I guess almost everyone of you has an idea about what a Touch Tablet PC is but sometimes those concepts need to be explained better and I think the best way to describe a Touch Screen Tablet PC is by comparing it with laptops, the device it uses as a base to build upon this niche gadget.
Why is it a niche gadget? Firstly, because it's not something everybody would use or pay more than on a regular notebook/netbook. Basically a Tablet laptop is a more expensive Laptop that adds touchscreen capabilities for user input. But now let's take this matter in detail and compare a laptop and a touch screen tablet with the same specs like they were build by the same manufacturer and the only difference comes from the touch screen part.
Laptop With Tablet Screen
Main differences between a touch enabler notebook PC and a normal laptop:
Screen: it's thicker on a Tablet PC because of the additional layer (capacitive or resistive) and the electronics that control it and determine the user input precise location. Additionally the screen can pivot 180 degrees to allow a more comfortable use folded over the keyboard
Stylus: a Touch tablet features a pretty big display, but precise actions from the user need a stylus, especially in applications like Adobe Photoshop
Battery life: as touch screen tablets have more components than other laptops (the touch enabling layer over the display for example) the power consumption is slightly higher than on normal laptops so expect a shorter battery life away from the socket
Software: this is maybe the biggest difference, as without proper software and programs to take good use of the touch capabilities of a Tablet PC there isn't much to do with one. This is also what Tablet PCs lack right now but maybe manufacturers will understand this and will try and offer customized apps for touch input.Those I think are the most notable differences between a laptop and a touchscreen tablet PC. If you know more let me know in comments and I'll update it accordingly.
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Acer Iconia Tab A500-10S16u 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer (Aluminum Metallic) Feature
- The Acer® Iconia Tab A500-10S16u provides the ultimate tablet experience with a gleaming 10.1" touch-screen.
- It has 802.11b/g/n Wireless(802.11n 2.4GHz only).
- It also has 5MP Rear Facing Camera with Auto Focus and 2MP Front Facing Camera.
- 1GB DDR2 Memory , 1.5 lbs.
- Android , Honeycomb , Operating System, NVIDIA® Tegra , 2 Dual Core Mobile Processor.
Acer Iconia Tab A500-10S16u 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer (Aluminum Metallic) Overview
Acer ICONIA Tab A500 10.1" Tablet PC - Tegra 250 1 GHz - Silver XE.H60PN.002 Tablet PCsAcer Iconia Tab A500-10S16u 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer (Aluminum Metallic) Specifications
The Acer® Iconia Tab A500-10S16u provides the ultimate tablet experience with a gleaming 10.1" touch-screen and attention grabbing metallic design fueled by top-of-the-line technology and the latest build of Android "Honeycomb" OS. The A500 delivers powerful tablet performance and effortless multimedia enjoyment in a flash! Have fun with Google Apps like Google Movies and Google Music, connect to social networks, play full-version games in console-quality, browse the Web in accelerated speeds and so much more.
Key Features
- 10.1” HD Multi-Touch Display: (1280 x 800) resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio
- NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 Dual Core Mobile Processor
- 1GB DDR2 Memory
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU
- eMMC: 16GB on board
- MicroSD memory card up to 32GB
- Dolby® Mobile Technology
- Dual Analog Microphone
- Dual Speaker
- 802.11b/g/n Wireless(802.11n 2.4GHz only)
- Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR
- 1- Micro USB 2.0 Port
- 1- USB 2.0 Port
- 1- Micro HDMI™ Out (support Dual Display)
- 5MP Rear Facing Camerawith Auto Focus and single LED flash
- 2MP Front Facing Camera
- Sensors:G-Sensor, E-Compass, L-Sensor, Gyro-meter
- Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer Battery
- Up to 8-hours battery life
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The Power to Play | |
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