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★☆☆☆☆
Update - Just too many bugs. Returned it.
Fantastic tablet. I don't have much to add to the other reviewers except to say that on the first night I had two instances where the tablet lost WiFi connectivity. WiFi was enabled but didn't show any WiFi signals. Turning WiFi off and on and doing a reboot doesn't fix the issue. After doing a Windows Refresh the first time (losing much of what I had installed and configured) it worked for a while but then later happened again. I ran a diagnostic of the hardware and the problem is Dell's WiFi driver. If you encounter this problem go to the Dell site, download the Dell Wireless 1538 WAPI Application (File: DW1538_WAPI_2007_WB32_setup_ZPE.exe) updated on 23/October/2013, install and reboot. If fixed the problem right away. UPDATE: I really wanted to like this tablet, but found it too frustrating to continue to use. The WiFi issues I mentioned above weren't solved by the driver update and often the tablet would not wake up for 15-20 (of continuous button pressing), after I put it to sleep. The last straw today is that is showing as connected to my WiFi network but can't load any pages (when my computer can) and rebooting won't fix it. These are issues that other Dell users are having and are documented on the Dell Support website. I am tired of resetting it to factory settings and reinstalling everything over and over again hoping things will change. It is a well built tablet with a lot to like - probably the best hardware of the current generation. I honestly thought that I found what I was looking for, a tablet with the full functionality of Windows 8.1. Unfortunately, the bugs are such that I don't feel like I can trust it and back it goes. Reluctantly, I got the Lenovo instead.
November 2013 · Electronics · verified purchase
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Dell Venue 8 Pro 5000 Series 32 GB Windows 8.1 Tablet
4.0★ · 2,195 ratings, as of 2023
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