Notebook vs Tablet: Notebooks More Productive

Submitted by Dave Won. on Sun, 07/22/2012
About the Author

Managing Editor Daniel Kapinga is the founder of Wontek reviews and news in Phoenix. Daniel has worked in the technology industry in Australia and the United States with over 20 years of experience.

Before you start reading, I am not trying to say that Notebook computers are somehow comparable to the fun of using a Tablet computer because they are not.
What I am simply trying to state is how much work can be done, on the actual devices in question.

Notebooks vs Tablets

There is what I believe is a misconception that Tablet computers can replace a Notebooks or even Desktop computers.
So this article deals with this misconception, and nothing more.

Few people sit down and think about what they are going to use their new tablet computer for, instead people seem to be more worried about how the device is going to handle the latest games and other trivial applications.

So these buyers aren't thinking about what they will get done productivity wise, with their purchase.
I don’t care what anybody says, you simply can’t get the amount of work done on a Tablet that you might get done with a laptop computer.

Now if you only purchased a Tablet for games that is different. What I am talking about is the person with a Tablet computer, using a Bluetooth keyboard or a dock, trying to use these devices as a full replacement for a Netbook PC; Usually whilst working on a plane or at coffee shop. These people are forever going from the keyboard to the screen trying to get things right; it is very difficult to get work done on iOS or Android in this situation.

Tablets are about convenience, making social networking and other simple applications easier. Tablets simply can’t at this stage replace a Notebook, using Windows, Linux or MacOS.
When it comes to publishing, graphic design or administrating a website, Tablet computers are hopeless because there is just isn't enough power to do these tasks or the level of accuracy needed from the GUI.

You can get a decent Ultrabook computer for a few hundred dollars more than a Tablet, and you’re actually going to be able to get work done.
This article was written on an ASUS UX31 ultrabook, which was my replacement for a trial combination of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

This combination I tried for a few days and was very painful, I know some people claim to have success, but I personally couldn’t work like this. The Multi-tasking on Android is awful and simply can’t be compared to productivity on Windows 7.

To round this up, if you buy a device for productivity, stop no further than notebook computers... It doesn’t get any better than that at the moment.