Fritz and chessbase on a tablet

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majorminor7

Can Fritz and the chessbase db run on a tablet? Which tablets should I consider (I have Apple products at home).

Thanks

Rsava

Surface Pro 3. 

Rsava

Well, yeah, but that is really the only "tablet" that can run Fritz and Chessbase.

AFAIK, any other tablet is incompatible or woefully underpowered. 

majorminor7

Thanks for the reply but I think at that price, I would rather get a laptop. I was naively thinking I could get a lower end tablet to take on vacation. I'll look at other options.

Rsava

I have a full windows 8 tablet with a lower end processor (cost me about $279) and it can barely run Fritz 13. Have not even tried running CB on it. The experience is less than desirable.

I also have a Surface Pro 3 and it runs great.

Just wanted to be honest with you, you would be better off getting a cheap laptop.

guardianx9

Not going to spend 800 to run chessbase for windows

Senior-Lazarus_Long

I haven't used Fritz since I joined Chess.com. There are plenty of databases on the web. What do you want to do?

majorminor7

I often don't have internet access when I travel. I would like to review GM annotated games, study openings, and play against the computer offline. I would also like to use the tablet as an e-reader for books. 

I can always search for and download PGN files off the web and review them in Stockfish or HIARCS chess explorer (both run on my MacBookAir) but that assumes I know what I want to review before I leave. 

If there was a portable, affordable solution to running Fritz & Chess Base on a tablet, I would be interested, especially since I can't run those programs on my MacBook in native mode.

 

Thanks

guardianx9

If ur database is in pgn u can use any pgn viewer to view on andoid... only problem is when u want to view chesssbase format on android.... so justconvertthe chessbase in to pgn..nice n simple n cheap

guardianx9

The android i like pgn master... i use it toview manychess bookin pgn

majorminor7

Thanks

jr212

I run it on surface 2