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Something to consider:
HL is a single thread application. What this means is, it runs one thread, thus on Core0 of your processor. HL relies on "thread to clock/core" process count, having 2, 4, or 8 cores means nothing if they are all low thread to clock, thus fewer faster Cores will help HL run well. The weakness of the Atom is Intel based the idea that they can squeeze out decent performance with 4 small (low speed) cores, and for Windows 7/8.1/10 and many modern applications this is true. However for smaller or older apps, this actually cripples the performance. One of the reasons the Surface runs HL so darn well is it is a very fast dual core processor. MS has released a Surface 3 non pro running an atom, but I have no idea of the HL potential, really the dual core I3 model may be better. For the money, the I5 126BG SSD and 4GB memory is an awesome system, but its over kill for just HL. I hope the 64bit HL on Ipad leads to 64bit windows app. I am also mystified why we do not see such a beast, my god we have been in a x64 world for an awful long time. Exmortis aka "Scott" RW - Needs Rez spell HL - Game Master/Designer RPG Tools - Campaign Cartographer 3+, D20 Pro Ultimate Real Life - IT Security Hobby - Anything on water or ATV |
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I know HL runs just fine on my wife's Atom based Netbook. It's not as fast as on my i7 laptop, but it works well.
The only reason I'm looking at some type of Windows tablet is for coding purposes as my laptop is just too heavy to lug around easily and while the screen of my wife's netbook is big enough (and 10" isn't much smaller) the keyboard is too small so I'd need something a little bigger (being 6'4, 290lbs means slightly bigger hands than those tiny keyboards allow). I agree I would love to see a version of HL that took advantage of multi-cores and 64-bit, but that would likely be a whole redesign of the core program and it works well enough for me that I'd rather see an Android version first. |
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I have a compact USB mouse I use with mine sometimes, though normally I get by using the touchscreen and/or touchpad. Quote:
The main things my Transformer gets used for are Internet (web and email), PDF viewing, Hero Lab and Realm Works, and Office. Performance impact is pretty minimal for those applications. Quote:
I expect that 64-bit builds will be coming, but probably not for a while. Maybe not until Microsoft requires them like Apple did...not that there's a good way for Microsoft to require people to do so. (The Microsoft Store just isn't dominant like the Apple, Google, and Amazon stores are for their respective ecosystems.) Last edited by Parody; August 7th, 2015 at 12:32 PM. Reason: Added response to Exmortis. |
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Yeah I know the Dock has the ports, but using the Dock means having it's Keyboard sitting there and it's not really what I want.
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If you know you never want to use the dock, though, you might be able to find a better deal for just a tablet. Alternatively, look into a docking/folding tablet that better fits what you want in a keyboard. Plenty of options out there. :) |
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Regarding the original proposal to purchase an older tablet for Hero Lab usage,
Hero Lab is supported on iPad 2 and iPad Mini, however for the best experience you will have better results using iPad Air or iPad Mini 2 (or newer versions). |
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I would like to see the UI get more touch friendly or the "Tablet Mode" option be enabled. |
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I would love to at least know if it's in the pipeline, even if it's as obscure as "we want it to happen, we're tentatively planning on it to happen, and just haven't started on it yet." |
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