Which is better: a netbook or a tablet?

Go down in the subway, go to the airport waiting room or on a nice summer day, sit on a bench in the park. Look back: on the left someone is drumming with the keys on the netbook keyboard, to the right someone was fascinated with the tablet screen. Two of these devices quickly entered our life and are actively used by both young people and business people - their compactness along with high functionality was appreciated. However, in proportion to the number of users of portable technology, the number of people obsessed with the question is growing: what is better - a netbook or tablet?

What are they?

With a netbook, by and large, everything is clear - this is a small copy of the laptop. Smaller screen (up to 12 inches), smaller keyboard. The processor, respectively, is weaker, but the price of such a device is lower than that of a laptop. Adapted, the netbook can be typed quickly enough, it is convenient for Internet surfing, watching videos, reading, games. That's only in serious work laptop, and even more so the desktop computer, it does not replace - for example, for graphics editors, no power, no screen resolution netbook is notably missing.

With the tablet computer, the situation is somewhat different. To say that this is a netbook without a keyboard with a touch screen will be, perhaps, a little clumsy, but intelligible. In order to give a more complete idea, it would be worthwhile to talk about what tablets are. There are three main groups that differ in the operating system. This is, first of all, Apple iPad, with which the tablets began. In general, this is the classic of tablets. Next is a tablet based on "Android", which is a serious competition for "Aipad", because its operating system is free, as well as applications that do not have a number. And the third "kit" of the tablets is a device on Windows7, closest to the netbook, but losing "Android" in price, and the iPad - in the standard "stuffing".

Comparison Options

Now back to our main question: what is better - a netbook or tablet. You can try to search for the answer, comparing it to several parameters most interesting for the average user.

The tablet is definitely lighter - 600-800 grams, whereas the weight of the netbook starts from a kilogram. And still in his pocket, too, do not put it, and in the bag the difference in size and weight is concealed.

The tablet lasts longer without recharging, some models - up to 14 hours, while recorders among netbooks - only up to 10 hours. In addition, the tablet can not be turned off, and put into a standby mode, from which it comes instantly.

The netbook supports most formats of multimedia files, while it is problematic to reproduce some of the films on the tablet. The netbook has more memory (250GB vs. 64GB at the best), besides, you can connect an external hard drive and a TV tuner to it. But the tablets video and photos look more profitable - brighter and more contrast.

The netbook supports flash animation without problems, whereas many tablets can not do this at all. In this regard, it is more convenient to play on a netbook and all sites are displayed on them without "holes".

The touch screen display allows faster and easier work with the Internet, but the netbook connects to any peripheral devices.

Let's try to sum up

Well, how, can you on the basis of what was said make an unambiguous conclusion about what is better: a netbook or a tablet? Maybe. But this conclusion will be true only for you. It all depends on personal preference and on the goals for which you need a portable device. Researchers argue that creation takes about 25% of the time that users spend at the computer, and everything else relates to consumption. So, if the creation of content that is more convenient on the netbook from all points of view is not the determining factor for you, then both devices again find themselves in equal conditions. And then finding out what is best: a netbook or tablet is a little different from the argument of the heroes of the movie "Firs" about who is steeper: a skier or a snowboarder.