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OK, so who doesn't own a tablet here?
- Thread starter fluffydelusions
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Yup.
Never thought I'd need one but now I never touch my smartphone at home, and use my laptop twice a month at most.
SentientStone
Member
Me, I don't even own a laptop yet so that will come first for work purposes. I will get a tablet when they have tactile feedback or LCD / E-ink hybrid iPads. 
Fury Sense
Member
I don't. I have a gaming desktop and a dumb chromebook. I think I'm looking forward to replacing my chromebook with a surface pro someday.
teruterubozu
Member
Everyone I know who has one lets their kids have free reign over it. It must get boring/become a novelty quickly, is what I think.
lunchtoast
Member
Waiting on the Surface Pro as a potential laptop replacement. Want to wait and see though.
whatsinaname
Member
Bought the $90 touchpad, mainly for reading comics/manga. Don't see myself spending more for a tablet. Have an eReader for books and large screen phone for everything else.
I don't because I don't want one. The 1 time I could use it is on an airplane. It would be better than my laptop. But I plan on making Surface my next laptop next year because I think hybrids invalidate the usefulness of standalone tablets or laptops for my use cases.
HollovVpo1nt
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Don't own one because I don't need one. I don't see how anyone actually needs one to be honest. Browsing web and shit in bed I do on my smartphone. Tablet's are expensive toys.
Same for me.
Partial Gamification
Banned
Tablets have advantages, working in groups, using it as a reader, etc. When I use a computer, I prefer keyboard/mouse than touch. I don't want to haul around all that stuff (I don't bother with laptops either -I just have no need for them). Tablets will only be around for a decade or so before wearable computers dominate with HUD in eyeglasses.
I would rather sport a rugged ultra-portable micro computer but what I want is both too pricy and underpowered, now.
I would rather sport a rugged ultra-portable micro computer but what I want is both too pricy and underpowered, now.
QualityPixel
Banned
I'm thinking of getting an iPad mini some time after Christmas. I would like to try one out first. May end up waiting for a retina model in a year or 2. (Retina is inevitable in this day and age)
Ether_Snake
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I have a PC and smart phone. No need for one.
I already have a smart phone and a laptop. I don't see the point in shelling out hundreds of dollars for a mobile device that combines the worst aspects of both.
Liberty4all
Banned
Nope. Tablet browsing changed my life personally in terms of how I browse and consume content.
And when I bought it I wasn't sure if i would really use it lol
Typographenia
Member
I've had this beauty since 2004.
entremet
Member
200 bucks ain't chump change.
I'm the reverse actually. Got one and realized I didn't need it.
Leona Lewis
Banned
11-inch MacBook Air is nearly as portable (footprint-wise) as your average iPad or Surface RT, yet is a thousand times more functional.
Though my eye is on that 2013 iPad Mini with Retina display and 1GB of RAM for reading PDFs, I must admit.
Though my eye is on that 2013 iPad Mini with Retina display and 1GB of RAM for reading PDFs, I must admit.
I don't have one, and for me it doesn't offer any extra value that isn't already covered by my laptop. I suppose there is a mild appeal to use it for reading in bed, but that's why I have a Kindle, and would never give up e-ink for reading.
Unless a Kindle is a "tablet", then I guess I do own one. *shrugs*
Unless a Kindle is a "tablet", then I guess I do own one. *shrugs*
I bought a bargain bin HP TouchPad (running Android) but I've barely used it. I just feel there's little reason to carry one when the software is more or less the same that I have on my phone, just with a bigger screen.
We have a Wacom-enabled Windows 8 dev device at work and I like that one. I think there's some cool stuff you could do with something like that not just for drawing but for other applications as well, the Wacom stuff gives you close to the precision you'd have with a mouse in terms of hitting small stuff on the screen so that would be a reasonable way of getting out of the finger-painting baby phone software on the current crop of tablets.
We have a Wacom-enabled Windows 8 dev device at work and I like that one. I think there's some cool stuff you could do with something like that not just for drawing but for other applications as well, the Wacom stuff gives you close to the precision you'd have with a mouse in terms of hitting small stuff on the screen so that would be a reasonable way of getting out of the finger-painting baby phone software on the current crop of tablets.
out0v0rder
Member
i have a laptop so no. i am not going to pay for less capabilities.
that1dude24
Member
don't need one. i've enough computer variants in my home.
You know what I really want
A inexpensive Full Windows 8 Pro x64 7- 8.9" tablet that runs real x86 exe programs and I'll dual boot Android 5.0 on it too
One that has no fans or moving parts
8gb ram
256gb ssd with micro sd slot
2560x1600 screen
Front and back cameras
NFC
Gps
Acceletometer
Basically the best of all worlds
From tablet, laptop amd smartphone
Hell it can be your only device
But ill pay no more thsn 999$
It has to double as a phone laptop and a tablet though
7-8.9"
Currently have a nexus 7 a t430.tradtional laptop and a galaxy nexus
And I want one device to replace all three by 2015
If not ill just get a surface pro / or a x240t thinkpad tablet.
+ a galaxy note 3 @ 1080P
The less devices I have in mah ecosystems the better
A inexpensive Full Windows 8 Pro x64 7- 8.9" tablet that runs real x86 exe programs and I'll dual boot Android 5.0 on it too
One that has no fans or moving parts
8gb ram
256gb ssd with micro sd slot
2560x1600 screen
Front and back cameras
NFC
Gps
Acceletometer
Basically the best of all worlds
From tablet, laptop amd smartphone
Hell it can be your only device
But ill pay no more thsn 999$
It has to double as a phone laptop and a tablet though
7-8.9"
Currently have a nexus 7 a t430.tradtional laptop and a galaxy nexus
And I want one device to replace all three by 2015
If not ill just get a surface pro / or a x240t thinkpad tablet.
+ a galaxy note 3 @ 1080P
The less devices I have in mah ecosystems the better
There's the new iPad in our house I could use that I don't.
For one, it's someone elses so none of my content is on it. For two, I use my tv, desktop, and a mega mini iPad (my iPhone) with all my content.
I also can't take it out of the house.
As far as not buying my own, money.
The iPad would be real handy when my iPhone battery dies or I want a larger screen, but I don't want to drain their battery.
For one, it's someone elses so none of my content is on it. For two, I use my tv, desktop, and a mega mini iPad (my iPhone) with all my content.
I also can't take it out of the house.
As far as not buying my own, money.
The iPad would be real handy when my iPhone battery dies or I want a larger screen, but I don't want to drain their battery.
Enter The 36 Chambers
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Ive a nokia phone, no smartphone. Just a straight call and text phone.
Have a laptop.
Have absolutely no need for a smartphone or tablet. Not interested in them. I got better shit to spend my money on.
Have a laptop.
Have absolutely no need for a smartphone or tablet. Not interested in them. I got better shit to spend my money on.
I don't get the owning laptops or smartphones arguments, i own those plus 2 desktops and i use my ipad for hours everyday.
I'm not saying it's for everyone but for web browsing and even twitter for example is miles better than my smartphone, laptop or desktops.
Edit: BTW even tho i have a 3g ipad, it never leaves my house, but when i'm home it's always beside me in the couch while i'm playing or watching tv, always take it with me to the bathroom too lol.
I'm not saying it's for everyone but for web browsing and even twitter for example is miles better than my smartphone, laptop or desktops.
Edit: BTW even tho i have a 3g ipad, it never leaves my house, but when i'm home it's always beside me in the couch while i'm playing or watching tv, always take it with me to the bathroom too lol.
SunhiLegend
Member
No, I have a laptop so have no use for a tablet. If I'm out and want to browse the net I'll use my phone.
that1dude24
Member
it's (nearly or) exactly the same content which can be accessed on other devices, just a tiny bit more user friendly.
that's not enough to justify buying a whole new device, to me.
android runs on ARM not x86.
Not saying it does, but at least for me it's more than a tiny bit, for web browsing tablets are on another level just for the screen size and convenience.
Gentleman Jack
Member
I've pondered buying a tablet for some time now but there is no economical way to convert my existing physical library of media to a format that suits the tablet.
goldenpp72
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I honestly don't know why anyone has them, I could imagine them being helpful for people who use them in the work place and need a larger device that is mobile, but I honestly don't see the demographic for them. What is the purpose? I used an ipad and thought "this is pretty cool" but then as I teetered on buying one I thought to myself, when will I use it? A regular computer does far more and in a more comfortable way (mouse/keyboard), and my cell phone handles the need to do things on a mobile level in a way I can place in my pocket. A tablet is something I still need a bag to carry around, but is also something I'd never use at home.
The only way I could see myself using it, is at the earliest point of waking up when i don't feel like getting out of bed, I use my phone to browse, so i'd use that instead. Otherwise I don't know what people use them for and why they don't just buy a laptop instead, but I do wish I could understand as I like new tech
The only way I could see myself using it, is at the earliest point of waking up when i don't feel like getting out of bed, I use my phone to browse, so i'd use that instead. Otherwise I don't know what people use them for and why they don't just buy a laptop instead, but I do wish I could understand as I like new tech
teruterubozu
Member
Weren't they supposed to take over the world by now, like fucking crazy adoption rate?
I really don't have the money for one but I don't feel that I'm missing out on anything. I've got a laptop, netbook, and a 4G phone. I watch all media on my big ass TV and read gaf in bed on my phone. I suppose if I had a lot of disposable income and owned all of the other toys I would prefer already, then I might spend money on a tablet but it just isn't something I want at this point.
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