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TABLETS? TABLETS? WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ TABLETS !. IF YOU HAVE A SMART ‘PHONE IT HAS SIMILAR APPS AND CAPABILITIES, AND IT IS SMALLER THAN A TABLET IF YOU HAVE A CONVERTIBLE LAPTOP, YOU HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS ?
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TABLETS? TABLETS? WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ TABLETS!
IF YOU HAVE A SMART ‘PHONE IT HAS SIMILAR APPS AND CAPABILITIES, AND IT IS SMALLER THAN A TABLET IF YOU HAVE A CONVERTIBLE LAPTOP, YOU HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS ? SO WHY SPEND MORE MONEY TO GET A DEVICE WHICH SEEMS TO DUPLICATE APPS YOU ALREADY HAVE AND COSTS YOU MORE DOUGH?
“APPLES” AND ORANGES CONSUMER REPORTS REVIEWED 55 TABLETS AND GAVE iPAD TOP BILLING
SOME TABLETSHORTCOMINGS • MOST ARE HARD TO READ IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHTunlike the Kindles • NO EASY/FAST BATTERY REPLACEMENT • NO MULTITASKING (SINGLE SCREEN) ABILITYMS SURFACE RT HAS 2 • NO USB PORTS BUT SURFACE HAS PORT • NO VGA PORT • NO ETHERNET PORT • NO SD CARD READER BUT SURFACE HAS PORT • NO CD ROM SLOT • AWKWARD KEYBOARDING • ANOTHER EXPENSIVE TOY, EASILY STOLEN
SO WHY BOTHER WITH A TABLET? • IT IS FAST, LIGHT? AND PORTABLE • EASY TO LEARN AND NO MOUSE NEEDED • PLETHORA OF (FREE) APPS, NO VIRUSES, YET • RELATIVELY LONG BATTERY LIFE • CELLULAR HOTSPOT • PRESTIEGE • FUN TO USE • HABIT-FORMING
SOME FEATURES • EASY MENUING, SEARCH, MULTIPLE SCREENS • USE FINGERS, STYLUS, VIRTUAL KEYBOARD OR VOICE • ACCESSABILITY OPTIONS FOR HANDICAPPED • WI-FI, CELLULAR, ETHERNET AND BLUETOOTH • USE WITH OR WITHOUT COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS • WORD PROCESSING, SPREAD SHEET, PRESENTATION, E-MAIL • BROWSERS, DATA BASE, SKYPE, GAMES, MUSIC, EDUCATION • NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES/BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, • MAPS/GPS, SCANNING, TV & REMOTE , QR READER • TRANSLATER, LIGHT METER, FLASHLIGHT, MIRROR • ALARM CLOCK, BANKING, UTILITIES • SKYDRIVE AND DROPBOX • CAMERA USING SD CARD READER/THUMB DRIVE ADAPTERS
BACKING UP • ITUNES ON COMPUTER PC OR MAC • ICLOUD, SKYDRIVE, DROPBOX • WIRELESS/BLUETOOTH PRINTING • SURFACE RT USES THUMB/FLASH DRIVE
CARE AND MAINTENANCE • LITHIUM-ION BATTERY • RESET, RESTORE, RECOVER • CLEAN WITH CLOTH, PROVIDED • BUY A CONTRACT? • READ THE MANUAL • DUMMIES BOOK
ACCESSORIES • EAR BUDS • COVERS • EXTERNAL KEYBOARD • CAR POWER ADAPTER • SD CARD ADAPTER • USB ADAPTER • VGA ADAPTER • HDMI/RCA PLUG/APPLE TV ADAPTERS