Entry level Laptop vs. Netbook vs. Tablet

Centronix said:
The point of this comparison... I don't see
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Naither did the writer.
Conclusion
As ever, there is no clear cut winner. Each of the devices has a unique set of features that will appeal to a different type of consumer.
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Conclusion
Publishing for the sake of publishing.
 
That Dell(?) With the flip screen to change from netbook to tablet on the heading pic is better choice than the hp mini no?
But I guess it's a bit more expensive though. But for all the extra options it may well be worththe few extra bucks.
But then I guess so would be the iPad with btkeyboard.
If u only want to spend R4K on a mobile computer, I guess it will be more for entertainment and internet than actual hard work, so then the iPad as the lightest, longest battery life and best screen of these would probly be the best option imo. Its got too many limitations for my needs, as does all these 3.

Guess its a debate that can go on and on and on :)
 
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This is the stupidest article I have ever read on myBB.

How anyone can compare an iPad to a laptop is beyond comprehension. The iPad is NOT an alternative to any kind of computer. It is primarily used to CONSUME media and and exchange information. It is NOT a replacement for a laptop.
 
Pixual said:
This is the stupidest article I have ever read on myBB.

How anyone can compare an iPad to a laptop is beyond comprehension. The iPad is NOT an alternative to any kind of computer. It is primarily used to CONSUME media and and exchange information. It is NOT a replacement for a laptop.
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Sure it is. Think about what most people really use their computers for. I look at my dad and he browses and emails. . . . my mother-in-law browses, emails, and plays games . . . my step mother likes to edit the occasional video and photo but on the whole she's browsing and emailing. Now everything I've mentioned, including the movie and photo editing, is well suited to a tablet.
 
The iPad is useless as a standalone device.

About a month back my PC required a file for the Internet to work ... I couldnt get it.
It can't be made a HDD and can't download anything from the web.

Android folk in the office laughed that I couldn't do anything, but at least they helped out and downloaded the file for me
 
Dolby said:
The iPad is useless as a standalone device.

About a month back my PC required a file for the Internet to work ... I couldnt get it.
It can't be made a HDD and can't download anything from the web.

Android folk in the office laughed that I couldn't do anything, but at least they helped out and downloaded the file for me
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From now on instead of saying it can't try saying I dont know how to because it can and I do it all the time.
 
Ok.

I don't know how to - but it certainly doesn't do it (or much) from the box.

What do I need?
 
Dolby said:
Ok.

I don't know how to - but it certainly doesn't do it (or much) from the box.

What do I need?
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Of course you'll need it to be jail broken, add a file system and a download manager + iFunbox and pretty much anything can be downloaded and transferred. Its not ideal but I have yet to find a task which cannot be done on the device alone, would enjoy it slightly more if everything wasn't such a mission to set up initially.....

Bwana do you have a simpler method to do the above mentioned?
 
Ipwn 4 said:
Of course you'll need it to be jail broken, add a file system and a download manager + iFunbox and pretty much anything can be downloaded and transferred. Its not ideal but I have yet to find a task which cannot be done on the device alone, would enjoy it slightly more if everything wasn't such a mission to set up initially.....

Bwana do you have a simpler method to do the above mentioned?
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Goodreader. I use it to download the file and then transfer it to where I want it via wifi.
 
Next article in the series?

Comparison of a pair of tekkies, Gautrain month pass and a scooter?

Wouldn't an Asus Transformer been a better comparison? Insert joke of comparing apples to oranges here...
 
iPad weakness: No built in keyboard/trackpad.
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Wait, what? :wtf:

It has the biggest "trackpad" of them all! A huge transparent one with a nice screen beneath it.

Identifying the iPad's lack of trackpad as a weakness, is like calling the Samsung's lack of a floppy drive a weakness. Doesn't make sense!
 
Pixual said:
This is the stupidest article I have ever read on myBB.

How anyone can compare an iPad to a laptop is beyond comprehension. The iPad is NOT an alternative to any kind of computer. It is primarily used to CONSUME media and and exchange information. It is NOT a replacement for a laptop.
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Of course its a useful article. The point though is not to find a clear cut winner but to compare features. The point is to see what R4k can get you and to demonstrate that in terms of usefulness, tablets are overpriced :)

I would not have picked the hp netbook though, I prefer a celeron dual core 1024x768 Acer mini lappie for the same price.
 
Viva said:
Wait, what? :wtf:

It has the biggest "trackpad" of them all! A huge transparent one with a nice screen beneath it.

Identifying the iPad's lack of trackpad as a weakness, is like calling the Samsung's lack of a floppy drive a weakness. Doesn't make sense!
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Excellent point. :)
 
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