sc94597 said:
I can't really imagine a situation in which a laptop is any more necessary than a tablet. I guess the only big instance is if you're a business person who needs a fully capable portable computer for presentations, and slideshows. Otherwise, a tablet is perfectly fine for mobile web-browsing and minor word processing. For the college student, there are computers in almost ever 5 ft radius. Often, with expensive programs that you need to take advantage of anyway. Most students on my campus (admittingly a more high tech research university) keep their laptops at home these days, and just use tablets. If the laptop is going to stay at home anyway, why not just get a desktop for a cheaper price that is more capable, and can possibly be just as portable when it comes to moving residence? I'm sure there are individuals who absolutely need a laptop over other portable computing devices, but I can't understand (as you do) it to be the rule rather than one of many exceptions. |
A tablet is ok for very, very light-weight web browsing. Can't even browse vgchartz on one. You can't type long posts on post in an adequate amount of time on one. There's no DVD/Blu-Ray drive. You cannot save files to it.
What would the students do with their tablets at uni other than checking mails? You can't do much else with that. I take my laptop with me when I go travelling (I take both tablet and laptop actually).
