Laptops vs. Tablets vs. Smartphones: What do you prefer?

[BigGameDamian]

Obviously both have there pros and cons.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Fax machines.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Not really obvious unless you tell us which both you are talking about of the three things you listed.

I prefer my phablet over all three.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Discuss

hoop fam

 

[THE HCP]

wow

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

wow

You gonna trade your ipod...err, iphone in when the new one with a decent size screen comes out?

 

[BigGameDamian]

Not really obvious unless you tell us which both you are talking about of the three things you listed.

I prefer my phablet over all three.

I'm just asking for general use. What do you find yourself using more?

 

[TehChad]

Palm Pilot!

Actually, I have all three and mostly use the phone and laptop. Tablets are just meh for me.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I'm just asking for general use. What do you find yourself using more?

I have a desktop upstairs, don't use it. My girl has an ipad, I only used it for Candy Crush. A guy at work has a samsung tablet that is just a bit bigger than my note 3 and I liked it but think my phone is probably perfect for me.

 

[THE HCP]

You gonna trade your ipod...err, iphone in when the new one with a decent size screen comes out?

I got the iPhone 4 had it for 2 years, got the 5 and when the 6 comes out this November I'll get it.

I have a MacBook as our home computer and I travel a Macbook Air for work. My wife has an iPad and never uses her old PC she has.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I have a desktop upstairs, don't use it. My girl has an ipad, I only used it for Candy Crush. A guy at work has a samsung tablet that is just a bit bigger than my note 3 and I liked it but think my phone is probably perfect for me.

You don't really need desk top PC's anymore.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

You don't really need desk top PC's anymore.

It is in my girlfriends office. Pretty nice setup even though it has windows 8. Those people must have been high on meth when they agreed on that system. Fucking stupid.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Samsung<<<Apple

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Samsung<<<Apple

Huh? Apple blows. When google gets their way and ruins android, maybe. I read google doesn't want any real buttons on the phones. I love the home button and back button on my note 3. I can't fucking stand my girls iphone. It is just terrible.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Huh? Apple blows. When google gets their way and ruins android, maybe. I read google doesn't want any real buttons on the phones. I love the home button and back button on my note 3. I can't fucking stand my girls iphone. It is just terrible.

I think I have the arrows pointing the wrong way. I ment I like Samsung more than Apple.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I think I have the arrows pointing the wrong way. I ment I like Samsung more than Apple.

I should hope so.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I think I have the arrows pointing the wrong way. I ment I like Samsung more than Apple.

I thought only Apple users were that bad at math.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I got the iPhone 4 had it for 2 years, got the 5 and when the 6 comes out this November I'll get it.

I have a MacBook as our home computer and I travel a Macbook Air for work. My wife has an iPad and never uses her old PC she has.

Do you have Katy parry and Pink on you IPod Air for when you travel?

 

[Denny Crane]

I use a desktop computer all day long. I sync my important file with my laptop, which lets me work mobile.

I use my iPhone as hotspot, but it is really useful when it's all I have with me. I use it for a lot of things, including taking snapshots, iTunes music while I'm doing my walks, for FitBit and MyFitnessPal, to check email in a pinch, to look up stuff on the web, to purchase Starbucks drinks, to check movie times, as a navigation aid while driving (maps app), as a calculator, as a flashlight, and to keep up with S2 and the news.

Oddly, after a lifetime of using phones to make phone calls, I almost exclusively send text messages.

I use my iPad quite a bit to browse and read, but it's almost useless for real work. In practice, it is a much bigger screen version of the phone, and the apps really take advantage of the bigger form factor. I've flown on business a few times the past couple of years, and I put a few movies on it via iTunes to watch on the plane. Last trip from CA to DC, I watched the Godfather trilogy, and the flight seemed to go by really fast.

TapaTalk is much better on the iPad but works quite well for an iPhone interface to S2.

Typing and editing on the mobile devices is painful and the autocorrect function can make you look stupid. I CAN create documents and spreadsheets on the tablet, but it is nowhere near as good an experience as using a laptop or desktop. The desktop is the fastest system I have, and dual 27" monitors make me far more productive than any other setup.

 

[andalusian]

Use them all.

Desktop with tons of power for work. A convertible notebook/tablet (Yoga Pro 2) when travelling for work. A small tablet for reading (Nexus 7), a phone as my everyday "camera" and phone.

Different things for different uses, I guess. I spend most time with the desktop, I really do not like reading on anything but the tablet - and I do not use my phone much as a computing device or communication device, but I use it all the time as a camera.

If I had to live with just one machine I would probably go for something like a Microsoft Surface Pro 2 with the top specs - as it can do all of those, but I prefer more specialized tools for what they are better for.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Use them all.

Desktop with tons of power for work. A convertible notebook/tablet (Yoga Pro 2) when travelling for work. A small tablet for reading (Nexus 7), a phone as my everyday "camera" and phone.

Different things for different uses, I guess. I spend most time with the desktop, I really do not like reading on anything but the tablet - and I do not use my phone much as a computing device or communication device, but I use it all the time as a camera.

If I had to live with just one machine I would probably go for something like a Microsoft Surface Pro 2 with the top specs - as it can do all of those, but I prefer more specialized tools for what they are better for.

i'm not a huge fan of windows 8.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

On a laptop I can stream in illegal feeds of Blazer & Duck games. It won't work on an android based system. I can also type on a laptop. Aside from that I'm getting used to my tablet.

 

[Cryptkeeper]

I prefer tablets. I can hook up a keyboard to mine if I wanted a computer-like experience, and tablets are much more portable and easier to protect.

Obviously both have there pros and cons.

You listed 3 things..?

 

[blue32]

Laptop, forever and always.

Tablets are a gimmick. Meant for looking up a stupid website on the couch. Um, yeah I'll save my money and grab my laptop to use it and do real work.

Phones, blah. The only phone even semi worthy of using for browsing is the S4 since it has a bigger screen. Otherwise, my phone is used for texting and calling, or Facebook. /shudder.

 

[BigGameDamian]

On a laptop I can stream in illegal feeds of Blazer & Duck games. It won't work on an android based system. I can also type on a laptop. Aside from that I'm getting used to my tablet.

You can buy keyboards for the tablets as well.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

You can buy keyboards for the tablets as well.

Good point.

 

[Denny Crane]

Except your apps for the tablet are tablet apps, not desktop apps.

 

[MarAzul]

I use desktops all day long. I have two in the house, one in the shop, and two in the boat.
I had one in the Suburban for awhile but don't need it now. It's not difficult to keep them synced up, it is the back up plan if I lose anyone of them.

Anyone ever run Autocad on a tablet? huh! Rhinoceros? ugh! I like Desktops, I hate laptops, and I can't even begin to see how to do much of what I do on a tablet. One of the Desktops in the boat has eight serial ports, controlling Radios, GPS input, AIS, Autopilot, Waypoint input to GPS , Compass input, Wind speed and direction.

I measured my son's HP power required to charge the computer from an 120v supply which comes from an inverter. It takes more power to run than the little Atom quad does that is the main Boat Navigation computer. Imagine that, a desktop with a 23" monitor using less power than a laptop. It took some work to make that happen though.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Laptops and smart phones. Use my laptop to do actual work, my phone does everything else.

 

[MARIS61]

I guess I'm just old fashioned. Unless it quits working, why replace it?