Miscellaneous laptop discussions : Tablet Notebooks VS Standard
Tablet Notebooks VS Standard
by BaptistKitty - 3/6/07 3:03 PMI've always wanted a laptop that converts into a tablet pc but my dad has always been leary of the screen breaking. I'm wondering, do they tend to break easier because of the turning? Will a regular notebook usually last longer? How much longer on average? What experience have you had with them? Thanks for any imput!
I say stick with a normal Laptop
by StargateFan - 3/6/07 7:08 PM In reply to: Tablet Notebooks VS Standard by BaptistKittyThe tablet pc is a dead end product reaching the end of it's rope. You would be much better off with a normal laptop from a funcitionality, strength, and better performance standpoint. I have used a tablet befoe and couldn't wait to get rid of it, worthless idea and product. Good Luck
Huh?
by Sheepish12 - 3/7/07 5:58 PM In reply to: Tablet Notebooks VS Standard by BaptistKittyI completely disagree with the first response to your question. Tablet PC's are the future (see Bill Gates' Keynote address at CES where he discusses students using a tablet like PC instead of a textbook in the near future). From a purely performance vs. price standpoint, you will pay more for a lower performing laptop, but what you are really paying for is a high quality touch screen and the flexibity the laptop delivers. It really depends which tablet you get, but the screen should be fairly reliable in a good one.
Maybe, but I still prefer pencil and paper.
by Cyborganizer - 3/7/07 6:07 PM In reply to: Huh? by Sheepish12If I want to place my notes on my laptop, I can just use a scanner.
Wait a second
by StargateFan - 3/8/07 8:01 PM In reply to: Huh? by Sheepish12Bill Gates is the biggest fan the tablet pc has, in fact he is the driving force behind Microsoft continuing the project. The future can not be a product that has gained less then 10% of the market. There has been two attempts at moving the tablet pc into mainstream once in the early 90's and the current project which began in 2003, and now this current one is rapping up. The project is dead it just isn't useful outside small markets.
I truly believe in the digital future for example text books but not on tablet pc's. Normal laptops will prevail and will see the end of the second attempt of the tablet. There is plenty of software out there which makes the tablet complete unneccessary.
As far as the pricing goes I would really like to see the comparisons you have between the lower priced laptop and the high end tablet. I feel that you are stretching the truth here. There is no chance that a low end laptop is more expensive then a average tablet, of course it all depends on your definition of low end.
Yes and No
by Sheepish12 - 3/18/07 4:27 PM In reply to: Wait a second by StargateFanIn response to the price descrepency my first post was poorly worded. What I meant is that as you said a similarly configured tablet will cost more (about $200) than a regular notebook. However in response to your prediction of the death of tablets they have been gaining market share over the past three years. And that's a fact.
Gaining?
by R. Proffitt
- 3/18/07 4:35 PM
In reply to: Yes and No by Sheepish12
I was out at the various shops in the past few weeks and found no tablets on display at Best Buy, CompuUSA, Apple and a few office stores.
Such outlets follow what the consumers are buying rather than what the makers are pushing when all the dust settles.
-> If you want a tablet, line up what's available and buy one.
Bob
I still will stick with my original statement
by StargateFan - 3/18/07 7:24 PM In reply to: Yes and No by Sheepish12I very much feel that this is the end of the tablet pc. I am sorry but I must disagree with you, I have seen no significant market gain in the virtually nonexistant market. Witht he release of Windows Vista Microsoft tried to "repaint" the tablet pc however still a month after release there was still no great or even minor migration of users towards the devices.
I am sorry if you like them, I am just a very large advocate of these things since there release. I have tried one, and honestly I feel the entire idea is a step backwards. Jim Allchin (Microsofts ex main Windows guru) predicted a future in 2003 when Bill Gates announced these devices at the now defunct Comdex where developers would qoute on qoute "be writing out code in the future." Of course this is only an one small example. But I must point out the technical backwardness of this statement, why would users want to write out long documents of any sort, this is why they invented the typewriter.
Combined with the fact these devices were once before attempted in the early 90's then failed. There are those out there like all products where you have your fan base but if you look at the grand persepective, these devices surged a little at announcement and have been declining ever since. Another great example is the UMPC idea, the UMPC essentially is just a miniature tablet. You can read recent articles about a computer trade show in Germany called CeBit which just took place this week. In which CNET was qouted saying that Samsung one of the earliest producers were introducing take 2 of their unsuccessful product the Q1.
These are just some reasons why this product is not necessary and believe it or not I can go on, but I don't want to subject you to a novel. The fact si there are plenty of better software alternatives for this product. Now for select niches like computer graphic design, graphic tablets are wonderful. And for smaller devices like PDA pen input isn't bad, I like many still prefer keyboards on our PDA/smartphones.
But lets put it into retrospect Dell one of the largest home and consumer Windows based PC manufacturer doesn't support the market. HP offers one business model and one consumer model to satisfy Microsoft, but it has been stated if not for Microsoft the product would be taken off the HP market. Apple and it's CEO Steve Jobs are big advocates to the tablet, and refuse to put one on the market.
I am sorry and please I don't mean to offend you or anyone else. But I strongly disagree with your comment on gaining market. And I still continue with my original statement that the tablet pc is at the end of its days.
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