Advice on a slate tablet PC

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Hey All,

I would really like it if someone could give me a list of tablet pc’s that fit the following criteria

Wants:


Slate tablet Not a convertible tablet

Wifi capable with out any additional hardware.

Large Screen (at least 12 inchs) as I want to reduce the strain on my eyes as I will need to be using it for most of the day (8am-ish to 5pm-ish).

Ability to switch between active and passive desensitiser screen input (1st preference) OR active desensitiser screen input (2nd preference)

A screen I can use both inside and out side (1st preference) OR a screen set up well for use inside (2nd preference). (inside includes both dark lecture theatres and bright library areas)


Low glare (I intent to use for long periods of time)

Blue tooth (or other wireless way) of attaching a keyboard for the rare times I use one



Preferences:

Cool running temperature if possible.

Longish battery life if possible (I will need at least 2 hours battery life)

Light weight if possible


I don’t mind if:

it doesn’t have a large hard drive (I already work off a portable hard drive at university)

it is not this years model (however I would like it to work for at least 4 years as I’m a student and as such I don’t have cash to burn to keep up grading it)

it doesn’t look pretty or cool.

it cant play top of the line games and other programs. (I have a desktop pc I can use at home but I need this for university during the day) however I would like it to be able to cope with having multiple programs going at once, i.e. word, paint, multiple Firefox windows open, windows media player and a adobe acrobat running at once.

Price:
Anything up to $1,400 but preference is for cheap as possible (student budget)

Thankyou for any advice you can offer.

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