Why so thin?

OldGoat

OldGoat

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Have you noticed that all tablets that are coming out these days seem be be competing on how thin they are.
I wonder if anyone has done some market research into this area.

If I'm reading a book on a tablet, I don't need it to be thin. I want something substantial to hold.
I don't carry a tablet in a coat pocket, nor will I ever feel the need to do so. I carry it in it's own case/bag. The first thing tablet buyers do is purchase a cover which adds to the thickness anyway.

I don't know about anyone else but I would rather have a tablet with a few extra batteries packed into it and get a few more hours of use out of a single charge.

15mm... yes, 15mm thick should suit me just fine. 15mm is more than 4mm thicker than the Galaxy 10.1 and over 5mm thicker than the iPad.
 
In my opinion there are two reasons:

1. the weight, a tablet weighing 1kg is pretty heavy to hold
2. Looks, a thin tablet often looks very nice and sleek
 
Tim182 said:
In my opinion there are two reasons:

1. the weight, a tablet weighing 1kg is pretty heavy to hold
2. Looks, a thin tablet often looks very nice and sleek
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Agreed. I think the iPad is actually too heavy for reading a book for a long period.
 
I had an iPad for a while (was stolen recently :() and I found that I never held the unit in my hands without resting it on something (lap, pillow, etc). This is pretty much the same as I would do with a book.
I guess it's just my preference :)
 
they should then just make the thicker version with longer battery life. I'd get that.
I'm too clumsy to use something as thin as the kindles I've seen
 
Mantis said:
they should then just make the thicker version with longer battery life. I'd get that.
I'm too clumsy to use something as thin as the kindles I've seen
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I also have a Samsung S - a really thin phone, but try to switch it off with one hand and it either slips out of your hand or you adjust the volume controls at the same time.
 
OldGoat said:
I also have a Samsung S - a really thin phone, but try to switch it off with one hand and it either slips out of your hand or you adjust the volume controls at the same time.
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Perfect size for me I guess would be about the siez of an A4 writing pad (100 pages), just slightly smaller in length.
The screen wouldn't need to fill up the entire device front and could house a mini keyboard (full querty) at the bottom
 
I'm afraid you speak alone on this one. For me there's no such thing as too thin on a tablet/phone. I currently have an iPod Touch 4g which is only marginally thinner than the 1g I had previously, but the difference in handling is remarkable. Especially with a good gripping cover like this Belkin. And as for the iPad, the 1st gen was just horribly bulky. It was one of the main negative points for me. Try reading on 1kg of metal with one hand while walking... No thanks. As for battery life it seems to be getting better irregardless of the bulk of the devices so I have no complaints.
 
cerebus said:
...For me there's no such thing as too thin on a tablet/phone....
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I agree. A thin tablet is easier to store, easier to hold, weighs less. Ideally I'd like a phone that's exactly credit card sized. Same with the tablet, though that'd need a built-in projector for increased screen size. :-)
 
Exactly. And they're both lighter as a consequence of being thinner - less material.
 
I'd like mine as thin and as light as a piece of cardboard from the back of an examination pad :D

If it's that thin and light, then if I dropped it by mistake, it would simply float gently to the ground...
 
Mantis said:
they should then just make the thicker version with longer battery life. I'd get that.
I'm too clumsy to use something as thin as the kindles I've seen
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In order to increase the battery life they would have to put a larger battery in which would increase the weight.
 
The trend these days seems to be to make everything as thin as possible and not to use screws so that the unit can't be opened without damaging it.
 
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