Ditching the tablet, going back to a laptop

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noise747

21-04-2014

Originally Posted by GeordiePaul:
“Some of the frustrations of Windows were what prompted me to see if I could live with an Android tablet as my main device. However as I came to discover, that had its own set of frustrations, which for me were worse.

Yours is probably doing updates in the background, problem is it doesn't really communicate what it's doing so it does leave you wondering at times.

Bottom line for me, nothing is perfect but the compromises of Windows are less serious to me.

To be honest if I could have afforded it iI may have been tempted to try a mac book with retina display, as you can run Windows on it as well but far too expensive for me.”

The only thing that will be doing updates in the back ground is the AV, I do not allow windows or any software to update without me knowing.
it been pretty good this morning, on Windows at the moment and the drive light is not flashing at all, now I am worried

The problem I have with tablet is the screen is still too small even at 7 inch, still a lot of pinching and scrolling and some sites just don't work at all well.

Macs are nice machines, if a little over priced, what you are getting is still a normal PC, but with a different OS, ok the may be produced to better standards than most PC machines, but still over priced.

If you want to try something different have a look at linux.

noise747

21-04-2014

Originally Posted by victorslot:
“Of course tablets won't do these things very well if at all. People buy and use them for convenience, portability and their multifunctional ability. If you don't want this functionality then you wouldn't buy one but people who don't want to be tied to a desktop or even lug a laptop around for everyday use whilst on the go will and do find them invaluable.

This is now a technologically advanced society we live in and the use of mobile devices is still in its infancy. The future is going to be portable, smaller and lighter and modern people will always want a new gadget to use.”

i thought i would make more use of mine than I do, but sometimes it just sits on the fireplace for so long, when I want to use it, i have to recharge it.
i have not taken it out of the house since I got it.

victorslot

21-04-2014

Originally Posted by noise747:
“i thought i would make more use of mine than I do, but sometimes it just sits on the fireplace for so long, when I want to use it, i have to recharge it.
i have not taken it out of the house since I got it.”

Then you clearly don't have a use for it. Sell it whilst it is still worth something.

catherine91

21-04-2014

Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“If you're a lover of music, the iPod touch is your ideal device. It's much more portable, weighs a hell of a lot less and has a better camera (I think ?) Some describe it as an iPhone without the phone, but you would know more about that than I do, never having owned one.
The iPad mini obviously has much bigger screen, you can actually watch tv and movies on a tablet instead of squinting at a little screen. It could replace your e-reader as well, it won't be quite as good as a dedicated reader, but it's certainly not bad. There are more apps written for a tablet, you probably have to make do with iPhone apps ?
I haven't mentioned the iPad itself, it's a bit large to be called a truly portable device, well not for your pocket or handbag anyway.”

My iPod Touch is a slightly cheaper version with no rear camera. It's great for internet radio, music streaming, quickly checking my e-mails and quickly Googling things (and of course my music library!). It's not as good for news apps, photos or videos because the small screen hurts my eyes after quite a short time. My dad uses his tablet (9.7") to read e-books and he says it doesn't hurt his eyes.

Peter_CJ

21-04-2014

To be fair, comparing tablets to laptops is like expecting apples and pears to taste the same.

Laptops with touch-screens seem like overkill to me. I think maybe they've been designed to justify Windows 8 more than anything else.

Voice recognition and control will probably put tablets out in front eventually - can well imagine avid gamers ranting and raving into a tablet.

Then eventually there will be the google hat that enables a tablet to be controlled through thought alone.

"Stand well clear, Shane has his google hat on, and is about to boot up his tablet!"

TelevisionUser

21-04-2014

Ditching the tablet, going back to a laptop

For me, my highly portable tablet complements my laptop and PC and it's primarily used as a leisure device for the internet, ebooks and audiobooks. That said, it's been very useful when there have been issues with either the laptop or PC because I can easily use the tablet to look up whatever the potential solutions are to the problem concerned. Therefore, I'm definitely going to keep my tablet.

Kaz159

21-04-2014

We ditched our desktop about 18 months ago. I use a laptop the majority of the time (posting from it now). I have 2 tablets - good for when I'm away but rarely used at home.

I use a Kindle to read ebooks. Tablets have their place/uses but I still like my laptop.

GeordiePaul

21-04-2014

Originally Posted by TelevisionUser:
“Ditching the tablet, going back to a laptop

For me, my highly portable tablet complements my laptop and PC and it's primarily used as a leisure device for the internet, ebooks and audiobooks. That said, it's been very useful when there have been issues with either the laptop or PC because I can easily use the tablet to look up whatever the potential solutions are to the problem concerned. Therefore, I'm definitely going to keep my tablet.”

Pretty much sums up my nexus 7s roll in my arsenal of gadgetry.

noise747

21-04-2014

Originally Posted by victorslot:
“Then you clearly don't have a use for it. Sell it whilst it is still worth something.”

I may use it one day.

alanwarwic

21-04-2014

I'd rather have a desktop than a tablet, and yet they are said to be the endangered species.

Heck, I'd even prefer a Chromebook and that's going some !

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