In the last two years there has been seen a great demand of
tablets that they can now be considered to be viable computing options.
They are much lighter than most notebooks, are easier to use
thanks to an icon-based touch interface, often come with 3G connectivity and
have much better battery life.
Now the question that remains is ‘Can Tablets replace
Laptops’?
Initially tablets lagged on the productivity front, but with plethora
of apps available they are giving plenty of computing opportunities to its users.
With its portability, long battery life and always-connected features, the
tablet can be a handy secondary device for web browsing, e-mail, presentations
or light notes. A tablet provides a rich experience in browsing and
e-mail experience. Tablets also provide a wider soft keyboard to make typing
easy, and a larger screen to read books, play games, write e-mail or view
websites.
The emergence of
tablets in 2010 had a ripple effect on laptops, shipments of which have slowed
down due to the growing interest in tablets. (The share of laptops as part of
PC sales during the second quarter was 12%, down from 22% from the year-ago
quarter, according to IDC.)
But it’s too early to comment, whether they are the
replacement to laptops.
A privately conducted survey of 80 users revealed that;
Respondents had mixed response for the future of laptops. The group was divided
into equal halves about the response.
In order to combat
the increasing sale of tablets, Intel has set out to
redefine PCs with a new category of thin-and-light laptops called Ultrabooks. The laptops are slightly thinner than Mac Airs.
Ultrabooks in the future will have touchscreens and always-on and
always-connected features.
Light users who do not have
requirement for high computing power can migrate to tablets. Companies are
giving tablets to their sales and marketing team. Even companies like United
Airlines said it would hand out 11,000 iPads to pilots as a replacement to
paper-based flight manuals and aeronautical navigational charts.
But still people who are used to raw computing power like
keyboard and high storage still resort to laptops.
Laptops will be facing a challenging year ahead, with companies
like Google, Blackberry, Sony, Motorola, Apple, Samsung coming with high power
tablets. No matter who wins this race, one thing is sure: All the tech lovers
will have new, better and powerful devices to play with.
Very true. It wil take time for tablets to capture the market of laptops. If some one has to work long hours then tabs are not that easy. But at the same time, if someone travels alot like me. We have good utility. Easy to carry and can watch movies etc.
ReplyDeleteYes rightly said...just like desktop has not been completely phased out by laptops even though they have the exact same functionality..tablets are easy to use for some time (entertainment/surfing web etc) but not for long working purpose
ReplyDeleteHumans have the tendency to look for change; So lad tablets are in thing man. I bet within 2 years everyone will have one.. And throw their laptops away.
ReplyDeleteYes, They are easy to use , to handle and goood to look at. Yeah it takes a extra time to type, for the people whose not use to touch typing. Human have the tendency to look for change, but it takes little time to adapt it. But with time it will be a basic need, as once the Pc's were.
ReplyDeleteIts a point of view of businessman, who use laptop in the day time for Mail, Data and Presntation... & at night for a Music, Games and Good Apps.
I second to that..
ReplyDeleteI dont think tablets can ever replace laptop
ReplyDeleteTablets are just style statements.
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