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11.6" - Tablet - 32GB - With Keyboard

Only at Best Buy Increase productivity with this powerful Insignia tablet. It has an 11.6-inch touch screen that provides high-definition viewing, and the 32GB of built-in storage help you manage documents, music files and applications. Snap photos and chat with others via video-conference applications with the rear-facing and front-facing cameras of this Insignia tablet.

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Excellent if you don't expect too much

on December 28, 2016

Posted by: Freedommaster

Alright, before I dig into this review, let me start by saying that the purpose for this laptop/tablet was to have something more portable than my 15.6" laptop and could provide good battery life while being able to surf the web and utilize microsoft office.

Now with that all established, it does that all quite well and meets my expectations wonderfully. So to elaborate on what are some of the pros and cons, let me begin with storage and memory. The computer only comes with 32gb of internal memeory. Initially I thought that this wouldn't be enough, specially with windows taking up a good chunk of that on it own and windows updates taking up even more. To help solve this issue I put a 128gb micro SD card in and found a setting within windows 10 to default programs to install onto the card. I also used the windows disk cleaner to clean up all unnecessary files which helped clear up some more space With the 128gb card installed, its more than enough space. I also really liked that it came with no junk programs that are quite common in name brand products. I didn't have to spend a ton of time uninstalling useless programs pre-installed.

Onto the memory and speed. The processor is nothing to write home about but it is quite good on battery and once windows has time to properly startup, it is plenty fast enough to browse the web, watch youtube, use microsoft office and even watch 1080p HD videos. The key is to not over encumber the processor. Don't open too many tabs in the browser or have too many programs open at once. I limit myself to one task at a time and it works just fine. The 2gb of ram is pithy at best and im sure with 4gb of ram it would perform much better but as I said before, if you limit yourself to one task at a time, you shouldn't run into many issues.

Battery life. So far if I have the screen brightness at it's highest and am only doing basic web browsing and microsoft office, I average 6hrs of battery. I think thats pretty great. When I turn the brightness down to 20% I can get between 8-10hrs. I have found that the screen is plenty bright and having it turned down to 20% is more than bright enough while inside with ambient manmade lighting. I actually prefer the screen brightness turned down as the screen being turned all the is a bit straining on the eyes if the ambient lighting isn't equally as bright or brighter.

Weight and Keyboard. Ok, it's heavy. heavier than I was expecting but at the same time, I don't mind it. Definitely give it a lift if you see one in the store. The keyboard I think is pretty great. It's responsive and tactile. I dont much care for the touchpad but that it mostly because of the gestures that I have figured out how to disable. I find that I trigger the gesture enabled popups a lot and I wish I knew how to disable that, aside from that its fine. It's a touch screen anyway plus the keyboard had 2 usb ports for a mouse. Now 2 usb ports is great! most competitors only have the 1.

Additional note. It can get quite warm on the back of the tablet, which doesn't affect it at all but I'm not a huge fan of heat as it can be the death of electronics. It can get especially hot when you are charging and using at teh same time so keep that in mind. I should also add that charging can take some time. If you run it down to 10% or less, you should expect to have to charge it for 6hrs or more to get a full 100%. I have found that keeping a battery pack with me helps with that as I just plug it into the battery while its in my bag. It helps extend its use through out the day. Another thing to consider is the keyboard isn't the most comfortable to have on your lap. It has a ridge where the tablet connects to the hinge and it can dig into your legs a little bit which can get irritating after a while.

Summary. Its a great little laptop and it cannot be beat in price and specs. I looked online and in stores and almost pulled the trigger on one that was sold on amazon. After some further reading I found that this models the newer version intel atom processor. Everything else that I found had the older version which was slower and underpowered graphics. The newer processor is what allows the screen to be 1080p and allow you to HDMI out and have two screens if needed. It is also better on battery as it is based on the newer 14nm architecture rather the older version being the 28nm. This also means cooler operating temperatures.

I would recommend this laptop to someone who would like something with good battery life and is quite portable. I didn't want to spend $800 or more on a surface just to get something really portable and runs Windows. At $200, its hard to beat.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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11.6" - Tablet - 32GB - With Keyboard

Does this support 5Ghz wifi?

yes

7 years, 4 months ago

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11.6" - Tablet - 32GB - With Keyboard

Is there a warranty

it comes with a 1yr factory warranty

7 years, 4 months ago

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11.6" - Tablet - 32GB - With Keyboard

does this tablet Works or Word factory installed?

Best answer

It has a 1 year trial of microsoft office

7 years, 4 months ago

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11.6" - Tablet - 32GB - With Keyboard

Can you upgrade the RAM? If so what is Max?

No unfortunately

7 years, 4 months ago

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11.6" - Tablet - 32GB - With Keyboard

does this have 5mhz wifi; is its processor better that of their 8"-10" tablets?

Yes it will recognize 5Ghz wireless band. As far as gaming goes, if the game is something simple, it should play it, if its graphically intensive, nope. Its hard to compare the processor to that of those used in android and apple products as the different operating systems put different strains on processors.

7 years, 4 months ago

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11.6" - Tablet - 32GB - With Keyboard

Is the screen Gorilla Glass?

No. Don't drop this thing. As it's a little on the heavy side, I'm gonna bet that the screen would break.

7 years, 4 months ago

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11.6" - Tablet - 32GB - With Keyboard

How many Ghz is the processor?

Its a quad core with each core running at 1.44Ghz and can turbo up to 1.84Ghz

7 years, 4 months ago

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11.6" - Tablet - 32GB - With Keyboard

does this have printig capabilities and what accessories are needed ?

Yes, it has the same capabilities that a normal windows machine would be capable of. You can either plug it in to the USB port on the keyboard or wirelessly if your print is capable of wireless printing.

7 years, 4 months ago

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