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For me I'd say a laptop is better than a tablet or any android device. My reasons thus are;
Laptops and computers are even used to program these devices
Laptop and computer can run multipl os including ubuntu linux and android
Furthermore a laptop can be used to perform all the functions of all theses other machines.
To me a laptop is the superior and the others are jxt inferiors

Jachamiltondc: For me I'd say a laptop is better than a tablet or any android device. My reasons thus are;
Laptops and computers are even used to program these devices
Laptop and computer can run multipl os including ubuntu linux and android
Furthermore a laptop can be used to perform all the functions of all theses other machines.
To me a laptop is the superior and the others are jxt inferiors

have u used a tablet before?
And how do u knw an android tablet can't run a LINUX OS(backtrack)?
Haven't you heard of "portability"or "mobility"? That's what a tablet does.

I can equally get d HP ENVY TouchScreen Ultrabook 14" Laptop and run d android os

buh @coldblooded can a tablet run windows os?

a tablet can never replace a laptop

_@suunny give ur reason

Jachamiltondc: buh @coldblooded can a tablet run windows os?

yes ofcourse, there are windows tablets!

sunnyymk: a tablet can never replace a laptop

a tablet can't replace a laptop neither can a laptop replace a tablet but when u have a good tablet and know how to tweak it's usage, den u can enjoy d limitless of the android market.

It's just that we don't know all the important softwares to download from the android mkt that can make our tablets perform "magic"

assuming tablets had usb ports and dvd roms I would have changed my mynd about this..

Until a tablet beats this

Processor Intel Core i7-3610QM
Processor clock speed 2.3GHz
Memory 8.00GB
Memory slots 4

I'm not interested

why this comparison, laptop sales are predicted to fall by 10% in 2013, ask microsoft. ask yourself this question, what peecentage of computer users do programming,web design, auto cadd e.t.c

Jachamiltondc: assuming tablets had usb ports and dvd roms I would have changed my mynd about this..

tablets don't need dvd roms cos all d needed softwares can be downloaded.

Haven't u heard of OTG cable? The full meaning of OTG is USB On-The-Go; it acts as a usb port for tablets and even android phones can use it and function as a host.

Inasmuchas laptops are important not to do away with, but I bet u, if u have a good tablet u will have less use of ur laptop.

d-hammer:
Until a tablet beats this

Processor Intel Core i7-3610QM
Processor clock speed 2.3GHz
Memory 8.00GB
Memory slots 4

I'm not interested

haha! I don't think that's enough reason bro. If u start the comparism then u wiLl find out that u don't make use of these specs u listed here.

The reasons while tablets are good are that: most tablets have front and back camera(some have LED flash too), tablets are very good for reading, u can write on a tablet with the stylus pen(it's easier to take notes with tablets), it is easier to carry, it is more sleek and fashionable,it always has more battery power,it can be used to make calls too and finally, u have an arrays of limitless downloads to make on d google/apple/windows market.

get usb otg cable for your tablet
www.nairaland.com/1312548/usb-otg-cable-phones-tablets

Hello all, I just got a new tablet pc, I am finding it hard to get to browse with my universal modem, wwhen I put glo it shows the network bar and glo network signal on the home screen but did not browse, wen I call the glo no (in d modem) it rings in callers ear continuously with no answer, but never ring out on the tablet.
Pls what can I do? How can I browse with my tablet?
Thanks

Tablet PCs have become quite popular
thanks to their extreme portability, easy to
use interfaces and the wide range of ways
they can be used. In many ways, they can
almost replace a laptop for someone on the
go. But is a tablet really a better choice for
someone over a more traditional laptop?
After all, laptops can also be extremely
portable and have a much wider range of
tasks they can be used for.
In this article, I'm going to take a look at the
various differences between tablet PCs and
laptops to see how they compare to one
another and which of the two may be
better. By examining these in more detail,
one can then have a clearer understanding
of which of these two types of mobile
computing platforms would serve them
better.
Input Method
The most obvious difference between a
tablet PC and a laptop is the lack of a
keyboard. Tablet's rely solely on a touch
interface on the screen for all input. This is
fine when it involves mainly pointing,
dragging or tapping to navigate around a
program. The problems come in when you
have to input text into a program when
such as an email or document. Since they
have no keyboard, users are required to
type on virtual keyboards that have varying
layouts and designs. Most people cannot
type type as quickly or as accurately on a
virtual keyboard. Users do have the option
of adding an external Bluetooth keyboard to
most tablets to make this more like a laptop
but it adds costs and peripherals that must
be taken with the tablet.
Result: Laptops for those that write a lot,
tablets for those that do more point
interaction.
Size
This is probably the biggest reason to go
with a tablet PC compared to a laptop.
Tablets have the size roughly of a small pad
of paper and a weight that is under two
pounds. Most laptops are far larger and
heavier. Even one of the smallest
ultraportables, the Apple MacBook Air 11
weighs just over two pounds and has a
profile that is larger than an iPad 2. The
main reason for this is the keyboard and
trackpad which require it to be larger. Add
in more powerful components that require
additional cooling and power and they get
even larger. Because of this, it is much easier
to carry around a tablet than a laptop
especially if you happen to be traveling.
Result: Tablets
Battery Life
Tablets are design for efficiency because of
the low power requirements of their
hardware components. In fact, the majority
of the interior of a tablet is taken up by the
battery. In comparison, laptops use more
powerful hardware. The battery component
of the laptop is a far smaller percentage of
the laptops internal components. Thus, even
with the higher capacity battery of laptops,
they do not run as long as a tablet. Many of
the tablets right now can run up to ten
hours of web usage before require a
charge. The average laptop would only run
for roughly three to four hours with a few
systems able to stretch it out to eight hours
but that still less than a tablet. This means
that tablets can achieve all day usage which
few laptops can achieve.
Result: Tablets
Storage Capacity
In order to keep their size and costs down,
tablet PCs have had to rely on new solid
state storage memory as a means to store
programs and data. While these have the
potential for faster access and low power
usage, they have one major disadvantage in
the amount of files they can store. Most
tablets come with configurations that allow
between 16 and 64 gigabytes of storage. By
comparison, most laptops still use traditional
hard drives that hold far much more.
Extremely affordable netbooks still have 160
gigabytes of storage which allows for ten
times the amount of data as the most
affordable tablets. This won't always be the
case though as some laptops have moved to
solid state drives as well and may have as
little as 64GB of space.
Result: Laptops
Performance
Since most tablet PCs are based on extremely
low powered processors, they will generally
fall behind a laptop when it comes to
computing tasks. Of course, a lot of this will
depend on how the tablet or laptop is being
used. For tasks like email, web browsing,
playing video or audio, both platforms will
typically work just as well as neither
requires much performance. Things get
more complicated once you start doing
more demanding tasks. For the most part,
multitasking or graphics performance it
typically better suited with a laptop but not
always. Take for instance video editing. One
would assume that this would always be in
the laptops favor but a recent test of video
editing on the iPad 2 with iMovie found its
specialized video hardware actually
provided higher performance than doing
the same task with iMovie on a MacBook
Pro. The difference is the laptop version has
more capabilities which brings us to the
next item to consider...
Result: Laptops
Software
The software that runs on a laptop or tablet
can be vastly different in terms of
capabilities. Now if the tablet PC is running
Windows 7 such as the HP Slate or ASUS Eee
Slate it can theoretically run the same
software as a laptop but will likely be slower.
This can make it easy to use it as a primary
laptop using the same software used in a
work environment. The two other major
tablet platforms right now are Android and
iOS. Both of these require applications
specific to their operating systems. There
are tons of programs available for each of
these and many will do most of the basic
tasks that a laptop can do. The problem is
the lack of the input devices and hardware
performance limitations mean that some
more advanced features supplied by
corresponding laptop class programs may
have to be dropped in order to fit into the
tablet environment.
Result: Laptops
Cost
Tablets are relatively new to the market and
as a result, they tend to carry a fairly high
price premium for the new technologies
they have installed in them. The average
starting price for a tablet PC seems to have
settled around $499. By comparison, there
are laptop computers that can be found for
as little as $300 to $400. Of course, most
people are probably not going to be looking
at the least expensive laptop. The average
price of the laptop is more around $650
which is slightly more expensive than the
mid range tablet PC cost. Laptops still have
the advantage over tablets though if you
look at equivalent performance and
features. After all, netbooks start below $300
but can generally handle all the same tasks
as a tablet, just in a not as easy to carry or
use format.
Result: Tie
Stand Alone Device
This category is describing a situation
where a tablet PC would be your only
computer system. It isn't something that
many people would necessarily think about
when looking at the devices but it is pretty
critical. A laptop is a fully self contained
system that one can use fully as a computer
system in terms of loading data and
programs onto and backing up. Many tablet
PCs actually require an additional computer
system beyond the tablet for backing up the
device or even activating it. The iPad 2 is a
good example of this as the first thing a
user is required to do is hook it up to a PC to
activate it. Now, one could do this on
another person's computer but you still
have the problem of backing up data
especially if you want to temporarily remove
an application if you have limited space.
Result: Laptop
Conclusion
As it stands, laptops still offer a greater level
of flexibility when it comes to mobile
computing. They may not have the same
level of portability, running times or ease of
use of a tablet but there are still a number of
issues that tablets need to resolve before
they become the main means of mobile
computing. Over time, many of these issues
will likely be resolved. If you already have a
desktop computer, than a tablet PC may be
an option if you use it mainly for
entertainment and web usage. If it is going
to be your primary computer, than a laptop
is definitely the way to go.