RT tablet vs others

[josh791]

I see some tablets with Windows 8 RT and some have just Windows 8 on it. What is the difference? I am trying to look for a tablet that I could download Steam and stream the games to the tablet. Also is there a tablet worth buying thats not the Surface Pro 2 or up that because that is a little out of the price range.

 

[boosted1g]

RT version is for ARM processors and not Intel processors.

The RT is significantly less performance, and much less application support for it. Not certain, but I highly doubt the RT version can handle steam.

Any normal windows program will run on the pro series that is a full version of windows.
Only the special programs for windows RT will work on the RT version

 

[USAFRet]

RT is not a full Windows OS. You are limited to what you can get from the MS store. Which is not Steam.

 

[velo3100]

I would recommend the nivida shield which can stream pc games and can still access android but unfortunately can't access windows obviously. As for the difference between windows RT and 8 is that RT is more designed for basic activities and can't install any programs that are not in the windows store. Win 8 is a full pc os that can run any program that is made for it.

I am not really an expert on win 8 tablets but I would not recommend it for pc games as they generally don't have the power to run them. If someone does know of any please share.