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I've a dilemma. Mrs Medic's PC is probably nearing the end of it life. She thinks she wants an Tablet. She uses PC for email, browsing, Skype (v.important),some document usage, photo's.


Will a tablet do everything and is it better to stick to an Android than an Ipad if you are used to a PC? She has an old MAC but doesn't use it much.


Any advice, suggestions please?

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Have you both considered a Windows tablet? Office is built in as is Skype (microsoft own it) Snap on a keyboard and you've a laptop! A tablet could replace a PC but with some limitations, Windows Tablets come in two editions one is limited to only running "apps" (RunTime or RT) the other will run full blown programs as well.

The apps will run on Windows 8 PC's and Phones and any purchases allow installation on 5 devices.


This is nice! http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/phones/tablet/lumia2520/



Is it better to stick to an Android than an Ipad if you are used to a PC?


With either you'll have to learn a new Operating system, If you have a android phone you might have an easier transition. But they are quite easy to learn.


Hope this helps


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I haven't seen any good reviews of hybrid tablet/laptop.


The requirements for both things are mutually exclusive in key areas - eg a laptop needs a decent screen size (even if only to accomodate a keyboard) , but a tablet needs to be sub 10" to be in any way light enough to use


I had to update a website at the weekend - and that is normally the only thing I use the laptop for these days. But even this time I used the tablet with a text editor client


Sitting in front of a proper desktop/laptop with screen/keyboard/mouse is definitely the only option sometimes.But less and less


More often than not, the speed with which I can open a tablet and get something done/checked/viewed is far, far better than waiting for any windows device to get it's act together


I use a bluetooth keyboard for typing with the tablet as well

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StraferJack Wrote:

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> More often than not, the speed with which I can

> open a tablet and get something

> done/checked/viewed is far, far better than

> waiting for any windows device to get it's act

> together


I was kind of hoping that boot up time would be sufficiently improved with a solid-state device to circumvent this issue.


But then there's another probem... take a device with 64GB solid state storage, stick full Windows 8 on it, and all of a sudden that 64GB doesn't look so generous.


Still, I like the idea. I could live with a 11 inch laptop if the resolution was high enough.

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MGolden Wrote:

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> More questions - we're buying our 15yo something

> for Christmas. He's started doing GCSEs and it's

> about time he had his own computer. Do I go for a

> laptop or a notebook? Thanks in advance.


I think a laptop is the same thing as a notebook...

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Go for laptop. I'm using daughter's old netbook at mo - it's ok but laptop more user friendly and bigger screen is easier on the eye.


Only advantage of netbook I can see is if you want to take it to lectures to type notes as it is small and lightweight.


She upgraded to laptop for uni with an inheritance and much prefers it.

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Jeremy Wrote:

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> MGolden Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > More questions - we're buying our 15yo

> something

> > for Christmas. He's started doing GCSEs and

> it's

> > about time he had his own computer. Do I go for

> a

> > laptop or a notebook? Thanks in advance.

>

> I think a laptop is the same thing as a

> notebook...



Thanks Jeremy - as you can see my knowledge base is quite a low one ;)

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