So, I'm starting University in September and I'm looking to find some kind of tablet so I can take notes (I can't keep up well with hand written, I have a bad wrist). I thought maybe I could find some tech-savvy people here! :)

Things I need for the tablet to have: -Running Windows -attachable keyboard (I suck at touch typing) -at least one USB port -half decent battery life -prefer 64GB of HDD but 32 might be okay if I have to -would love something in a nice colour (blue or purple?) but that's not a necessity -an SD card reader would be nice but again not a necessity

Obviously I would like something light and compact like a tablet, because I don't want to drag around my heavy laptop with my books and stuff too.

I've been looking at different sites for an hour and there are so many different ones, its so confusing. Plus there are many not available at my local store, so I'm not really sure where to look. I know decent amounts about laptops and such but I don't really know much about tablets, I've never had one before!

My preferred budget is under $500. Also, I live in Canada, so that counts because US prices are very high in Canadian funds right now.

Please help?

I currently have an HP Envy tablet (not sure about the specific size/model, maybe 13-15in?). It's one of the only tablets I've had experience with but it seems to fit what you're looking for (besides being a little expensive). I'm not an expert on tablets at all but I can tell you about my experiences on my HP tablet ^^

• It runs Windows 8
• It has an attachable keyboard (which I LOVE). I mainly use it with the keyboard attached because I like it better.
• It has two USB ports on the keyboard part (as well as an HDMI port and an SD slot)
• The battery life is great. I could go 2-3 days without charging it (mainly using it for classes).
• I don't know about the memory. But I'm sure you can buy an external drive for any tablet if it doesn't have enough.
• Mine's silver, not sure if it comes in other colors, but you can get colorful cases/covers/decals/etc.
• It does have an SD card reader (on the keyboard part)

It's very light and easy to carry. Like, unexpectedly light.

The only thing is that they can be a bit expensive -- I got mine used from my parents so I didn't pay the full price. Perhaps you can look on amazon or ebay for used ones?

But overall I love this tablet and it definitely seems to fit what you're looking for :)

Just a note, but if you're a student you may be able to get an education discount. I know the windows store does education discount, but that may not be the case if you're just buying online and not through the windows store.

As for tablets

the surface is decent, but admittedly pretty expensive. My dad bought a dell tablet and computer combo in one a while back but ended up returning it because he didn't really know how to use windows 8 or a tablet in general, but from the brief playing around with it while trying to teach him stuff it worked relatively well.