Tablets forum: Tablet vs e-reader

Thanks for the reply

by Connor_Bav - 12/9/12 12:38 PM

In Reply to: This one is easy. by R. Proffitt

I have a laptop I use but I don't bother bringing it to college with me, I enjoy reading and think that the tablet won't be that well suited to it and will be more like a luxury device?

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Because of our office porting apps.

by R. Proffitt - 12/9/12 12:50 PM

In Reply to: Thanks for the reply by Connor_Bav

I can play and use many models folk ask about. I have the new Kindle Fire HD, Asus Transformer with keyboard and the Nexus 7 with a keyboard as well as others. The latest crop of tablets are very nice but do not replace a laptop for college work.
Bob

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What about these two?

by Connor_Bav - 12/9/12 2:12 PM

In Reply to: Because of our office porting apps. by R. Proffitt

I'm thinking of getting the Fire (not the HD) but people say it's not as good as ordinary tablets due to limitations. I rarely bother watching movies and if I do I would watch them on Netflix at home because I don't travel all that often, in the house I will use a laptop and smartphone and at college I can use the computers there or if needs be I can take my laptop there. I like to play games like Angry Birds etc and most of what Android offers but the smartphone does that decently enough. All I can imagine is that with a tablet it would just be overkill. I had an iPod Touch with an older phone I had and eventually that was just gathering dust and I'm worried having a tablet would be the same... I could read books on a tablet but with all the other uses the battery wouldn't last me long enough. I'm really tied between a Pipo Smart-S1 and a Kobo Glo. I've managed without a tablet all this time so why would getting one now be worth it?

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Let me share.

by R. Proffitt - 12/9/12 2:37 PM

In Reply to: What about these two? by Connor_Bav

My brother has the Fire, I have the Fire HD for reasons given. Get the HD.

What limitation are you writing about? It has many of the same apps you get since app writers are "all in" on the KF.

The two models you noted are off the main stream and if you pay 99 bucks then no heartbreaker.
Bob

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Maybe just the e-reader

by Connor_Bav - 12/9/12 2:49 PM

In Reply to: Let me share. by R. Proffitt

My brother is waiting for his tablet to arrive and I might see what he thinks of it because personally I think having a tablet will just be a waste when I have my smartphone. I do like to read!

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My KF HD is very nice.

by R. Proffitt - 12/9/12 4:21 PM

In Reply to: Maybe just the e-reader by Connor_Bav

I got the HDMI connected to the HDTV and it's great to see they have figured out full 1080p HD playback without all the issues I've seen over the years. Amazon really nailed that model. I added a "Roo" case that has it turn on when I open and off when I close it.

Get a demo as this is a very nice tablet.
Bob

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