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So in other words they are an awesome but overpriced toy. Just like they were 5-6 years ago. Oh, wait I forgot, Apple "invented" the "first" tablet PC's last year and all the ones I saw before that running Windows XP Tablet Edition were figments of my imagination.
Sort of agree about the keyboard though, it can be frustrating replying to mails etc, but on a phone with a good capacitive screen you can type quite fast and accurately using your thumbs, if you hold it in landscape mode.
Sort of agree about the keyboard though, it can be frustrating replying to mails etc, but on a phone with a good capacitive screen you can type quite fast and accurately using your thumbs, if you hold it in landscape mode.
I find that the usefulness of a tablet is to a large extent, dependent on the available apps for it. Yes, it's great for email and web browsing, but if Apple had not opened up third party apps for their iPad, then I probably wouldn't have found it worthwhile purchasing, as I spend probably 80 % of time using third party apps.
What is the selection of apps like for the Samsung ? how many apps are available for this device ?
What is the selection of apps like for the Samsung ? how many apps are available for this device ?
Quey_Quick
Expert Member
Most of the apps that work with an Android phone will work on the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
DukeofHouse
Senior Member
Got the Galaxy Tab but haven't worked it into my workflow yet - just email and appointments.
It's more a personal device for me than a professional one.
It's more a personal device for me than a professional one.
Firstly I don't ever think tablets like the iPad or Tab were marketed as work devices, so not sure where the 'hype' part comes from. I think today we just automatically expect a new device to cram as many things inside as possible. As lame as it sounds, Apple got it right with the iPad because it looks good and makes email and the internet look pretty, period. No promises of saving the world and replacing the washing machine. Let the rest of the world figure out how they want to make the best of it with the app store and you have perpetual consumer bliss.
If you want to type, buy a typewriter.
If you want to type, buy a typewriter.
The iPad started out as a content consumption device for me but I've found it to be more than adequate for much of my day to day work - then again my "work" and yours are probably very different. 
I'm tempted to get myself a small bluetooth keyboard for those times that touch typing on a screen seems daunting.
Apple never marketed the iPad as a laptop replacement. I'm not sure if Samsung did with their tab but I somehow doubt it.
I'm tempted to get myself a small bluetooth keyboard for those times that touch typing on a screen seems daunting.
Apple never marketed the iPad as a laptop replacement. I'm not sure if Samsung did with their tab but I somehow doubt it.
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I use iTunes to transfer music and video - is that critical in enterprise situations?
jannievanzyl
Telecoms expert
The way to position PC's, laptops, tablets and smart-phones against each other is according to the content function you're trying to perform plus the specific requirements of the HMI (Human Machine Interface) needed.
You either create content, or you consume content.
For content creation, the HMI needs to be as effective as possible. A PC with dual 24" monitors plus a full size keyboard will allow the most efficient way of creating content, be it writing, CAD, programming, etc. Numerous studies have shown the improvement in efficiencies by increasing monitor sizes. For example, for Excel, a 100% improvement in creating sheets were shown going from a 17" to a 30" monitor.
As you reduce the HMI elements in size, possibly for mobility, efficiencies start to drop. A laptop is less efficient, to create content, than a full desktop and a tablet even more so. A smart-phone is right at the bottom of the pecking order.
To consume content, you can easily live with less efficient or fewer HMI elements, especially to enhance mobility. In a pure content-consumption environment, you don't need a mouse or keyboard. The screen size will influence efficiencies though, so bigger is still better, within reason. A tablet is more effective for reading than a smart-phone.
So, you use a desktop to create content, a mobile device to consume content.
Because most people will typically only have one device, laptops became dominant as a trade off between efficiency and mobility. A perfect example of "jack of all trades, master of none".
With the advent of tablets, offering improved mobility without compromise on the HMI required for content consumption, we'll see a return to the 2-device environment, a PC and a tablet.
Personally, I've been using a tablet for the past 11 months in addition to a full desktop. In those 11 months I've not switched my laptop on once. All content consumption is on the tablet, all content creation, past a short e-mail, on the desktop.
You either create content, or you consume content.
For content creation, the HMI needs to be as effective as possible. A PC with dual 24" monitors plus a full size keyboard will allow the most efficient way of creating content, be it writing, CAD, programming, etc. Numerous studies have shown the improvement in efficiencies by increasing monitor sizes. For example, for Excel, a 100% improvement in creating sheets were shown going from a 17" to a 30" monitor.
As you reduce the HMI elements in size, possibly for mobility, efficiencies start to drop. A laptop is less efficient, to create content, than a full desktop and a tablet even more so. A smart-phone is right at the bottom of the pecking order.
To consume content, you can easily live with less efficient or fewer HMI elements, especially to enhance mobility. In a pure content-consumption environment, you don't need a mouse or keyboard. The screen size will influence efficiencies though, so bigger is still better, within reason. A tablet is more effective for reading than a smart-phone.
So, you use a desktop to create content, a mobile device to consume content.
Because most people will typically only have one device, laptops became dominant as a trade off between efficiency and mobility. A perfect example of "jack of all trades, master of none".
With the advent of tablets, offering improved mobility without compromise on the HMI required for content consumption, we'll see a return to the 2-device environment, a PC and a tablet.
Personally, I've been using a tablet for the past 11 months in addition to a full desktop. In those 11 months I've not switched my laptop on once. All content consumption is on the tablet, all content creation, past a short e-mail, on the desktop.
Maddmatt
Expert Member
Get a physical keyboard to go with it if you do lots of typing, that makes a good laptop replacement for most people.
Still unsure if I will ever get one. Maybe when I can get a 10-inch one at a decent price. Since I'm studying to be a programmer it wont help me much in my work life, need a proper PC for that and a nice big screen to do it comfortably.
Still unsure if I will ever get one. Maybe when I can get a 10-inch one at a decent price. Since I'm studying to be a programmer it wont help me much in my work life, need a proper PC for that and a nice big screen to do it comfortably.
Not a figment. Just wish they were. They sucked for the end user. As a tool for a mobile power user, maybe they were better. But as it sits today, they failed to set the market alight.
I hate typing on a touch screen. It drives me ballistic. Generally I don't like touch screens much anyway, but if I'm playing then it's alright.
If I were to get a tablet PC or an iPad or a whatever.. I'd be using to play, and nothing else.
If I were to get a tablet PC or an iPad or a whatever.. I'd be using to play, and nothing else.
SaiyanZ
Executive Member
Would you buy a laptop with a 1Ghz dual core and 1024x768 screen res?
Dont think they even make laptops with these specs. Netbooks perhaps.
Dont think they even make laptops with these specs. Netbooks perhaps.
Joe Average
Senior Member
Waiting for a Win7 10" tablet with a sliding qwerty keyboard, built-in USB and 3G and massive battery life - till then all the others are nothing more than toys 
They are nearly there, have a look at : http://www.todaysiphone.com/2010/08/win7-tablet-holds-its-own-against-ipad/ - and that was quite a while ago already.
Or maybe something like : http://www.bgr.com/2010/12/08/samsung-gloria-to-be-a-windows-7-tablet-with-sliding-keyboard/
They are nearly there, have a look at : http://www.todaysiphone.com/2010/08/win7-tablet-holds-its-own-against-ipad/ - and that was quite a while ago already.
Or maybe something like : http://www.bgr.com/2010/12/08/samsung-gloria-to-be-a-windows-7-tablet-with-sliding-keyboard/
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Thank you!