Many people nowadays would like to get a good and inexpensive tablet pc. What should you consider before making the decision?
1) Objective What will you tablet pc be used for? Is it for job? Is it for leisure? Or is it a mixture of both? These are the main questions which guide us. For instance, if you are a designer and would like to use the tablet pc for drawing. I would suggest you to buy ipad as there are some special paint brushes in the market that can be used on ipad. If you view flash sites frequently, it may be a better choice for you to pick Android 2.2 or above machine which support flash.
2) Platform Apple's iOS and Google's Android are the two market leaders. They have their strong points and weak points. iOS (ipad) is having more apps than Android at the moment. More application choices are on the iOS plaftform rather than on the Android platform. However, more android tablet apps will be available as the market shares of Andriod tablet climbing up very rapidly. Android platform has its strong point as well. As Android is the product of Google, its compatibility for Google service is better. For instant, some product reviews show that running Google document on a Android is smoother than running that on Apple's ipad (iOS).
3) Screen display The size of the nowadays tablet is around 7 inch to 10 inch. If you use the tablet pc mainly for work and especially long-hour work, it is better for you to choose a big screen tablet pc. If you just would like to use that to frequently keep in touch with the internet say playing Facebook, checking email and playing Skype video conferencing. Then I recommend you to buy a smaller screen one as this would be cheaper and lighter in weight. In addition, some of the touchscreen display is resistive and some is capacitive. The type of the touchscreen display also affects your navigation.
4) Hardware First of all, the CPU power is a factor. This affects the performance of apps. Another important factor is whether it is using Wifi or using 3G to connect the internet. If you would access online banking often and prefer higher security, it is better you choose 3G built in tablet. Some new tablets now have HDMI out and we can output the screen to a big beautiful TV.
5) Battery If you are going to use it for long hour on the road, it is an important factor to check how long the battery last. You may have to carry a charger or even bring one more backup battery if your tablet's battery does not last long.
6) Price Apple's market strategy usually set the price a bit high to show its value. On the contrary, Android platform tablet usually is relatively cheaper. Of course, sometimes people would like to buy a high priced product because it looks good and "feel better".
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