#Tablet PC

[never-obsolete]

PC World - September 2005 Electrovaya Scribbler

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Please reblog for sample size, I’m really curious (no pressure tho)

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PC Magazine February 3, 2004

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[kapanbenernya]

The Tablet PC Experience

Oh man, where do I start? For as long as I remember, I've always wanted a tablet PC. Something about playing phone games on a bigger screen that's not your PC just seemed amazing to me. You telling me I can have basically a supersized phone with supercharged tech inside it and I can use it as a dedicated mobile entertainment device? Well sign me up! Except NOT because of that goddamn price tag

Actually I'm getting ahead of myself here. Let me tell you all about my experience with tablets over the years, and how (spoiler alert) I feel about it after I finally owned one.

PART ONE - THE YEARNING

The year was 2010. Facebook was still the hottest thing, Instagram was just starting to pick up pace, and Apple released the first ever modern tablet PC: the iPad. "Hold up, first ever modern tablet?". Yep, "modern". Because tablet PCs wasn't a new thing at 2010, it just wasn't a mainstream thing. From what I can gather, old tablets was bulky, ugly, and usable only with the stylus that came with it. Apple however, said "fuck that" and designed the iPad to be lightweight, fully touchscreen, and packaged beautifully in an alumunium body. And from that point forward, tablet PCs simply becomes mainstream.

At the start, I didn't see how tablet PCs can be useful. I even mocked it by saying "They just widened a phone. How are we gonna use a cutting board to make phone calls?". Ah-ah, but do remember: this was 2010. Smartphones were only starting to breach the market and I was basically barely literate with it. 

Fast forward to my college days around 2013, I finally saw my first ever tablet PC in the flesh. It was some chinese android tablet that belonged to a friend of mine, and I borrowed it to see what's what. And I was pleasantly surprised. Whatever game was on my phone, it can do it faster and better. The big screen also means I can see a lot clearly and my fingers aren't confined to a tiny square. It's like being a caveman discovering oil and fire for the first time. My mind was blown, and let's just say I was rather interested in owning one. But not this one, mind you. My mind was set on the most beautiful and prestigious tablet of all: the iPad.

So why iPads? Why not a Samsung tablet or anything else? Well, my brother has always said that Apple hardware are usually worth the extra money. But looking back, maybe this is less of a compliment to Apple, but more of a warning that most of the android stuff are made of garbage. Most of the other android phones or doodads we've owned usually lasted until just after the warranty if not less. I remember in my Nokia days how a phone used to last me 4-5 years. And now my smartphones usually goes to 2 or 3 years until it was too laggy to use. But my current iPhone 12 Mini? 4 years and still strong. Hell, my cousin still uses an iPhone 11 as his daily driver and it still hangs out! 

And so by that logic, I think my best choice of tablet should be an iPad. I mean a tablet's not a phone that you need to keep updating, so I want something that's robust and can stand the test of time. So might as well buy the best one, right?

PART TWO - THE HAVING

Fast forward to around middle of 2024: it's the big day! I've been saving for what feels like months and months and I finally have enough money... to not buy an iPad. Instead I bought a Xiaomi Pad 6. Plus the keyboard attachment extra. So why? Why after years of hype and months of saving did I suddenly shift gears and hit the curve at the last second possible?

The price tag. That's it. The price of an iPad mini 6 is enough to buy the Xiaomi Pad 6 plus the keyboard attachment, PLUS the 6 months insurance... twice. Me and my brother agreed that trying to afford the iPad just for easy sync between my phone and the tablet might not be worth the extra dough. And well, I seem to agree. Especially since it's the price of two tablets.

So here I am with the unintended champion of the day: the Xiaomi Pad 6. And what can I say? It's wide, it's sleek, it's lightweight enough that I can't complain, it's powerful enough that what I want to run CAN run relatively good. It's adequate. That's my first impression of it: it's not the number one pick but it's enough. Whatever I needed, it can do.

And now it's been almost a year since the lukeward first impression, what do I think of it now, Well uhhhhhh, I kinda regret it. No it's not because it's not an iPad or anything. It's actually something beyond the scope of what me and this device can do. It's an outside circumstance that I can't control. In short, I have a new work that requires me to work with Excel Files. And I kinda find trying to work Excel Files with an android environment to be torture. Yes there's all sorts of programs you can use on the Android platform to work with Excel files, and yes there's even Office 365 for the Android. They all sucked, ALL of them. At least the ones I tried. It wouldn't do the formulas I needed, it wouldn't format correctly, it just did everything wrong. It's sucking all the life and energy out of me! There you have it, long story short--I should have bought a laptop in hindsight.

PART THREE--THE DEALING (WITH IT)

So now here I am: stuck with an overpriced and overpowered toy that I can't use for work; even though I didn't buy it for work in the first place. So what do I think of my tablet now? I still think it suits me just fine. Although I can't use it for work, I can still absolutely use it for everything else. It's still great for the android games I play, it's still great for browsing and watching videos, and I really adore the keyboard that came with it.

Now it does the honorable job of being my all-around entertainment machine. I find myself turning my gaming PC rig less often in favor of just having fun on my tablet. It also have the added benefit of being super portable, so I can virtually take it anywhere with just a sling bag. The best part? It runs emulators butter smooth up to PS1 games. Isn't it crazy how old cutting-edge consoles are now less powerful than your phone? While also being portable? Take that PS-Vita!

So there it is, it started as a dream, a less-than-stellar first impression, a regret, and now a comfy mainstay in my room. My only wish is for this tablet to have a long peaceful life with me. Although seeing how it's a Xiaomi, it'll soon be full of outdated OS issues and bloatware. Fingers crossed.

22/05/2025

[clovesamaral]

Tablet Atouch SE MAX 6GB RAM + 256GB Memória Tablet Pc 10.1" 5G 10000mAh Android 12.0 + Presentes

[skylarmoonriver]

See what's in UT3 Trio Pad's Box! Here is a comprehensive kit, including a free pen! (compared with the price of Apple pencil, it is really good!)

[retrocompmx]

Un día como hoy (12 de noviembre) en la computación

El 12 de noviembre de 2000, Bill Gates declara en Microsoft que las Tablet PC serán los dispositivos portátiles del futuro, en términos de “diseño y funcionalidad”. Microsoft falló estrepitosamente en su iniciativa de la Tablet PC, mayormente por no poder adaptar Windows para usarse con pluma o en pantallas táctiles. Cuando hizo su aparición la Surface Pro (1ª Generación) en febrero de 2013, Apple ya le había ganado mercado por dos años. #retrocomputingmx #tabletpc #BillGates

[gizchinaes]

Minisforum V3 SE irrumpe como una opción asequible al novedoso tablet PC V3

La reciente llegada del Minisforum V3 SE marca una versión revisada de la tablet PC original que se presentó a principios de 2024. Este modelo actualizado introduce varias modificaciones, aunque ofrece un APU menos potente en comparación con su predecesor. La principal actualización en el V3 SE es su peso reducido, que se sitúa en 940 gramos, una ligera mejora respecto a los 946 gramos del modelo…

[techhub123]

New Tablet with Snapdragon888, 16GB RAM, Android 14, 1024TB Storage

[nethun0]

New 10.1 Inch Android Tablet Pc Google Play Octa Core Dual Cameras Dual SIM 3G Phone Call Tablets Bluetooth Wifi 4GB RAM 64GB https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkqTVFb

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His ass was NOT listening (but he still did phenomenal!)

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Zeus after telling a man to drop a baby of a wall and almost killing his favorite child:

I wanna animate a zeus song just because this man would be so goofy in my style no matter how serious is the situation

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