I have usb wireless dongles inserted into mine, can just walk in and use my wireless keyboard and mouse on the tablet. Can also remote desktop to my home pc with the tablet and still use the mouse/kb connected to the tablet.
In my opinion, they should be used as crutches until you get to a proper machine with a keyboard. They are NOT meant to replace computers. But this is just me.
In my opinion, they should be used as crutches until you get to a proper machine with a keyboard. That's what I use mine for. They are NOT meant to replace computers.
I have usb wireless dongles inserted into mine, can just walk in and use my wireless keyboard and mouse on the tablet. Can also remote desktop to my home pc with the tablet and still use the mouse/kb connected to the tablet.
Today we have a first-world-problem with tablets, including the iPad - they are spectacular for certain usage models, but frustrating for others. Tablets aren't notebook replacements yet, but they can be more useful than a notebook depending on what you're doing. At the same time, tablets can be considerably worse than a notebook - again, depending on what you're doing. The solution to having the best of both worlds is to switch between or travel with two devices: a tablet and a Mac/PC. Ideally we'd like to see consolidation where you'd only need one.
The newest generations of ultrabooks (including Macbook Air) and Windows 8 tablets (especially convertible ones) are going to start eating iPad sales by year's end.
Greater functionality and power (which is what most netbooks lacked) in addition to lightweight portability are attractive selling points to people who need to work on the go, or who want higher end gaming than the iPad or Android tablets can deliver.
I want a Zenbook or the new Samsung Series 9 so bad. There's a healthy amount of competition in the ultrabook category early this year, and I'm hoping prices continue to drop from just below $1,000 to below $800. I wouldn't even consider a tablet at that point.
Sickening. Use Bluetooth.
it's cool to have one, just don't need one yet. If I bought one, it will just take up space on my coffee table, and I might use it to check my emails, facebook once in awhile, or maybe download an app to turn it into a TV remote, but don't really need to pay $600 for that.
Something like this would be neat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz2R9y9ZvkA
Ok thats f'ing cool.
WTF is a tablet for anyway? Just so you can bring an annoyingly internet connected device with you everywhere?
In my eyes, this is the future. This design is the one that bridges the tablet world with the laptop world, and it's incredible nobody else has come up with something like this since. A tablet will never be a replacement for a laptop, so why not have the best of both worlds?
Lenovo came out with a prototype unit during a recent tradeshow, may have been CES.
It was essentially a laptop you could convert into a tablet.
In my eyes, this is the future. This design is the one that bridges the tablet world with the laptop world, and it's incredible nobody else has come up with something like this since. A tablet will never be a replacement for a laptop, so why not have the best of both worlds?
The idea isn't new. There have been convertible tablets for quite a while now. The first ones were operated by stylus and were resistive touchscreen.
It's just the hardware is getting better now (and cheaper) and a new Windows OS (Windows 8) adds functionality and ease to the touch interface.
Wife has one; loves it.