12-21-2019, 10:09 PM
I'm looking for a new tablet specifically for MSP, and a lot of previous experience gigging with 10" tablets has taught me that they're slightly too small to be ideal for comfortable reading of music.
So I'm looking for a 12" tablet and the choices in the Android world are very limited, but I just discovered the Google Pixel Slate which looks like a good candidate, especially considering there is an optional stylus for it.
Despite getting slated (pun intended) for poor software in its initial 2018 reviews (even though people were generally impressed with the hardware), Google eventually fixed the chronic lagginess and UI issues, and more recent 2019 reviews are generally extremely positive, e.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPewg-EpP_w
It's unfortunate that Google has since decided to discontinue making tablets; however they are still maintaining Chrome OS for their laptop devices (in fact version 79 arrived just a few days ago). So the Pixel Slate isn't necessarily the dead-end investment it first appears.
Furthermore as it's over a year old and never achieved high popularity, it seems fairly easy to pick them up cheap on eBay. So I'm highly tempted to try one.
My only remaining question is - has anyone tried running MobileSheets Pro on one? If so, does it work well? What about the stylus?
Thanks!
P.S. Recommendations for alternative 12" tablets are also welcome.
So I'm looking for a 12" tablet and the choices in the Android world are very limited, but I just discovered the Google Pixel Slate which looks like a good candidate, especially considering there is an optional stylus for it.
Despite getting slated (pun intended) for poor software in its initial 2018 reviews (even though people were generally impressed with the hardware), Google eventually fixed the chronic lagginess and UI issues, and more recent 2019 reviews are generally extremely positive, e.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPewg-EpP_w
It's unfortunate that Google has since decided to discontinue making tablets; however they are still maintaining Chrome OS for their laptop devices (in fact version 79 arrived just a few days ago). So the Pixel Slate isn't necessarily the dead-end investment it first appears.
Furthermore as it's over a year old and never achieved high popularity, it seems fairly easy to pick them up cheap on eBay. So I'm highly tempted to try one.
My only remaining question is - has anyone tried running MobileSheets Pro on one? If so, does it work well? What about the stylus?
Thanks!
P.S. Recommendations for alternative 12" tablets are also welcome.