Laptop vs Tablet

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Stew
Stew Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 52,234 Regulator
edited February 2012 in IllTek
Aight so im looking to purchase 1 of the 2 pretty soon here just not sure which way to go. Not gonna be using it for anything extravagant. Just gonna need it for Braves season to transfer audio from memory cards, taken notes, music, net and other little things. Size and weight doesnt matter as Ill be posted the majority of the time in a studio, press box or home. As far as price, Im really only trynna spend about 3-400 so not going the Apple route by any means. Anybody got any insight?

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  • Mdizzle9000
    Mdizzle9000 Members, Writer Posts: 8,319 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    i'd go for a laptop no question unless you trynna take it outside with you constantly
  • MrSoutCity
    MrSoutCity Members Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Just got a galaxy tab on saturday. I wasn't trying to jump on the tablet bandwagon but I am happy I did.
  • MrSoutCity
    MrSoutCity Members Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Oh you need a laptop for what you are trying to do.
  • Stew
    Stew Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 52,234 Regulator
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    Good lookin out fellas
  • king bloo
    king bloo Members Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭✭
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    tablets are gadgets, laptops are where real work gets done. If you want, get a convertible laptop. Asus and, I believe Dell both make them. Start out as a laptop, then flip the screen and turn it into a tablet.
  • Stew
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    Convertible laptop?
  • MrSoutCity
    MrSoutCity Members Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    He talking about them tablet PCs.
  • caddo man
    caddo man Members Posts: 22,476 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    HLF wrote:
    Convertible laptop?

    They have them.

    Check out the Asus Transformer Prime with the attachable keyboard. I am waiting on a better one.

  • king bloo
    king bloo Members Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭✭
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    no, I'm talking about a convertible laptop (actually, a netbook)

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    open it like normal and it's a typical netbook, flip the screen around and close it and it's a tablet. Difference is that it runs Windows and not Android or whatever.

    Dell's Inspiron Duo is a lil trickier.

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    the screen flips on a different axis to change it to a tablet.

    Either way, you get a real computer, not some ? .
  • MrSoutCity
    MrSoutCity Members Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    king bloo wrote:
    no, I'm talking about a convertible laptop (actually, a netbook)

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    71dJILG4%2BIL._AA1500_.jpg

    open it like normal and it's a typical netbook, flip the screen around and close it and it's a tablet. Difference is that it runs Windows and not Android or whatever.

    Dell's Inspiron Duo is a lil trickier.

    Dell-Inspiron-Duo_2.jpg

    the screen flips on a different axis to change it to a tablet.

    Either way, you get a real computer, not some ? .

    That's what they called the tablet pc before the ipad and all them other tablets. I had one of them gateway joint back in the day.
  • Darius
    Darius Members Posts: 22,649 ✭✭✭✭
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    its not an either or thing. you can't use a tablet as your primary PC. well you can if all you really want to do is watch movies and listen to music, read, play games and do photo/video editing. they may be capable of doing alot of things that a laptop can do, but they just are made for that. a tablet, ie ipad is a supplement to a laptop.

    i'd recommend having both, but if i could only have one, then there is no reason to have a tablet and nothing else
  • Stew
    Stew Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 52,234 Regulator
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    That Dell joint looks sick. Is it expensive? Like ipad expensive
  • Darius
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    best thing ever for the tablet


    hansfree-bed.jpg
  • MrSoutCity
    MrSoutCity Members Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    my samsung galaxy tab >>>>>>>>>>>>>
  • CMac
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    Man ? Tablets!!!! Until they lower the price and increase the space a laptop is the best bet. Tablets are for people with money to waste. The only time I felt like I wanted one was when I was @ the airport, they seem like great travel devices but pointless for anything else.
  • caddo man
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    CMac wrote:
    Man ? Tablets!!!! Until they lower the price and increase the space a laptop is the best bet. Tablets are for people with money to waste. The only time I felt like I wanted one was when I was @ the airport, they seem like great travel devices but pointless for anything else.

    BAM! right there. my wife's tablet is amazing for that. I downloaded a dvd converter so we can play videos on it without getting on Netflix or the internet.

  • Darius
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    as previously stated, the tablets aren't meant to be a primary computer. if thats what you need then there is no point in buying a tablet. but if you already have a laptop then i feel like the ipad is a great additon to the arsenal. and at $500, its worth it.
  • king bloo
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    I already have few laptops and a tablet is not on the radar. There's no good argument for owning one when my laptops can do everything that a tablet does and far more.
  • aneed123
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    I already have few laptops and a tablet is not on the radar. There's no good argument for owning one when my laptops can do everything that a tablet does and far more.


    this.......
  • The Lonious Monk
    The Lonious Monk Members Posts: 26,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    king bloo wrote:
    tablets are gadgets, laptops are where real work gets done. If you want, get a convertible laptop. Asus and, I believe Dell both make them. Start out as a laptop, then flip the screen and turn it into a tablet.

    I came in to say this. Tablets are ok, but to me they just aren't worth the price. If you got a smartphone, you basically have everything a tablet offers. Sure tablets are bigger, but if you're going to size up, you might as well go with something that has all the functionality. My mother in law has an iPad2. Then she bought a docking station and keyboard. I just looked at that and laughed. It's so dumb. If you needed all of that, you should have just got a laptop. Even if you didn't go the convertible route, there are tons of super thin macbooks, laptops, notebooks, etc that aren't much bigger than tablets but give you more functionality.
  • Stew
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    Preciate the feedback fellas. Definitely will be going the laptop route.
  • KINGOFDAARCADE
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    Darius wrote: »
    best thing ever for the tablet


    hansfree-bed.jpg
    where can i get that