Friday, January 13, 2012

The Windows tablet

As I noted the IPad is more a mobile reading and communication device. It’s main and at the moment unbeatable battery life, 10 hours, speed and slim design. However, many people like me live in an open environment where data has to flow freely from one device to the other and between applications. For this one would need a Windows or Unix based system.

I think that the present solution to create Windows tablets is not really working. A tablet has to be lightweight, slim and must have a very long battery life, other it is just another heavy piece of equipment in your bag. Present Windows 7 based tablets have a very short battery life; they are bulky and too heavy. Size should be at least the ten inch the IPad offers; otherwise it is not very useful for reading documents. Let’s face it, writing on a tablet, even with a Bluetooth keyboard is not very user friendly.

A windows tablet, to be successful, should have the versatility of the Windows system, being the freedom to move data, multitasking and openness, but the physical design should be lightweight, slim, a battery life of more than ten hours and a USB port.  It is clear that Apple set the standard for the design, to beat it means work has to be done on battery life, and there is no need for a tablet with a power cord attached to it all the time.  On the other hand it makes sense to integrate touch screen technology and laptops, hey have been available for a long time, but are extremely expensive.

For an example go to YouTube:  Asus Windows tablet

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