...LAPTOP VERSUS TABLET: WHICH ONE TO BUY Laptop Versus Tablet: Which One to Buy Wiley Hatchett Introduction to Management Information Systems Professor Edwin Otto October 25, 2015 The main factors that you should consider before you decide to buy a laptop or a tablet are cost, memory, keyboard and mouse, touch screen and screen size. Laptops can come with more internal memory and have the ability to have external hard drives, where tablets come also with internal memory and some have the ability to add expandable memory up to a certain size. Laptops have a keyboard and touch pad and tablets are touch screens and can have a Bluetooth keyboard attach to them that is sold separately. The next thing to consider is size a laptop can have a bigger screen size and a tablet largest screen size is 10.1 inches. Laptops can be attached to a printer for those items that need to be printed and tablets can print but the printer has to be a WIFI printer and attached to a wireless network. You have to also think about what you can hook to a laptop and a tablet. For example you can attach a laptop to an external monitor and well the tablet you cannot. Now you can down load an app for the tablet to hook to a smart TV but with the laptop you can use a HDMI cord from the HDMI port too hook to any TV with a HDMI port. They are both portable, which means they can be taken anywhere, which is one of the main reasons to want to purchase one of these items. The battery life is another...
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...Laptop Versus Tablet: Which One To Buy Brittney Yingling Prof. Jimmie Flores CIS 109: Intro to Mgt.Info Systems 10/24/2015 The laptop versus tablet battle is one that has left many consumers stuck choosing both and with the tablet market growing rapidly each year consumers are have begun to question whether they actually need a laptop. Laptops are intended to be mobile desktop computers and are built with powerful enough hardware to accommodate productivity on the go. Tablets are handheld devices that are mainly used to watch videos and browse the internet. Laptops are generally for content creation while tablets are meant for content consumption. “Laptop vs Tablet. (n.d.). Retrieved October 25, 2015.” There are many factors to consider when choosing to purchase a laptop or a tablet, including price (how much can I afford and how much am I willing to spend?), size/portability (will I be carrying this around or will it sit on a desk?), battery life (how often will I need to charge my device?), features (what features are essential to me?), lifespan (how long am I planning to keep the device/how long will the device function properly?), operating system/software/apps (what are my software requirements and how will this integrate with my other devices?). Laptops are generally pricier than tablets. A laptop may cost between $600 to $1500, depending on brand and features. The average tablet will run between $200 and $800...
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...Illustration: Sarah Jones | Tablets may be grabbing the spotlight, but traditional computers remain the tool of choice for those who need to get serious work done. Laptop and desktop models continue to display innovations, with laptops shrinking and more touch screens coming to desktops. And tiny netbooks still make sense for many people. Here's the latest computer news: | | Gateway NV57H26U Photo: Courtesy gateway.com | More from ConsumerReports.org: Latest computer reviewsHDTV buying guideConsumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers or sponsors on Yahoo! | Great deals are plentifulLaptops that we rated Very Good or Excellent are available for $500 or less. With many models, you won't have to compromise on performance or features. For example, performance on the Gateway NV57H26U, was excellent. It's a 15.6-inch laptop with decent battery life that costs just $450. It also has an HDMI port for connecting to an HDTV for high-definition video streaming. If you need a laptop mainly for tasks such as word processing, Web browsing, and e-mail, even better deals emerge. Our ratings include a few 15.6-inch laptops for under $400. The Gateway NV55C49U ($350), Dell Inspiron I15R-526MRB ($380), and HP G62-373DX ($380) are all recommended models with good or very good performance; all three models were fast for productivity tasks. | | Apple MacBook Air 11.6" | Lighter and cheaper models are comingIf you're shopping for a laptop, be on the lookout for ultrabooks...
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...Assignment 1: Laptop Versus Tablet: Which One to Buy? Jana Brown Dr. Laurant Jolly CIS Intro Mgt. Info Systems April 24, 2016 Laptop or tablet that is the question, it is always very hard to make this decision. Going for a laptop is generally considered the better choice and use to be the more popular choice. You can over work you brain trying to figure out what band, style, size, color, etc. Table and laptop both have endless feature and option so you can see why you can lose your top. Here is the mean question you should ask yourself before buying What am I using my system for? By asking this question first I will help narrow down some of your options. By asking yourself this question you can focus on the laptop or tablet that fits your needs. So if you going to use the device at work and are going to need a lot of computer power to create things such as documents, presentation and spreadsheets, you will want to choice a laptop. The tablet can perform all these functions, if used consistently for this purpose, the speed and computing power will make a laptop more efficient. So if the device is going to be used for work but will be moved around from home and work or whatever then you will not need a lot of storage capacity will not be needed and a tablet will be a great choice. Most tablets the features of a laptop in which you will need or want to get a USB connections and keyboard. Technologies has emerged to allow you to be flexible and connect a keyboard when...
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...answer strips and one Star Limo Ltd. leaflet per pair of students; flip chart or whiteboard; pens; internet access or printed copies of the Amazon homepage (www.amazon.co.uk) per pair of students difference: a product is something you can use, see, hold, or touch while a service is something a company provides or does for the customer that doesn’t involve selling them a physical product. Distribute the copies of the Amazon homepage, go to the homepage on your class laptop or ask the students to access the page on their phones, tablets or laptops. In pairs, ask the students to list three products and three services on the Amazon website (www.amazon.co.uk). Write the following on the flipchart or whiteboard to guide them: Online shopping on Amazon Products 1 2 3 Grammar use of the present simple for description review of do in forming questions Useful words and phrases As a warm-up activity, ask students how they shop: in person or online? Which do they prefer? Why? What kind of products and services can be ordered online? Then, ask them to give an example of a product and a service that they use. Check their understanding of the © Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2013 BUSINESS / Business Basics / Ordering a service or product A Get students to do Activity A in pairs. Then review their answers with the whole class. Key: 1. selection; 2. latest; 3. available; 4. deals; 5. range; 6. guarantee; 7. payment; 8. delivery B Tell the students to...
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...Nexus 7 Tablet Marketing Plan Marketing Management 1.0 Executive Summary There has never been a tablet on the market that can compete with the iPad, let alone take market share away from Apple, until now. The Nexus 7 provides uncanny performance, at a price that will leave consumers asking “how can they do this and still make money?” Leveraging the proven performance of electronics company Asus and the ingenuity of Google, consumers will get the most bang for their buck. The two powerhouse companies will build on the foundation of 7.1 inch tablets and take them to the next level. Unnecessary and low use features will be removed driving down end user cost. Lower cost and popular feature availability, as well as the backing of Google will be an instant attention getting for consumers. Initial whispers of the Nexus will be floated out roughly a year before intended release to start conversation amid consumers. As the date draws closer, social media (blogs/review/previews) will be used to drum up additional attention. In the quarter leading up to release, TV commercials and magazine ads will kick into high gear to complete the frenzy generation for the “iPad killer.” Upon initial release, advertising will slow down long enough to show how the Nexus is taking the 7 inch tablet market by storm. 2.0 Situation Analysis The Nexus is the new face in the tablet market and faces an uphill battle as it competes against well-known and proven products like the Kindle Fire...
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...transformed our spending habits. We use the internet to decide what to buy, when to buy, where to buy it from, and we use it to compare prices as well. Previously, consumers would see the advertisement and go to stores to find more about the product but with the advent of internet, consumers after watching the internet do more research on the product rather than going directly to the store. The moment consumers start researching about a product on their laptop or smart phone this is where the zero moment of truth begins. There are different ways of doing a research which include reading reviews, using social network and discuss about a brand, or follow a blog. Companies who are aware of this use this as a advantage and try to improve the reputation of their brand on the internet. In 2006, I decided to buy a dell desktop for personal use. I kept using it till its usage life got over. Then in 2008 I decided to buy another desktop and I got the same dell desktop again. But in 2013, when I wanted to a buy a new desktop, I just did not simply buy the same desktop again. This time I went online and compared different desktops. I saw the features of different desktops and did a cost benefit analysis. I used my facebook account to ask my friends which desktop would they buy if they were given a choice. I read different blogs to make sure the decision which I was making was correct. Once I made my mind I went to the best buy website and purchased the desktop. Unlike my previous purchases...
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...Business Start Up Proposal for Bill I have included all of the necessary items for a startup business. I will first list all items that I believe will best suit you for what you need and then I will also list a few items that I recommend to make things more convenient. Hardware: Laptop It works well for both an office and on the go. I recommend the HP ENVY Touchsmart 17.3” touch screen laptop. It has 8GB of memory, and a 1TB hard drive. It has 4 USB ports so you would be able to plug in multiple items, memory card slot, Cloud storage, as well as Bluetooth compatible. This laptop has a program called Bit Locker, which creates encryption on your device for added security. Cost: $879.00 through Best Buy Tablet Microsoft Surface 2 is a great tablet for an on the go worker. It runs off of Microsoft Windows RT which would allow you to go back and forth between you laptop and tablet using Sync as well as front and rear facing cameras for video conferences. Microsoft Office comes pre-loaded on the device. You will also have access to the Cloud from this device as well. Cost: $449.99 at Best Buy Cell Phone I recommend a Windows cell phone such as the Samsung ATIV SE 4G LTE. It has 4G speeds which are the fastest currently out there, Bluetooth compatible, Microsoft Office, Cloud access, and front and rear facing camera. Cost of the phone will depend on if you currently have service and in you will be up-grading your current phone. Cost: $199...
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...this good. There are many factors that I believe could cause possible changes in supply and demand for a computer. The first possible factor is changes in technology, within the computer industry; technology is fresh and moves faster than in any other industry. This also means that pioneering products are obsolete basically overnight. So, as product life-cycles are always decreasing, the value of rapidly bringing products to market is constantly increasing. In this lively environment, speed is crucial. So far, the computer industry has succeeded by using change to its advantage. This factors into how often I will have to buy a new program for my computer based on the ever-changing technology trends. There are two substitutes that are available for my computer the first one is a laptop computer. A laptop computer is a personal computer for mobile use; a laptop assimilates most of the usual components of a desktop computer, as well as a display, a keyboard, a pointing device (a touchpad, also known as a track pad or pointing stick) and speakers...
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...surface book Hard drive capacity | 128 Gigabytes | Hard Drive Type | Solid State Drive | Processor Brand | Intel | Processor Speed | 2.8 Gigahertz | Before making a purchase for a computer a person should take into consideration what kind of computer they need and for what. The first thing you should think into before even looking for a laptop would be the budget you are going to set for yourself. Think about how much money you are really willing to spend on a computer. They come in many different options so choose wisely on what you need the computer for whether it would be for school or work or even a basic home computer. The next topic to take into consideration before making a purchase would be what purpose will it serve? Is this computer you are going to buy for school? For just school maybe looking into a basic laptop for using word which could be a cheap way out of it. Maybe this computer is for gaming, which money will come into play for this. A gamming computer typically needs a fast processor, a lot of RAM and a large hard drive and good graphics cards. The next thing to take into consideration is where are you going to use this computer at? Basically do you need to take it with you to school? If you are on the go a lot a laptop would be a great choice. If you are always at home maybe taking online classes at home pick the desktop. Another question to ask yourself is who...
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...with a dream to bring a computer into every American household. In 1986 the 1st Gell computer was sold featuring an Intel 8088 processor, 10MB hard drive, and 6.26 floppy disk drive. Keeping the American household in mind, G Inc. was among the first computers companies to establish “Next-day, at-home product assistance.” Presently G Inc. is # 1 in PC monitor sales, with plans to become the # 1 PC Company in the world. Mission Statement “We enable consumers to improve the quality and convenience of their lives by providing high quality, innovative electronic solutions.” Product Description and Classification The Gell Enspiron 6647 Laptop was created with today’s customer in mind. Today’s world is fast- paced and ever changing. With features like a 1TB hard drive, touch screen display, and i7 Intel processor this laptop can keep up with current customers. The Gell...
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...currently in the market is the IPad from Apple Inc. IPad is a tablet computer designed by Apple inc, which runs Apple’s IOS operating system. Its affordability, ease of use, long battery life, scalability, and sheer beauty are truly revolutionary. An iPad can shoot video, take photos, play music, and perform online functions such as web-browsing and emailing, playing games, reference, GPS navigation, social networking, etc. The CEO of Apple Inc recently stated that “55 million iPads shipped is something no one would have guessed, including us. It took us 22 years to sell 55 million Macs. It took 5 years to sell 55 million iPods. It took three years for us to ship that many iPhones. The trajectory is off the charts”. I think iPad is so popular because for a lot of people it is a legitimate replacement for 90% of their computer needs. Most people do not need something more than to surf the web, check e-mail and watch videos/play games. The iPad allows people to do all of those things in a much more comfortable setting than you would get with a pc or even a laptop or notebook. The initial idea about the iPad is quite strange; it started when the co founder of Apple Steve Jobs went for a dinner with the Microsoft’s Bill Gates. Bill Gates continuously boasted to Jobs over dinner that they had a revolutionary tablet in production which made Jobs so sick of it that when he went home and said “let's show him what a tablet can really be”. Apple had begun developing the iPad before the iPhone...
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...Computer Shopper The computers and note book I found were really exactly for the professions I was looking for. The four professions I chose were engineer, teacher, graphic designer and also a lawyer and separated on which one will get the desk top and which one will get the laptops based on their job and the requirement needs. I went to Best buy and asked them to help me find two desktops and also two laptops based on the professions they are needed for. First desk top I got was the Lenovo k45e desk top it has 8GB of ram as well as 2GB of ram for graphics and the 2 GB ram is separate from the 8 which makes it total of 10 GB of ram; it has an Intel I5 processor with the speed of 3.2GHZ and hard disk capacity of 1TB. The second desktop I got was the ACEs M11BB07 desktop which has 8GB of ram and 1TB of hard disk capacity and also an AMD A10 processor with the speed of 3.7GHZ. The laptops I got were The Aces g75 which had 8 GB of ram and 1TB o hard drive capacity and also I7 quad core processor. The last notebook I got was actually a tablet from windows called the surface tablet pro 3 which has 4 GB of ram and also flash memory and you could use an usb port to expand your memory and also processor speed of 1.9GHZ and turbo boost. For the engineer I chose the Lenovo desk top, because it has an 8 GB of ram and also the 2 separate gigabyte of ram for the graphic part, which lets him separate his graphic work from his other work and in that case the computer won’t slow down because...
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...research that we picked for this assignment is “Reason for Being Loyal to Laptop” The phenomenon that we have identified is brand loyalty toward laptop. The rationale of choosing this phenomenon is because we had realize that nowadays there are many people that using laptop for many reason which could be for work, for school, for art, for contract, or anything that was more widely used this laptop in their daily life. This phenomenon slowly emerged on 1979 when on that time actually the using of laptop was not widely used by people. Most of the people that use laptop on that time were employer or people with high salary whom afford to but laptop. But on today, most of people in one family had one laptop. Due to laptop was more affordable today; more people were getting opportunity to buy their own laptop. 1.1 Background of Research In this subtopic, it can be narrow down the research about the tendency of loyalty people to used laptop in their daily life. First of all, more people choose to use laptop rather than using computer. It is because, after appearance of laptop, people more interested to use laptop because in era globalization the technology run with faster same with the changed of computer to laptop. So, there is much type of people which preferred to use laptop compared to use computer due to change of technology in globalization, which is laptop more easily to use. Besides that, laptop is generally smaller than computer that can easily to be transported and...
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...surface book Hard drive capacity | 128 Gigabytes | Hard Drive Type | Solid State Drive | Processor Brand | Intel | Processor Speed | 2.8 Gigahertz | Before making a purchase for a computer a person should take into consideration what kind of computer they need and for what. The first thing you should think into before even looking for a laptop would be the budget you are going to set for yourself. Think about how much money you are really willing to spend on a computer. They come in many different options so choose wisely on what you need the computer for whether it would be for school or work or even a basic home computer. The next topic to take into consideration before making a purchase would be what purpose will it serve? Is this computer you are going to buy for school? For just school maybe looking into a basic laptop for using word which could be a cheap way out of it. Maybe this computer is for gaming, which money will come into play for this. A gamming computer typically needs a fast processor, a lot of RAM and a large hard drive and good graphics cards. The next thing to take into consideration is where are you going to use this computer at? Basically do you need to take it with you to school? If you are on the go a lot a laptop would be a great choice. If you are always at home maybe taking online classes at home pick the desktop. Another question to ask yourself is who...
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