When I see stuff on how much better the iPad is than a netbook, I think they miss the point. I think there will be room enough for both tablets and netbooks for years to come. Here are my reasons why netbooks are better than the iPad: Price- While an iPad starts at $500, you can [...]
Continue reading...28. January 2010 | by Jonas
No sooner does Apple show up on the scene with their iPad tablet, but the competition is already lining up to go head to head with them. With Apple using a smartphone OS on their tablet, they may be quite vulnerable. So far, it looks like the closed Apple ecosystem, that doesn’t even support Flash [...]
Continue reading...27. January 2010 | by Jonas
Now that the dust is settling, and the fabled Apple Tablet has a name, the iPad, it is time for some analysis. The iPad is expensive compared to netbooks. The cheapest one is $499, and only does WiFi, with 16 GB of storage. To add the 3G modem, it will go for $629, which can buy [...]
Continue reading...With Apple announcing their conference for the 27th this week, it is all but certain that they are releasing a tablet style device. While details have not been released, in all likelihood, the netbook landscape will be altered. Undoubtedly, whatever Apple comes up with will be more expensive than traditional netbooks. Experts think that it may [...]
Continue reading...1. November 2009 | by Jonas
The Apple Tablet, which also goes by the name iTablet, or Apple Slate, has got to be one of the bigger pieces of rumorware ever talked about. While many have wanted such a device since the demise of the Apple Newton, no one is even sure when, or even if it is coming out. At [...]
Continue reading...11. October 2009 | by Jonas
It’s been a few days, and I hadn’t heard anything about the rumored Apple Tablet so I suppose it is due. This time it is from a German site. The details, as usual are more than sketchy. The first assertion they make are that it will have a 27 cm display (10.6″ [...]
Continue reading...While the netbook phenomena has flourished, Apple has been on the sidelines. However, as sales have become significant, especially in a down market, it has become likely that Apple will enter this space. Many think that Apple will create more of a tablet, than a traditional netbook to keep up the value of their traditional [...]
Continue reading...21. August 2009 | by Jonas
For many years now, August has been the busiest month for PC sales. With the students going back to school, that is always a good reason to invest in some new computer hardware. (For the record, the second busiest month is December for the Holiday shopping season). Retrevo got some enlightening data from a survey: 34% of [...]
Continue reading...There have been plenty of rumors and talk from the Apple camp about future production of some type of tablet device. So far, Apple has stayed out of the netbook space, but at this point, it is becoming too large for them to ignore. A tablet would be one way for them to compete in [...]
Continue reading...Uh, I’d take this story with a grain of salt. Barron’s is reporting that they had some hands on time with the heavily rumored Apple Tablet (dubbed the “Tapplet”), due for release this Fall. The story has few significant details that would indicate they even saw or touched this mythical device. The one concerning this is [...]
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18. April 2010 | by Jonas
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