Has working on the move been dumbed down?

Peddle Up!
Peddle Up! Posts: 2,040
edited February 2013 in The cake stop
I’ve got a Nexus 7” which is fantastic for watching films, listening to music, general browsing and drunken random purchases from Amazon and eBay. :)

But, there’s no way I could do any serious work on it when I’m out of the office and that goes for the larger variants and iPads too. If I’m putting together a spreadsheet or a document, I need a proper keyboard and decent screen with loads of storage and tablets just don’t cut it, so why do we keep hearing that “laptops are obsolete and tablets are the future”?

I s this just a plan to make us fork out for tablets, find that there’s really only toys and then buy ultrabooks? Perhaps netbooks were too good for their own good, if you see what I mean. :?
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    plug in keyboard is the basic answer to that...

    the tablet allows you to do the above and when you want to sit and actually work, then out comes the keyboard and mouse
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  • Peddle Up!
    Peddle Up! Posts: 2,040
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    plug in keyboard is the basic answer to that...

    the tablet allows you to do the above and when you want to sit and actually work, then out comes the keyboard and mouse

    Like a laptop? :) Memory is still a problem.
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  • dynamicbrick
    dynamicbrick Posts: 460
    I'm in sales in the IT industry, currently in mobiles. I've got an iPad, an Android tablet, and even a PlayBook. None of them really true mobile working devices - even with respective keyboards - they're either phone companions (PlayBook), a sort of vaguely compatible shiny thing (iPad) or just a pile of old cack (Motorola Xoom).

    True, they allow me to do more than not having one, and save me lugging the 3.5kg works 'laptop' around with me. The best was actually the PlayBook in terms of productivity, the worst is the Motorola because a) it's Android, and b) it's really a games platform. The iPad is a good balance between productivity and gaming.

    The new MS Surface Pro is the nearest thing you'll get to a true mobile working environment - however it costs a fortune, and is about the same weight as an Ultrabook. You'd have to really want one to not think a Zenbook or Macbook Air isn't a better use of the cash.

    Ultimately, it's all about weight. A secondhand 11" MacBook Air is looking to be a good idea at the moment. Unless work increase the Bring Your Own scope to include Linux... in which case my little Samsung netbook here will be the weapon of choice; 1.3kgs, onboard 3g slot, upgraded with an SSD, and 4.5hrs battery life.
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    bottom line is that they are gadgets. Toys if you will.
    They are not for doing serious work on.
    Phone for portability, laptop for meaningful work.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.

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