It’s great if I’m at home and want something compact to watch stuff in bed, but I can also grab it in a backpack with a low profile keyboard and mouse and now I have the weight of something like a netbook but more powerful.
there’s still the niche of people who work with graphics who need to be mobile (a lot of photographers & filmmakers, and quite the number of people who work with 2D & 3D graphics).
powerful laptops are not something bad, you’re just not the target audience
Oh for sure, I am not questioning the need for more powerful tablets if it fits your work/life style.
I do think that a lighter weight tablet would probably be better for a lot of people who don’t necessarily need GPU tasks/intensive CPU tasks on the go.
Nah depends. On laptop. Decent specs and 15,6" screen is really great if you’re out of your house. But if there is a pc next to it that is better of course.
I would say tablet is the worst of everything. Big ass phone with noe real features over phoke except larger screen. What the fuck you even do with that except browse internet?
Laptop on the other hand has bunch of io ports and can be used for engineering work and with cars and for programming
Or read Manga/eBooks, take notes using a stylus + note taking app, play video games using PlayStation Remote Play, etc. I also use Samsung Dex for playing movies on TVs while traveling.
When do we finally get phones with a full Linux OS that you can plug into a docking station with monitors, keyboard and mouse attached?
I’ve been waiting for this for 15 years.
I’m in my 40’s and haven’t bought a laptop yet. The need has never come up. I do purchases and all serious browsing on my desktop because big monitor and good focused seating position. Every time I have somehow had to use a laptop has been uncomfortable. They are slow, the screen is too small, pointing and clicking takes forever unless you connect a mouse, the ergonomics is just terrible.
I’m almost 40 and just got my first laptop for work recently. I find myself creating and editing documents on my desktop and only using the laptop to view them and to make some minor corrections while away from the desktop. I could do that more comfortably with a tablet tbh.
It does help if the laptop has touchscreen though. I hate trackpads and will never get used to them.
Phone = small
Tablet = medium
Desktop = big
Laptop = worst mashup of everything
laptops are great when you need to be mobile with your set up, lugging an entire PC back and forth between places is a bit of a chore yk
I’ve had a windows tablet for this reason.
It’s great if I’m at home and want something compact to watch stuff in bed, but I can also grab it in a backpack with a low profile keyboard and mouse and now I have the weight of something like a netbook but more powerful.
there’s still the niche of people who work with graphics who need to be mobile (a lot of photographers & filmmakers, and quite the number of people who work with 2D & 3D graphics).
powerful laptops are not something bad, you’re just not the target audience
Oh for sure, I am not questioning the need for more powerful tablets if it fits your work/life style.
I do think that a lighter weight tablet would probably be better for a lot of people who don’t necessarily need GPU tasks/intensive CPU tasks on the go.
Laptops allow you to have LAN parties every single day
thats why i have a streaming server on my desktop. the laptop feels crazy fast if i have good internet on the go, at the much lower cost of a desktop.
Nah depends. On laptop. Decent specs and 15,6" screen is really great if you’re out of your house. But if there is a pc next to it that is better of course. I would say tablet is the worst of everything. Big ass phone with noe real features over phoke except larger screen. What the fuck you even do with that except browse internet? Laptop on the other hand has bunch of io ports and can be used for engineering work and with cars and for programming
Binge-watch Stargate while sitting 7 hours in a train.
I mean fair enough
Indeed.
Or read Manga/eBooks, take notes using a stylus + note taking app, play video games using PlayStation Remote Play, etc. I also use Samsung Dex for playing movies on TVs while traveling.
Solid use case 👍.
Exactly right. Big laptops are great. My desktop monitors are even more bigasser
When do we finally get phones with a full Linux OS that you can plug into a docking station with monitors, keyboard and mouse attached?
I’ve been waiting for this for 15 years.
I’m in my 40’s and haven’t bought a laptop yet. The need has never come up. I do purchases and all serious browsing on my desktop because big monitor and good focused seating position. Every time I have somehow had to use a laptop has been uncomfortable. They are slow, the screen is too small, pointing and clicking takes forever unless you connect a mouse, the ergonomics is just terrible.
I’m almost 40 and just got my first laptop for work recently. I find myself creating and editing documents on my desktop and only using the laptop to view them and to make some minor corrections while away from the desktop. I could do that more comfortably with a tablet tbh.
It does help if the laptop has touchscreen though. I hate trackpads and will never get used to them.
Nope, Tablets are the worse of all worlds.
Can’t run a proper OS for getting things done, too big to make phone calls on.
Attaching a keyboard and mouse to one is basically saying what you really need is a laptop.
Phone = small, always attached screen.
Laptop = medium, portable screen that conveniently comes with keyboard and mouse
Desktop = large, multiple screens, for srsbsns