I purchased a Chuwi Hi8 Pro about half a year ago for a reason similar to this. It cost me less than $100 bucks when i bought it, and its surprisingly responsive under the right circumstances.
I'll explain some specific settings and features I have, and give you a general idea of how well it works for me. You can decide from there how well something similar would work for you.
https://www.amazon.com/CHUWI-Hi8-Pro-Wi ... B019XI0932Here are the important stats:
Screen Size 8 inch
Resolution 1920x1200 (16:10)
RAM 2GB (SDRAM @1666mHz)
ROM 32GB
CPU Intel Atom Cherry Trail Z8350 Quad Core 1.44GHz ~ 1.84GHz (set power mode to Balanced to achieve higher cpu clock speeds on a single core)
OS Windows 10, Android 5.1 (Dual operating systems... I guess its alright but android 5.1 doesnt support some newer apps)
WLAN 802.11 b/g/n wireless internet (much better signal at a distance than some tablets i've had)
Bluetooth Yes (4.0, up to three devices)
TF Card Slot Supported (up to 32GB..., or 64GB external drive)
G-sensor Supported
Interfaces Type-C (USB 2.0), 3.5mm headphone jack, Micro HDMI
So, when i played ffxi on it, i had background and window resolution set to 768x480 (16:10), and the menu resolution set to 960x540 (16:10). The interface reduces framerate very rapidly with increased resolution settings. I suggest you keep it at what I have or less - especially if you hang around in town. With in-game settings set to a minimum, you will see framerate hover from as low as 9 (densely populated areas + interface in use) to as high as 42fps (sparsely populated, hide interface button on controller used, /fps 1). The average framerate is reasonable - around 15fps in windurst (again, with minimum graphical settings) and 25 in the field. I even took myself to camp fafhogg one evening, and although you might be able to function at 6fps, it really makes something as simple as targeting to be a real pain in the butt. The more you turn down that resolution and deal with it, the quicker the game will function. If you were ever on a ps2 and played on a 4:3 screen, you know what i'm talking about in terms of resolution.
There are some other ways to decrease the cpu usage of windows, as well as set core affinity for open programs. See the following video for details:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5v3g4ZPOeQIf I was to buy another tablet for ffxi, i would definitely go for 4gb RAM instead of 2... just sayin'.
With this tablet, I suggest a bluetooth compatible gamepad and keyboard, and also a type-c cable that can actually transfer data.
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