REVIEW: TABLETS AND LAPTOPS 1

Review: Tablets and Laptops Nathan !"hal and Evan Wa#d $olle%e o& D'Pa%e $o(position I Eli)abeth Ande#son *+,-+,-1.

TABLETS AND LAPTOPS , Tablets vs/ Laptops

Th#o'%ho't #e"ent histo#! the#e have been (an! advan"e(ents in the wo#ld o& te"hnolo%!/ Witho't these advan"es0 (an1ind wo'ld not be whe#e it is toda!/ Te"hnolo%! i(p#oves eve#!da! li&e/ Pop'la# opinion a#ti"'lates that one o& (an1ind2s %#eatest a"hieve(ents is the pe#sonal "o(p'te#/ Pe#sonal "o(p'te#s have (ade the wo#ld a bette# pla"e th#o'%h thei# assistan"e in in&o#(ation0 "ollabo#ation and "o(('ni"ation/ The (ode#n da! "o(p'te# is de&ined as an! devi"e that has a (i"#op#o"esso#/ The (ain t!pes o& pe#sonal "o(p'te#s a#e laptops and tablets/ Both devi"es a#e ve#! di&&e#ent and the! both "ont#ib'te so(ethin% ve#! 'ni3'e to so"iet!/ In the &ollowin% te4t0 the advanta%es o& these p#od'"ts will be eval'ated based on po#tabilit!0 si)e0 speed0 and ove#all &'n"tionalit!/ $o(p'te#s a#e one o& the wo#ld2s best and (ost innovative tools &o# in&o#(ation0 "o(('ni"ation0 p#oble( solvin%0 and idea &o#(ation/ Laptop "o(p'te#s a#e 'sed dail!/ The laptop is ve#! po#table0 's'all! wei%hin% less than &ive po'nds/ It has a ph!si"al 1e!boa#d and &olds open &o# 'se/ Abo't 11in"hes b! 15 in"hes0 a laptop "an easil! be "a##ied in a ba"1pa"1 o# b#ie&"ase/ Laptops "an "ost an!whe#e &#o( 6-- dolla#s to 7--- dolla#s/ The laptop "o(p'te# is inte#a"tive and la#%e (i"#op#o"esso#s inside the 'nit pe#&o#( #o'tine "al"'lations 3'i"1l!/ La#%e a(o'nts o& (e(o#! a#e available on laptops/

TABLETS AND LAPTOPS . A""ess to the inte#net via the "o(p'te# has %iven #ise to nea# instant "o(('ni"ations/ With the inte#net0 %#eat a(o'nts o& in&o#(ation0 ente#tain(ent0 b'siness0 and so"ial netwo#1in% have been (ade available/ Laptops0 be"a'se o& thei# po#tabilit!0 and (e(o#! "apa"it!0 have enabled the 'se# to a""ess and sto#e la#%e a(o'nts o& in&o#(ation0 p#o"ess wo#ds0 video "hat0 and a""ess ente#tain(ent/ Laptops ope#ate &aste# than (ost tablets a""essin% the inte#net/ In the a"ade(i" wo#ld0 laptops a#e best s'ited &o# (ath and s"ien"e "lasses with a 1e!boa#d and &ast p#o"esso# &o# a##an%in% s!(bols and n'(be#s/ Laptops "an sto#e and a""ess la#%e ban1s o& in&o#(ation/ The st'dent "an 'se this in&o#(ation with #ob'st wo#d p#o"esso#s available on the laptop &o# w#itin% pape#s/ St#on%e# ('lti(edia "apabilities a#e available in the laptop &o# "lasses that #e3'i#e spe"ial p#o%#a(s o# a'dio8video editin%/ Altho'%h laptops have %#eat 3'alities0 the#e a#e also so(e disadvanta%es to 'sin% the(/ The! a#e la#%e "o(pa#ed to tablets0 e4pensive0 and di&&i"'lt to #epai#/ $e#tain t!pes o& so&twa#e a#e in"o(patible with so(e t!pes o& laptops/ 9ost laptops0 even li%htwei%ht 'lt#a+boo1s li1e the Son! Vaio0 o# 9a"Boo1 Ai# a#e de&initel! la"1in% po#tabilit! and "an be"o(e "'(be#so(e to "a##! a#o'nd/ In "o(pa#ison to tablets0 laptops a#e ('"h &aste#0 have (o#e (e(o#! and a#e (o#e &'n"tional be"a'se o& (e(o#! "apa"it! &o# a"ade(i" p'#poses/ Altho'%h laptops have a hi%h vol'(e o& 'se b! people0 the#e is a de&inite #ise in pop'la#it! o& tablet te"hnolo%!/

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Tablets a#e a #elativel! new te"hnolo%! b't the! have in&l'en"ed the (ode#n wo#ld 3'i"1l!/ The! a#e the pinna"le o& (obile te"hnolo%! and a#e (eant to allow &o# eas! a""ess to the inte#net/ Tablets a#e #elativel! ine4pensive0 and in %ene#al do not have a ph!si"al 1e!boa#d :altho'%h the! (i%ht have a vi#t'al 1e!boa#d on the s"#een;/ Tablets ope#ate slowe# than laptops in %ene#al/ The! a#e s(all in si)e0 the la#%est bein% abo't the si)e o& a sheet o& pape# :</7 in"hes b! 11 in"hes;/ Tablets a#e also ve#! li%ht wei%hin% less than . po'nds/ Thei# (e(o#! "apa"it! is so(ewhat s(all/ Tablets a#e not ve#! e4pensive/ The newest iPad0 &o# e4a(ple0 "osts =.,*0 and the Windows8>oo%le tablets a#e as "heap as =.7-/ I& one is loo1in% &o# so(ethin% on a b'd%et0 tablets a#e de&initel! the (o#e viable option/ Tablets have %#eat a&&o#dabilit! and po#tabilit!/ Tablets se#ve a di&&e#ent p'#pose &o# a"ade(i" wo#1/ An iOS o# And#oid tablet "o(ple(ents handw#itten notes/ Be"a'se o& thei# s(alle# si)e0 tablets (a1e pe#&e"t eBoo1 #eade#s0 and a st'dent "an still a""ess the inte#net in "lass/ While t!pin% "an be done with the on s"#een 1e!boa#d o# a Bl'etooth 1e!boa#d0 lon% pape#s o# notes a#e bette# le&t to laptops/ Tablets also &eat'#e o& host o& apps to help the st'dent o#%ani)e ho(ewo#10 e4a(s0 and othe# tas1s/ Tablets have disadvanta%es "o(pa#ed to laptops s'"h as la"1 o& "o(('ni"ation po#ts and (e(o#! "apa"it!/ Tablets a#e &#a%ile0 slowe# than a laptop and have no Bl'+#a! o# DVD d#ive/

TABLETS AND LAPTOPS 7 Thei# &'n"tional "o(p'tin% abilit! is ve#! li(ited/ Tablets a#e not s'itable &o# ha#d"o#e %a(e#s0 heav! #esea#"he#s o# p#o"essin% o& la#%e (e(o#! p#o%#a(s involvin% (athe(ati"s/ Po#table pe#sonal "o(p'tin% has (ade h'%e st#ides in #e"ent !ea#s/ ?i#st %ene#ation laptops we#e la#%e0 heav!0 and too slow to be &'n"tional/ Devi"es "alled tablets we#e not even available a sho#t while a%o/ Toda!0 we have a (!#iad o& "hoi"es when it "o(es to pe#sonal "o(p'tin%/ The laptop p#ovides a la#%e# si)e0 3'i"1e# devi"e that has a lot o& &'n"tionalit! &o# a"ade(ia0 "o((e#"e and "o(('ni"ation with a he&t! p#i"e ta%/ The tablet p#ovides an easil! po#table devi"e0 slowe# b't &'n"tionall! available &o# "o(('ni"ation/ Laptops and tablets a#e enth'siasti"all! pop'la# within di&&e#ent se%(ents o& the pop'lation/ Ea"h delive#s a spe"iali)ed e4pe#ien"e to thei# 'se#s/

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