# Laptop vs tablet pc **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 18, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638 "2003-04-18T21:42:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@amp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amp)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/1 "2003-04-18T21:42:07Z")
if we buy a new house i am going to buy either a tablet pc or a laptop. i dont know what to buy. so help me plz ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/2 "2003-04-18T21:44:03Z")
I guess it depends what you value more, mobility or power. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/3 "2003-04-18T21:46:43Z")
I would get a desktop. I hate laptops and the tablets don’t serve me any purpose. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/4 "2003-04-18T21:53:22Z")
Tablet! Desktop are best of all, but if you want mobility get tablet. They are cool, laptops are lame. Plus you can draw on them! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/5 "2003-04-18T21:54:51Z")
\ ![](http://www.viewsonic.com/images/IMG_v1100_med.jpg) :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: \ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/6 "2003-04-18T21:59:41Z")
i wouldnt go for the laptop because it would take a while to do what you want with the built in mouse. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/7 "2003-04-18T22:14:59Z")
get a desknote more powerfull and cheaper ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/8 "2003-04-19T07:55:14Z")
> \*Originally posted by Alex \* > \*\*i wouldnt go for the laptop because it would take a while to do what you want with the built in mouse. \*\* well, if you have a table to sit at, you can always cram a PS/2 mouse in it’s arse :sure: But I’d go with a tablet too, I had a laptop at school once, it sucked, it’s hard to get a good quality laptop these days, everything is built by the lowest bidder… :sigh: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/9 "2003-04-19T08:44:29Z")
if price doesn’t matter, check out the new tablet’s and tell us how they are 😃 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/10 "2003-04-19T10:18:31Z")
well i had a tablet, there good but u soon realise there capacity if u wanna do anything other than basic stuff, and i had win ce on it and its crap. i got a laptop now, and altough its not portable is sooooo much more flexible. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/11 "2003-04-19T11:49:31Z")
i got a g4 laptop so i can do clients work onsite and stuff, plus i can sit on my sofa with it! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/12 "2003-04-19T12:42:42Z")
I would go for the laptop, I still think a tablet pc is not very handy.?. And the laptops are cheaper… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/13 "2003-04-19T17:50:07Z")
desknotes are cheaper than both and more powerfull i suggest you check them out im plannign on getting one soon hopefully ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/14 "2003-04-19T19:15:35Z")
I still don’t get what’s the difference between a desknote and a laptop. I don’t think Europeans use that a lot, because I have not heard of it yet. Is it rather new? Anyway, I searched google, and found some. The desknotes seem to be a bit slower then a laptop ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/15 "2003-04-19T19:28:02Z")
Tablets are better than laptops because they are more portable, easier to see, and you can draw on them. I don’t know what you are saying about them being slow, they run win xp and all of the ones I’v looked at have better HDs, and processors then this computer I’m typing on now. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/16 "2003-04-19T19:32:36Z")
I didn’t say they’re slow, I just think they are not that easy to use. If you have to enter a lot of text, start entering it with that stilus. That’s why I still prefer a laptop. Portable too, and on this moment stil cheaper then tablet pc. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/17 "2003-04-19T19:43:54Z")
Yes but with the laptop you have to open the top up 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/18 "2003-04-19T19:46:48Z")
That’s right, I gues you don’t want to waste energy to that:P ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/19 "2003-04-19T20:09:31Z")
**That’s** right! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laptop-vs-tablet-pc/18638/20 "2003-04-19T20:13:17Z")
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