# Tablet PC's and Ignition client **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 13, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tablet-pcs-and-ignition-client/8564 "2014-06-13T13:24:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tablet-pcs-and-ignition-client/8564/1 "2014-06-13T13:24:01Z")
Has anyone used a tablet PC like these to run an Ignition Client? [amazon.com/dp/B00F2ENTYI/ref … B00GCX7UA2](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F2ENTYI/ref=twister_B00GCX7UA2) [amazon.com/Dell-Venue-Pro-Ta … 377&sr=1-1](http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Venue-Pro-Tablet-Windows/dp/B00FFVYV4K/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1402665377&sr=1-1) [amazon.com/Lenovo-IdeaTab-Mi … B00F2ENU7Y](http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-IdeaTab-Miix-8-Inch-Tablet/dp/B00F2ENU7Y/ref=psdc3_t2_B00FFVYV4K_B00F2ENU7Y) Just not sure on the Atom processor. The client that we are running would be small and basic project, nothing elaborate with graphics or anything. Mostly just a app to create work orders. I was also looking at maybe the I5 tablets like these, but they are double the price. [amazon.com/Acer-Iconia-W700- … 97&sr=1-24](http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Iconia-W700-6495-11-6-Inch-Tablet/dp/B00B2GXGQ6/ref=sr_1_24?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1402665597&sr=1-24) [amazon.com/Microsoft-Surface … B00BE5T2TA](http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Surface-Tablet-Drive-Windows/dp/B00BE5T2TA/ref=psdc3_t1_B00B2GXGQ6_B00BE5T2TA) ---
**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tablet-pcs-and-ignition-client/8564/2 "2014-06-13T14:11:25Z")
IIRC, our QA dept has been playing with the Dell Venue Pro running Win8, and has been happy with the results. It’s one of the few tablets that doesn’t need the mobile module, since it can run Java. ---
**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tablet-pcs-and-ignition-client/8564/3 "2014-06-13T14:19:52Z")
yeah I definitely want to stay away from the mobile module. There are many tablet options now running full windows 8(not RT which wont run java), the real difference will be in the processors. I found a acer tablet that is an I3 based processor, which seems like it would work much better than the atom based processors. price is $519, which is a little cheaper than some of the other non atom options that I listed. ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tablet-pcs-and-ignition-client/8564/4 "2014-07-15T15:23:24Z")
Sorry for the minor resurrection. What were the results? Which one did you pick out and why? Inquiring minds… ![:mrgreen:](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/d23659b203d2d24d394be983a52adb2fa6fe23d4.gif "Mr. Green") ---
**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tablet-pcs-and-ignition-client/8564/5 "2014-07-15T22:23:06Z")
we went with the acer. it came with a case and keyboard and had a more powerful processor. outside of a few changes to scripts for mousereleased, it seems to be working really well. It also scaled well to the smaller screen.