The choices
of mobile computing for SOHO users (part 3)
Netbook
Netbook
characteristics are normally small and light, not focusing on its power and features,
but pay attention more on the portable, internet accessing and cheaper
price.These netbooks are always be available at $300 or less, they have different
input and the minimum storage and other interesting things. However, you should
expect there will be an optical drive, game port, Bluetooth or any powerful
CPU. Generally, they will have 10.1 inch screen, maximum RAM will be 1GB, and
the storage can be limited with 160GB optical drive or a samller SSD.
However, do not let
the small size and the lack of those cumbersome accessories make you want to
change your mind about netbooks. If all you need is something portablere3cheap
for working with short database, reading and sending emails, web surfing, then
it can be the gadget that you canlook for. You have Wi-Fi, one Ethernet port, a
super light version of Windows or the newest Linux version, and maybe, an
installed webcam. With that prize, there is no way you can beat netbook with
this fast computing ability, easy and cheap and when your requirements are
minimum.
Asus Eee PC 1001P
Seashell ($299,99) is the typical example for netbooks, with Intel Atom
microprocessor, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drives, and an installed webcam.
Tablet and convertible tablet
The tablet market was
revived (some people call it “redefine”) because of the releasing of Apple’s
most popular tablet: iPad. Tablets are bigger than the mobile phones or PDAs,
with the touch screen. In definition, these “slate” tablets are all missing
physical key boards, even though most of them have some features to connect
with the wireless keyboard at some points.Tablets usually have 9-10 inch screens
and they’re unable to provide themselves anough ports and connectors like
laptops.
Tablets usually run a
same operating system which is also used by smartphones made by the same
company. For example, iPad runs a iOS version – the one which is also used by
iPhone. Similarly, some tablets have Android versions like those are used on
many other Android smartphones.
Generally, tablet is
not as powerful or as easy to be used in business fields as laptops. They lack
of processing power, connection ability and other screen options, plus, there
will be lack of expected applications. Moreover, business soft-ware which are
used in the office can be unavailable in those versions run on tablets.
However, tablets can
still find their own ways to offices, meetings, conferences all over the
country and the world. For presentations, accessing email, workshops and taking
notes, tablets would be perfect.
In fact, the tablet
which is so called “convertible” is the one has the special design to fix some
general problems of tablets. Some can be convertible like Lenovo ThinkPad X
Series Tablet provides lots of laptops features, but in the machine that the
screen rotate and plat fold in front of the keyboard – turn into a slate tablet
that use stylus as input equipment.
Tablet prices can be different,
some of them are tablets based on the smartphone operating systems while the
others are complete laptops (even though they’re small) which have touch screen
can be folded or slided.
Inspiron duo starting
prices at $550 while Lenovo ThinkPad X-Series Tablet (actually is a complete
laptop, with Intel Core i3 microprocessor and run the 64bit version of Windows
7) start at about $2.000
