iPads are not only entertainment devices. They serve well for certain types of work, for someone who who can work well on the road with just an iPad and an Internet connection and size and weight are important, too.
I agree, Pocharle. The same goes for Smartphones. Not long ago I only had a pay-as-you-go basic cell phone. Now that I have a smartphone I would not go back.
I think the tablet is an in-between device that most people are 50-50 on. If you have it, you think it's great and you love it. If you don't have one, you can't possibly imagine why anyone would want it. I personally think it has value (even though I do not have one myself). But I have used friends' & it is nice to have.
You are right, and that is exactly what i,m trying to say that those gadgets all have their roles to play, it is the user that will determine which is which.If Ipad is to replace laptop, it have have to for-go its potability and comfortability.
Well, they have further divided personal use into more categories. When I travel, do I really need a laptop? probably not. Before the tablets, I HAD to take it with me because the phone was too small. Do I need a laptop to make a presentation? probably not, and here come the tablets.
Can it completely replace a laptop? No. The same way a laptop can't 100% replace a desktop (for some applications).
First we need to come up with strong Operating System and high RAM to handle the high requirements of few softwares. I can see Ipads as a entertainment item but not a laptop replacement where laptop used for higher speed computation applications.
Well, comparing smartphones and laptops is a long shot but! smartphones and tablets is close, netbooks and tablets is very close and tablets and netbooks is reallyyyy close!
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