The tablets were widely distributed in 2010 after Apple released the iPad tablet. The cost of this electronic gadget at that time was quite high. But for today their cost is already quite democratic, starting from $ 80 and above. From the article you will find out what the tablet is for and what the principle of its operation is, and you will be able to decide for yourself whether to purchase this device or not.
What is a tablet?
The tablet is a compact and mobile computer with a screen diagonal of 5 to 11 inches. The tablet is controlled using a touch screen with your fingers or a stylus, basically it does not need a keyboard and mouse. They, as a rule, can be connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or 3G connection. On these devices most commonly installed mobile operating systems iOS (Apple) or Android. These mobile operating systems can not use all the features of the software that is available for the desktop computer.
What good is the tablet?
The main advantages of the tablet are:
- Compact size - the sizes range from 5 to 11 inches, the most popular - 7 and 10 inch;
- a small weight - the weight of the tablet on average is 500 g, in contrast to 2.5 - 3 kg in a laptop:
- good enough functionality.
What can I do on the tablet?
Of the main areas of use of the tablet can be identified:
- watching movies and photos;
- listening to music;
- games;
- surfing the Internet;
- reading electronic books, reference books;
- communication in social networks;
- use of e-mail;
- social and business correspondence;
- reading news;
- work with documents.
The question that can be connected to the tablet, there is no single answer, it all depends on what connectors are available on its case, and what adapters are included in its kit.
To the tablet, if you have a connector and an adapter, you can always connect devices such as:
- USB mouse;
- USB keyboard;
- USB flash drive or hard drive;
- USB 3G modem, MTS modem, Beeline, Kyivstar or Megaphone (having previously verified the presence of drivers for the device in the tablet);
- USB Bluetooth (if you have drivers on the tablet).
To connect multiple USB devices to the tablet, you need a USB hub.
What should be in the tablet?
Depending on your financial capabilities, it is recommended to take a tablet with the following characteristics:
Screen: resolution for 7 inches is not less than 1024 * 800, and for diagonals 9-10 inches - from 1280 * 800.
The processor and memory depend on the operating system:
- for iOS, the processor frequency from 1GHz and the amount of memory from 1GB;
- for Android dual- or quad-core processor and from 1GB of memory;
- for Windows - 1.3 GHz processor frequency and 2 GB of memory.
The built-in memory of the tablet is a flash memory, it makes sense to take a tablet with a memory of 2 GB. If there are connectors on the case, then you can add memory using a Flash card.
Built-in 3G module, if you need a permanent Internet for work.
Thus, if you have a laptop or computer at home, and you are not constantly on the move, then in principle for a home tablet
If you are a person who often needs to do and show presentations in different rooms, to study certain literature and make notes or often conduct searches on the Internet, then the tablet will be a good assistant for you. For students and schoolchildren, the tablet will be a substitute for a mountain of textbooks and handbooks that you need to carry with you, it will be enough to download them electronically. In fact, whether the tablet is a necessary and useful gadget or just another status toy, depends on the goals and perception of the person in whose hands he fell.
Also at us you can learn about differences of a tablet from the laptop and netbook .