I happen to own a venue 8 pro... Somethings that make this better than a 7" Android

Most Android Tablets are slaves and you have to hook them up to computer. With the Venue 8 Pro - Having windows on it you can buy an USB adapter for under $5 bucks and hook a external hard drive (that has power) to it. Also through the adapter you can hook up a mouse. There is a pen that you can buy for $40 bucks and I have one, but I prefer using a mouse. What about a keyboard, on Amazon you and buy a nice Anker Bluetooth Keyboard for $20 bucks... I also use this same keyboard with both my work (Samsung S5) and personal (iPhone) smart phones, plus with my Android tablet. The battery life is very good, lasts a longer than my android tablet.

The down side is that it is a small screen and on some programs you cannot change the size, the windows on-screen keyboard seems to get in the way at times, that's why I recommend the bluetooth keyboard. The other downside is Windows 8 tiles can be annoying.