Comments on: The iPad Supersite – Headlines on the Apple iPad http://www.intelligentmonkey.com/14/the-ipad-supersite-headlines-on-the-apple-ipad/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:42:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: cnshinn http://www.intelligentmonkey.com/14/the-ipad-supersite-headlines-on-the-apple-ipad/#comment-2 cnshinn Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:42:40 +0000 http://www.intelligentmonkey.com/?p=14#comment-2 Re: Mawe D's answer. It used to be that TabletPC's were "weaker" than their laptop cousins, but that's no longer the case in most respects. And convertible-style TPC's are often only $ 100 or so more than a comparable laptop now. They run the same processors now, same RAM, same HDD's. About the only area where they are weaker is in graphics performance. Since they are considered "business" machines they don't have as powerful of graphics cards. But unless you're looking to do heavy-duty 3D gaming you won't notice the difference. Many students use TabletPC's because it lets them use digital ink to take hand-written notes, draw graphs, write complex equations, make drawings, markup notes and handouts, etc. These things are very difficult, or impossible, to do on a regular laptop. Good brands to look at are: Lenovo, HP, Dell, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Acer Re: Mawe D’s answer. It used to be that TabletPC’s were “weaker” than their laptop cousins, but that’s no longer the case in most respects. And convertible-style TPC’s are often only $ 100 or so more than a comparable laptop now.

They run the same processors now, same RAM, same HDD’s. About the only area where they are weaker is in graphics performance. Since they are considered “business” machines they don’t have as powerful of graphics cards. But unless you’re looking to do heavy-duty 3D gaming you won’t notice the difference.

Many students use TabletPC’s because it lets them use digital ink to take hand-written notes, draw graphs, write complex equations, make drawings, markup notes and handouts, etc. These things are very difficult, or impossible, to do on a regular laptop.

Good brands to look at are: Lenovo, HP, Dell, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Acer

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