What to Know Before Buying Tablet PCs

Replace Tablet PCs – most notably Apple’s iPad – gradually the Netbooks? Does the touch screen operation only advantages or are there reasons that speak against the purchase?

Computers affect everyday life in all areas of life. Mobile Internet Access – not least because of smartphones like the Apple iPhone or Asus Nexus – now standard. Almost every week, come out new netbooks. The portable devices are smaller than conventional notebooks, often not much bigger than a paperback. Thanks to its low weight and long battery life, they are particularly suitable for mobile use. But the design is identical to ordinary notebooks, which makes the operation complicated.

Tablet PCs with touch-sensitive displays tread other paths: Products such as Apple’s iPad or the Samsung Galaxy Tab from Samsung dispense entirely with a keyboard. The operation is done exclusively via the touch screen, the writing of texts on an inserted in the display software keypad. The compact, weight-saving design, the device supports mobile working longer. But office work is no longer in the foreground.

Tablet PCs – particularly the iPad – are entertainment machines par excellence. Movies, games, music, books, newspapers go through iTunes or the built-in Online Store on the iPad. WLAN and UMTS provide connection to the Internet. The many programs specifically designed for the device to increase the use of options.

Tablet PCs Pros

• Size and weight: Tablet PCs are very small and light: The Apple iPad, for example, is only half as thick as a netbook and weighs only half (680 grams).
• Operation: Tablet PCs have a keyboard and mouse. It is controlled by touch screen. The iPad is without settling very fast and fluid to use. The Windows Tablets are ” cumbersome “.
• Operating Noise: Most tablet PCs work silently. Only the devices with netbook technology create a fan noise.
• Battery: Tablet PCs have power-saving processors, keeping it in battery mode therefore, up better than notebooks. The Apple iPad succeeded in the test even more than eight hours.

Tablet PCs Cons

• Screen: Some tablet screens offer only 800×480 pixels (for example, the ViewSonic ViewPad 7) – For many websites this is not enough. You have to scroll back and forth a lot.
• Keyboard: The text-input on-screen keyboard of the touch screen is quite a chore.
• Memory: Some tablet PCs have only 16 gigabytes of storage – that often is not even enough for the mp3 collection.
• Connections: Many tablet computers do not have a USB port, such as a USB stick or an external hard drive.
• Programs: Additional programs – called apps – are available for many tablet PCs only from the manufacturer.
• Price: In terms of performance and features, tablet computers are still quite expensive.