I'm impressed.
Wifey got a Surface RT tablet last Xmas, which showed me the possibilities, but since it was hers, I didn't do a whole lot with it.
Fast forward to this Xmas seasons...
The Microsoft Store at one of the local malls had the HP Stream 7 on sale for $75, so I picked one up. Kind of small, specs aren't all that great, but could be fun to experiment with. It handles all the basic tablet stuff just fine (media, web browsing, etc). Since it came with a free 1yr sub to Office 365, I installed it and configured Outlook for my corporate email. Success, so I take it to work.
All last week, I was in on-site vendor training where we used our corporate laptops. At one point, I had to leave training for a conference call, so I took the tablet to my office. Once on the phone, I used the tablet to sign into the Citrix Webex session. It went without a hitch and worked smoothly. No delays, stuttering, or any problems at all. The guy on the call referenced a doc that was sent out by email previously, so I went back to my email via the tablet, found the doc, and opened it in Word. Now I have Outlook, Word, and Citrix Webex running and everything is still smooth. I can bring two apps on screen side-by-side as well (try that with Android or IOS).
At one point in the call, my short attention span kicks in and I drift over to APS using IE on the tablet. Nothing going on, so I go back to the presentation. Still running smoothly...
Call's over, so I close down Webex, take a look at the mails that came in while I wasn't looking, then return to the training session. This little tablet that fits in my back pocket is far more functional than any Android or IOS tablet I've used. I can also use RDP to control other Windows machines (only tested it with my home system though). If I could get our VPN working (uses a smartcard, don't have a reader on the tablet), I could do "real work" as well.
I tried installing the VMWare VSphere client, but it doesn't work well with a touchscreen. Oh, it runs well enough, but it doesn't adjust for the on-screen keyboard, making navigation and control tedious. If I used a Bluetooth keyboard, it would probably work fine. I didn't try to use the VSphere VM consoles because I wasn't sure how I'd execute the escape key sequence (ctrl-alt) with the on-screen keyboard to release from the console. Again, something easily remedied by an external bluetooth keyboard.
It won't replace my laptop, but it'll reduce the number of times I have to drag my laptop around for minor tasks.
Chris