There are a few simple reason as to why windows tablets are much much more suited for making music then android or Apple tablets..

1) all professional music software is written for windows (or mac osx, but that does not support touchscreens)
2) tablets do only allow one active app at a time (front) apps in the background are on hold by default. But windows pro allows full multi threading and multitasking, which results on windows allowing the software to interact with eachother.. Or even sharing the screen.
3) windows tablets natively support all the needed interfaces.
4) windows tablets come in larger sizes.

If you want to use your tablet for professional music making, windows 8.1 is currently the way to go..

So far after extensively testing both Ipad and windows tablets (not the rt tablets, because they suffer the same problems as the apple and android tablets) i think choosing anything different then windows 8.1 pro gives you nothing more but an extpensive toy ( with music apps) , a good music reader and an MP3 player... While windows gives you all the proffesional options.


Please feel free to discuss..

I agree now and slowly after much demoing and testing am finding all this out as you stated above.

Please give some specific recommended tablets and some apps they will run as discussed above.
Bernie

How about the Dell Venue 8" Pro ?

be careful Bernie display could be too small to see things lyrics, music, ...I'd go 10"-13" etc..

I have a couple netbook PCs - very lightweight, they do everything my desktop PC does, they're inexpensive and very fast. I cannot think of a reason to use anything else, but old feeble guys like me are easily satisfied.

Gary

And they can run vArranger
The dell venue 8 pro has one problem, as well as all other cheap windows tablet : they have only one micro usb port that can be used to plug a USB device OR the power supply. You can't get the 2 together

Wow, I have 4 standard USB 2.0 ports on my Acer Aspire One.

Gary

Thanks Dan, I would have missed that.

Hi

Could not agree more...

Tablets are for "content consumers"; not "content producers"...

Regards
Jørgen

I agree, anything smaller then 12" is unsuited...

I am running band in a box, ableton live, cubase, NI komplete and many other vst's and some music reader apps on my HP Z1 (G2) thats not a tablet but an all in one ( like the imacs) but it has a 27" full hd touchscreen..... Size does matter, but its not heavy and since its on a stand, weight is not an issue either...

But to keep things readable and touchable, i would say atleast 12"..