The Dell Venue 8 7000 Tablet

Dell’s latest 8-inch Android tablet is definitely a product that makes a statement. Remember when Dell made all those laptops you hated years ago? Well, they can make great things now, things that redefine what a tablet really is!

The Venue 8 7000 adds something to your life other than just another screen; it is designed to make a huge impression and to wow you the minute you take it out of the box. This tablet will blow you away with what it can do too – fancy new Intel processor, unique accessories and a three-camera array.

Dell definitely did nail one thing at least – it’s beautiful! The tablet may have a big clunky name, but it is a slim, sleek device at just 6mm. It is so thin, even thinner than the iPhone 6 and it weighs just over 226grams, even more impressive is that the Venue 8 7000 feels sturdy in your hands despite the wafer thin measurements! Just imagine how good the sharp edges and aluminum body of the gray and black rectangle will look just sitting on your desk.

As soon as you turn the tablet on the display is crisp, clear and bright. Even more impressive than the ridiculous resolution or the eye-popping vibrancy is that there are no bezels around the screen, a big bezel would make the screen look small and cramped. This tablet is simply gorgeous.

The Venue 8 7000 is the first tablet to use Intel’s RealSense technology, the hardware/software combo that can sense your motions and emotions, recognize powerful gestures and even 3D scan people and things! The technology is really impressive, as you can measure the height and width of objects within a photo and so much more.

Another big idea are the accessories, specifically the Dell Cast dongle that plugs into anything with an HDMI port and turns that screen into a monitor and the Venue 8 7000 into something like a laptop. It’s a very clever idea and it could be very useful in a conference room.

The Venue also runs the latest, cutting edge Intel processor – one with a PC architecture too, which makes it a perfect processor for a PC-style setup in a tablet form factor. The chip is really fast and promises to be both efficient and powerful.  

In general the Venue 8 7000 runs relatively well, it’s not perfect but it is a solid, Android tablet! For its screen and hardware design alone, it is among the best Android tablets you can buy.

So Dell can make thin devices and they can make beautiful devices and the Dell Venue 8 7000 serves as a reminder that the company can actually make really nice things!

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Written By: Christine Romans
CopyWriter at The Computer Guyz Cape Town