Need a tablet that can view MS docs

Hi there, I am new to this forum and would appreciate any advice from people who know more than I do about tablets (this will not be hard!)

General Questions. Need a tablet that can view MS docs

1. What is your budget? Cheap as poss - thinking around £100

2. Would you consider purchasing used/refurbished? No

3. Do you prefer a Slate, Convertible or Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC)? No idea what that means

4. What size Tablet PC would you prefer? Any, as long as can be secured to wall

Small and light ~ 5" to 8.9"
Compact ~ 10"
Mainstream ~ 12.1"
Large ~ 13.3"

5. Which country do you intent to purchase from? UK

6. Do you have any preferences to brand loyalty or dislikes? No

7. How many hours battery life do you require? not applicable can be left plugged in

8. What will be the primary usage scenario of this tablet? (Email/Web Surfing/Drawing/Word Processing/Entertainment/Notetaking etc) Downloading email and viewing MS office docs, poss some surfing. Will NOT need to create or edit MS office docs, just read

9. Do you have an OS preference? No

10. What software and tasks do you intend to run? (Microsoft Office or other Word Processing Suite/Photoshop/3D Studio Max/Autocad etc) MS office and email

10. Do you intend on playing Games? If so please list. No it's for work

Screen Specifics Need a tablet that can view MS docs

1. What resolution do you prefer? No pref

2. Do you require the screen to be readable in sunlight? Yes
See the above linked FAQ for guidance

3. Do you prefer your display to be glossy or matte? No pref

4. Do you require Touch? (without pressure sensitivity) (Which one: resistive or capacitive) Not necc but would be nice
See the above linked FAQ for guidance

5. Do you require a Pen? (with pressure sensitivity) (Which one: Wacom or N-Trig) No
See the above linked FAQ for guidance

Component Specifics Need a tablet that can view MS docs

1. What size Hard Drive and Memory do you require? Small is fine

2. Do you require an Optical (CD/DVD) Drive to be built in? No

3. Do you require ability to add a second Battery or Hard Drive (Modular Bay technology)? No


Misc Need a tablet that can view MS docs

1. Other non specific items ~ please add other items you require not covered above? None

2. Additional requests ~ anything other you wish to take into consideration? Must be able to be secured to the wall so it doesn't walk off!

I think you're going to have a very hard time with a budget of around 100 pounds, as you're not interested in something used. The bare minimum for some of the older used models of slates, like the Fujitsu Stylistic, or the Motion le1600, is around 200-300$, in the U.S. These slates offer more than what you want in terms of being able to alter MS docs, but they're only pen input-- no finger touch.

Newer tablets Need a tablet that can view MS docs are finger input, but they're all a minimum of 500$ US new.

Also, you'd probably be most helped by reading the FAQs, which is an awesome thread. It'll teach you all about stuff like what's a slate, a convertible tablet pc, etc. Then we'll know how to better help you.

HP Touchpad 16GB for $99 new (good luck getting your hands on one though...), it has the ability to view MS powerpoint, word, excel and other documents, and can edit/ create word documents and excel files. It has a very solid e-mail system; best of all it is solidly built with great parts (good speakers, good construction, powerful internals, excellent IPS screen), and the OS is quite slick and good at multi-tasking

Honestly, the chinese knockoffs of the ipad are not worth their weight in dirt (for real), and the other 'name brand' entertainment tablets are way over priced and are usually rather junky (especially with them running android OS), and the real Tablet PC's will have active digitizer pen, but not touch input :\otherwise get yourself a used ipod touch/ iphone

Tablet PC's: HP Tm2 (sold it!!) | HP 2730p: SL9400 [@ 2.13Ghz + IC diamond 7], 8GB ram, BOE Hydis screen, 160GB Intel X18-M G2, Intel 6200, Win 7 Ultimate/ Linux [Mint 11], HP Slim Dock, and 2 HP Slim Batteries, My eGPU, with 10,320 3D Mark06 score!!
Toshiba M4: Intel 760 [2.0Ghz + IC diamond 7], 2GB ram, 1400x1050 14" screen, GeForce 6600 [GPU fan mod + IC diamond 7], Windows 7, 64GB Crucial M4... now to get down to modding it
Entertainment tablet: HP touchpad 32GB