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Do they count the guys who bought the iPad 1, 2, 3, ...?
Why wouldn't they?
This also includes e-readers.
This is the key part.
I still see eBook readers more than I see tablets in public.
No it doesn't, dedicated e-readers are another 19%, tablets or e-readers combined are 33%.This also includes e-readers.
They counted the people who owned a tablet at the time of the survey, not the ones that bought one 2 years ago.Do they count the guys who bought the iPad 1, 2, 3, ...?
What if you own a good smartphone like a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or SIII. Kinda don't need a tablet...no?
What if you own a good smartphone like a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or SIII. Kinda don't need a tablet...no?
If we could make calls on our shoes way back in the 1980's before color TV, we should be able to make calls on our tablets too. >.<
^This
Can't wait to get my Note2
I like your "if it isn't designed for productivity it shouldn't exist" mentality.
Cause these devices are designed for consumption, and traditionally these devices fail.
Is your tablet the best way to watch movies?
God no, cause HDTV's are still better and if you did have to watch a movie on a tablet then you'd hold it for 1 hour and 30 minutes on average. Your wrist will hurt. Unlike a laptop which just sits there and has plenty of storage space to keep those movies. Cause you know Wifi or 3G is never spotty.
Is your device best for music?
Technically it's no different to any other device, unless you plan to take it with you. So if you're jogging or walking to work, a cell phone or iPod would still be the best choice.
Is it the best for reading?
Not the worst, but there are better devices. An E-Reader or a laptop makes a better choice. E-Readers are making for reading text, and are better if you're outdoors in sunlight. A tablet would be better in the dark, but so would a laptop, and you don't need to hold the laptop. You put it on your lap or chest and relax.
Are they any good at playing games?
Touchscreens will never replace gamepads, and getting a blue-tooth gamepad would ruin the portability of the device. So if you need portable gaming on the go a Nintendo 3DS would still be the best. Also if you want games that don't suck, you get a 3DS or a laptop. Laptop is like a portable game console.
So lets see.
Tablet
Movies = FAIL
Music = FAIL
Reading = OK
Games = FAIL
Laptop
Movies = WINNER
Music = FAIL
Reading = WINNER
Games = WINNER
And this is based on consumption alone. So if tablets fail at entertainment and don't have any productivity, why own one?
yeah and how much "work" has gotten done on these things?
Answer: None
Hell yes I believe these numbers!
I sat through three Christmas unwrappings this season, and of those there were three tablets given.
With the incredibly low subsidized costs of things like the Nexus series, Kindle Fire HD and Nook HD, it's easier for less-affluent families to buy these things for their kids. And for people already in the iOS system, the iPad Mini is very tempting due to it's small size and (relatively) low cost.
And you know kids: once one kid has one, everyone else will want three
You actually owned a recent tablet? Because your post reads like most who have not. Hell, I used to say such before I got my Touchpad. Which was a gift this holiday for someone I know this holiday season... Who also said such... Who spent all afternoon with football bowl games on with said tablet out.
You still own a netbook? What're you, like 80?
I totally believe the number if you count every piece of junk sub $100 android tablet and every nook simple touch etc. etc. etc...
Tablets are for playing phone games, annoying to use surfing and playing basic media from the couch. That's about it. But its nothing to sneeze at, though. A netbook requires desktop space to be used comfortably. Or, at least a lapdesk.
Tablets are for playing games, surfing and playing media from the couch. That's about it. But its nothing to sneeze at, though. A netbook requires desktop space to be used comfortably. Or, at least a lapdesk.
Tablets need to be called 'couch-top' computers.
You've got that right. This is a common way to get the numbers they want, and let's face it, it's all about the numbers for these people. They manipulate the numbers by choosing a place and population cross section that will get the desired results.Of course it's a bit high. It depends entirely on where the source of the survey results come from. They have a sample of 2.5k... that isn't big enough + a source of that size could easily be entirely from a university campus skewing the results massively in one direction. Tbh people who don't have or aren't interested in tablets won't even be bothered with taking part in such a survey and those with an interest in tablets are more likely to take part.
I'm not an american but I really doubt there are 75-100 million US unique tablet users out there.
You can make statistics show what you want them to show if you aren't stupid.
I own a recent tablet and completely agree with Ash.
Using a tablet for damn near any purpose was a pain in the ass compared to using a netbook. You can easily attach external storage to a netbook. You have to hope the tablet supports powered OTG or has a USB host port. Typing on a tablet to respond to a forum post is an experience in torture. I'm typing to you right now while lying in bed and using my netbook. I don't have to prop the netbook against my legs or try to balance it on my chest while holding it with one hand (or have to sit up) to type on it.
I have a first generation Aspire One netbook with the first Intel Atom CPU in it. The tablet I own is much better at playing video (Hardware H264 decoding in the tablet, none in the netbook), the screen on the tablet is MUCH better (IPS and doesn't suffer from refresh blur like the TN screen on the netbook does) and I still prefer to watch movies on the netbook.
My netbook can do almost everything my tablet does. (Tablet wins for portability) Even if it doesn't perform as well, it still does everything I use it for better. Web browsing is a nightmare on a tablet, especially typing urls on a touchscreen. Clicking links, too. Tabs and browser behaviour is far better on a netbook with a keyboard and mouse.
So. Yeah. Tablets fail at a lot of things.
yeah and how much "work" has gotten done on these things?
Answer: None
I don't. Do you live in San Francisco or something?
I went from an MSI netbook running WinXP to a tablet. Tablet running ICS, spanked the netbook in performance and just plain just working. I didn't bother installing W7 on it because that whole driver debacle common on such systems. My dad was a skeptic, til it took all of a minute to connect to his wirelessly networked printer....which even on a full sized laptop took forever to fight drivers to figure out how to do, because the proper options weren't in the open. Give me a touchscreen any day of the week over a (tiny) touchpad
If ya need more advanced options then tablets aren't for you because they're not designed for it. Or get a fold out bluetooth keyboard. For 99% of general light-weight dicking around usage that 99% of people not on [H] do, they're better done (at stock) than netbooks.
I suppose if I wanted to waste my time I could have taken my netbook tore out the slow ass HDD spinner inside, replaced with fast SSD...installed W7...and hoped that drivers for screen brightness control and wifi worked....and maybe gotten the instant-on feeling that you get out of tablets/phones hardware/software. Bloody PITA though in comparison.
yeah and how much "work" has gotten done on these things?
Answer: None
What a remarkably closed minded person you are. Just because you can't find a way to be productive you assume no one can.
A netbook is in no position to be snooty about the calibre of games it can play.FTFY. If you have something like a netbook you can just sit it on your lap and use the touchpad? It's better than a touchscreen (as theres a proper keyboard) and you can use both hands to type, annd you don't have to hold it!