They do have differencesjazzypomMay 9 2012, 08:06:10 UTC
I'd consider a tablet to be like a bigger version of a smart phone. If you do a lot of websurfing, and a fair bit of social networking, and just general emails, that's fine They are also good for reading (my friend reads books and knits on her ipad - she never uses her computer). The memory isn't a problem, and you can just do general email stuff. A lot of the tablets are touch screen (I'd say touch screens are standard at this point), and for most people it suits them to the ground.
For netbooks - they are smaller versions of computers, in that they have a screen, keyboard, but no slots for disk drives. Their keyboards are about 85-75% the size of a standard keyboard . They have a standard 1GB of memory, but you can upgrade if you want something faster. But where the netbook is aces for me is the fact that I do like my keyboards and can't function without them. In addition, I don't find tablets to be sturdy at all. With my netbook, I can close it and protect the screen, with a tablet (and my clumsy ways), I can't really do that.
Tablets are getting popular over here, especially since they are now sold as an add on with one's smart phone as an option. A fair few people I know have said that since they've gotten their tablets, they don't use their laptops or PCs any more, since a lot of the internet stuff is in cloud anyway (with dropbox, gdocs, zoohoo.com, etc) in terms of sharing and storage. You really don't need a lot of storage space (unless you're a gamer or do graphics), and most people are pretty much dilettantes with their computers anyway.
I'm sure I'll probably be pushed to get a tablet eventually - but with the purchase of this new netbook, I have three years (at the least, hopefully) to see how this new technology settles.
For netbooks - they are smaller versions of computers, in that they have a screen, keyboard, but no slots for disk drives. Their keyboards are about 85-75% the size of a standard keyboard . They have a standard 1GB of memory, but you can upgrade if you want something faster. But where the netbook is aces for me is the fact that I do like my keyboards and can't function without them. In addition, I don't find tablets to be sturdy at all. With my netbook, I can close it and protect the screen, with a tablet (and my clumsy ways), I can't really do that.
Tablets are getting popular over here, especially since they are now sold as an add on with one's smart phone as an option. A fair few people I know have said that since they've gotten their tablets, they don't use their laptops or PCs any more, since a lot of the internet stuff is in cloud anyway (with dropbox, gdocs, zoohoo.com, etc) in terms of sharing and storage. You really don't need a lot of storage space (unless you're a gamer or do graphics), and most people are pretty much dilettantes with their computers anyway.
I'm sure I'll probably be pushed to get a tablet eventually - but with the purchase of this new netbook, I have three years (at the least, hopefully) to see how this new technology settles.
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