) To sum up on specs, the Atom z3740D processor is paired with 2 GB ram. Because of this, the OS is 32 bit - and this is good news mostly because the 2 GB ram limitations will be less pronounced. 2 GB ram is more than enough to handle most tasks and multitasking processes. That being said, it'd be a stretch to say that you can run media encoding and have 20+ tabs on Chrome open at the same time. But for those that are not considered "power users", this tablet will handle everything for you. 3) The 32 GB eMMC storage isn't as bad as it sounds if you do the following: 1] Get a 64+ GB class 10 MicroSD card. You can install some programs or put movable storage into it. 2] Get 2 or 3 extra 8 GB flash drives and consider moving the recovery partition to each of those drives so you can clear the recovery partition stored in this tablet. It will free nearly 5 GB of space - which is significant. You can do one flash drive - the extra one or 2 are only backups however, and trust me you'll be thankful if you do backups of the backup. There are more moves you can do to make the 32 GB a bit more roomy, but you can find that easily on Google search (and I didn't do any of the others besides the recovery partition part). The eMMC speeds in read/write feels speedy enough to handle my programs, but it's still no SSD. 4) Windows 8.1 may be a pain for some (and it was for me), but it's not that bad of an OS. It is a learning curve from previous Windows. The biggest takeaway compared to many tablets is the OS - you can install Legacy (aka usual programs installed in your laptop/desktop with Windows OS) programs in this; you cannot do that for Android tablets (at least, from what I know). 5) Performance is terrific considering the circumstances. As said earlier, daily tasks (Office, Web, multimedia and even QuickBooks) work great for me. It performs well enough to be a main, primary PC for some! Now...gaming. This is in the iffy category because of the specs and the temperatures of the tablet. I can say that you can run some games in this pretty darn well - older games from Oblivion to even Mass Effect run well enough, but reduced resolutions and reduced detail are recommended. Diablo 3 can run fine, but the FPS will be in the high teens - it seems smooth, but not perfect. Battlefield 4 or games of that level are out of the question (due to the RAM limitations and the fact that the Bay Trail processors and integrated graphics are weak for advanced gaming. Temperature is another matter. If you want to do semi-heavy gaming (or probably even any), you might want to benchmark a bit on how warm (hot) your Dell Venue gets while doing gaming for even 10 minutes. For me, it gets warm enough in room temperature that it has me worried on its durability - during Mass Effect 2 for 30 minutes, the temperatures reached to the high 70s C. This is NOT good, considering that the tablet's processor tJunction is only rated at 90C. What you CAN do are two things, but I personally CANNOT vouch. 1] Consider the cooling mod that involves Arctic silver, thermal paste and a copper sheet (about 26 or so gauge) to put inside the tablet (there is a Youtube video that demonstrates the process, and has favorable results cooling all the way down ~12C from temps without the mod). 2] You can update the drivers and BIOS specifically from Dell, but quite honestly there are drawbacks - from eMMC/microSD speeds decreasing to performance decreases overall. Personally I didn't do it, but the BIOS updates state that the changes done were made to help reduce heating issues - which makes sense considering that decreasing loads = less energy = less heat formed from the loads. Again, up to you. But if you do want to game on this tablet, you have to take to account of the temperatures and decide what to do or you might end up with a dead over-toasted tablet. 6) Battery life is pretty good. It's not as great as other tablets (for this type of tablet, the Asus T100 can reach to 10+ hours), but for this, it can get up to 8 hours. Generally I'd reach 6-7 hours before being tempted to get a battery pack or charger to recharge. (If you're watching videos, primarily flash, it's about 5-6. Gaming will be probably at 3-4) 7) To wrap up, there's WIFI, Bluetooth 4.0, a mono-speaker on the right of the tablet (when held landscape mode), a Windows button on the left with phone jack next to it, and volume controls that are next to the power button and the micro-USB port. There are 2 cameras - one in the front and one in the back. The quality for the back camera isn't the best quality, nor is the front, but both seemed good enough to use (I do not intend to use the cameras at all outside of Skype). 8) Also, Microsoft Office came with this tablet. No Outlook, but having Word/Excel/Powerpoint/OneNote is enough. *CONS* 1) Updating this tablet to the fullest, at least for Windows, is a PAIN. I spent the first 3 days trying to get it into shape, but failing because of the failure to update warnings during the latter end of the updating process. I even had to refresh to factory settings once. However, for some reason afterwards, the updates worked and I have my tablet running with full updates. Okay. 2) I probably mentioned some obvious problems - lack of space, RAM limitations. These two belong here despite compromises (microSD for space at least) because there will be a time when you'll be worried about disk space being used up near max, or more painfully the RAM limitations. Now, most of the time it's not a problem but I did have Mass Effect crash due to low memory and also had to hard-reset the tablet once because the RAM was at max. So you do have to watch out your mileage - but otherwise, it's likely not a problem. 3) Screen brightness is more of a bothersome problem than a crippling problem. For me, I turned off Auto settings because I did not like Dell's Auto brightness - sometimes it turned up too brightly for my tastes, or too low. Even with this turned off, I found the brightness at times to turn all the way up when I turned on the tablet or return to the tablet from Sleep mode. 4) microUSB. There are NO other ports besides the earphone jack. Thus, for plenty of you, you will need a microUSB male to USB female adapter OTG. You can get decent ones easily on Amazon or elsewhere, but the problem as you might know already is the fact that the microUSB port is also the charging port. Thus, you may be enticed to buy an aftermarket OTG cable that allows charging and using a USB port at the same time (which are hit or miss) or just buy a $20 one from Dell directly. 5) On-screen keyboard. I'd recommend that, unless you're typing from portrait mode using your thumbs, to get a bluetooth keyboard (and mouse if desired) to utilize the tablet better. *Notes* 1) As mentioned, get the following: - MicroUSB OTG cable - Case + bluetooth keyboard (Dell sells them, but too pricy. There are good alternatives for much cheaper) - microSD card (64 GB, class 10 at least) - An external battery pack if desired (this tablet can have up to 7-8 hours if you use it with low brightness, and occasional web surfing.) 2) If using external hard drives, make sure to have a power source for that drive as the micro-USB port doesn't have the power to use the external HDD's. 3) If you do have the microSD to use for expanded storage, I'd recommend to set it as a primary drive and not removable storage. I personally cannot say on how to do this because I've not done this just yet (nor did I have any need to do so). But it's an option and doable. 4) If able, try to install Office into the microSD. Office takes up about 1.5-2 GB of space, so it's a space eater. 5) I noticed quite a few complaints in the reviews about the wi-fi. I wish I can add some recommendations and help for this to those that do encounter problems - but as I personally did not experience any problems, I cannot say for sure what you can do. The best things you can do in general are to update drivers that Dell themselves recommend, and to research for forum discussions via Google search if updating fails. <Other notes may be added if desired> *OVERALL* Overall, this is a good primary machine for some. This is perfect as a complimentary PC - meaning that it can be a mobile machine while your heavy laptop/desktop can stay at home. You won't be doing massive multtasking tasks with it due to the spec limits, but it excels at the primary and daily tasks. Outside of the updating issues, I did not encounter any drastic problems. Unless stated otherwise, I rank this as a good buy for those that need a mobile Windows machine. RATING 4.25/5 stars

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