Tablet sales down - Laptop/Desktop sales up
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I note in Apple's financial operating statement they admit iPad sales have shown another significant decline.
Most manufacturers including Apple are reporting that Laptop/Desktop sales are at last increasing again.
Could it be that all those people who claim a 'Tablet' is all the computer they will ever need are now realising they were wrong and that whilst good for surfing you need 'a proper' computer for anything vaguely productive?
Most manufacturers including Apple are reporting that Laptop/Desktop sales are at last increasing again.
Could it be that all those people who claim a 'Tablet' is all the computer they will ever need are now realising they were wrong and that whilst good for surfing you need 'a proper' computer for anything vaguely productive?
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I would favour always an ultra-light laptop (i.e. netbook) over a tablet, but those also happen to be the most expensive class of computer! Heavy laptops always seem pointless to me - what's the point of a portable machine that isn't really portable?
Convertibles are a good idea, then you've got the best of both worlds. And a cheaper version of the same sort of thing is a tablet in a keyboard-case/wallet.
I'd much rather have a laptop for things like this (browsing the web while watching telly on my day off) and a desktop for work. As psionic said, laptops are so much cheaper there days, the cheap ones don't have the power or the screen quality of more expensive one and especially of desktops, but for the internet, word processing, watching videos and even light graphic work they're fine and certainly better than a tablet.
My attitude is that a tablet is a great addition to a desktop and/or laptop but it's not a replacement.
My brother just got himself a little laptop as his tabley will not do what he wants it to do.
It is also true that the prices of laptops also help
I'm with you on that. I too own a tablet, I also own a Desktop and a Laptop. I think the tablet is great for quick reference when watching TV etc. plus OK for casual web surfing.
However, that is all mine has ever been used for. I have zero date stored on it, no more than a handful of useful apps and I'm not busting a gut to replace it anytime soon.
I have always loved my Desktop and when that isn't available (wife hogging it) I will use the Laptop.
I also own all three (plus a work laptop and I'm about to get a work tablet too). My desktop is on its last legs and I'm in two minds whether to replace it or just plus my newer laptop into a docking station whenever I need to use a bigger screen (I've actually got a dual screen setup which is great for doing "proper" work). All my media is stored on a NAS so I don't need necessarily a desktop with a huge tower case and big hard disk. The one thing as desktop does still give you is the power per pound spent.
I have a 2012 Nexus 7 which is also starting to show its age. I'm tempted by a bigger tablet but I don't feel like paying £300-400 for a decent 10" model. I've played with the Nexus 9 and I'm underwhelmed by it and the Samsung Tab S is very nice but probably a little too high spec for what I would use it for.
I think you will find in a few years time, more laptop/tablet hybrids instead of just the tablet form factor.
However I don't feel the need to upgrade it their is nothing I can see the new versions will offer me over this one. I think that is true of a lot of people that most people who want the top end range IPad's have one already. I think where the market will grow is in the cheaper end of the scale.
The latest Xperia Z 8" tablet is getting cracking reviews - waterproof like their phones, superb build quality and staggering battery life (longer than any iPad).
I would gladly give up my phone/tablet/Laptop etc. but would never contemplate life without a Desktop.
At work I a perfectly happy with a laptop, docking station and 24" monitor. It means that I can talk all of my work with me to a meeting room, on a business trip or (if I really have to) home with me.
I'll most likely get one. The next question is what to get.
My current machine has an i5 processor and a 720p display. Ideally I'd like to at least match this yet at the same time I think it should be an upgrade. However I think something more powerful would be a waste as we wouldn't use it much.
I'm also thinking of getting a MacBook as we have iPads and iPhones but I'm not sure if I want to learn another OS. Also I think they are a bit over priced compared to their windows counterparts.
It didn't take much learning when I switched to a Mac back in 2004/05 for about a year. I quite liked it.
Now when I eventually replace my laptop I'll probably go for a desktop for the personalisation and ease of upgrading.
For the portable part a tablet or even a phone would suffice nowadays. No longer do you need to lug around a laptop to show off holiday photos, keep em all on a tablet. Likewise, videos, and light gaming all doable on a tablet.
We've got 2 android tablets in our house. One is a fairly ancient old dual-core jobbie and the other is a spangly-new octa-core monster and, TBH, while the new one is obviously streets ahead of the old one, if we only had the old one we probably wouldn't see any reason to bin it and replace it.
As long as it can still do a bit of web-paddling, run the IMDB app' so I can find out what I've seen whatsisname in before and display ebooks for a half-decent length of time, it's still earning it's keep.
I agree, I swap between windows, Linux and Mac, while I do not use the MAc so much as it is not mine, I have got used to it pretty quick, even the silly one button mouse.
Not sure what you mean?
No more like those who want a tablet now have a tablet and the renew cycles are long on them.