I am currently trying to sell an Alienware M17x R3 because I have no use for it and need something more portable now that I have a desktop to do gaming. I want to buy or trade for a Surface Pro 3, but I was offered a trade today for a Dell Venue 11 Pro. The guy claimed it had a i5-4300U just like the surface pro 3 and he would throw in the attachable keyboard and stylus as well.
Sounds like a solid trade to me... but... here is the problem. Every single page I look at says that it has an i5-4300"Y" inside it and not the "U" variant. I asked him via email to confirm and he claimed that his tablet had the "U" variant. I did some research and the Venue seems promising. The fact that it has the removable battery and hard drive make it very tempting.
My main question to CR would be, is this guy telling the truth? I can only find a few articles to back up his claim that "maybe" dell produced a version with the "U" variant and it is possible that it exists. Has anyone on CR ever used or seen this tablet in person? I can't find a solid review of it on Youtube that uses the "U" variant i5 version. Should I just wait and see if someone offers cash or a surface pro 3?