Thread: Nielsen: How We Use Tablets in the U.S.
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Old 05-13-2011, 02:34 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by HansTWN View Post
I am not talking about limited processing power (those have been around for many years and are just too slow), I am talking about i5 or i7 CPUs with 4-8 GB of RAM and SSDs. That is what we will have by next year. The Asus EP121 is a first step in that direction -- but still stuck with an old processor type which means battery life is suboptimal.

So the only thing these devices could not handle is high-end gaming, since there is no room for advanced dedicated graphics. I think this will be just a natural evolution the tech industry will take, more capable devices taking over as they become cheaper and more convenient, even though not every user will need all functions. Just as smart phones are slowly pushing out dumb phones. And the "dumb" tablets would logically be pushed to the low end of the price spectrum. Not a bad thing to have such a device for 199 off contract, they will still have a big market.
Putting that kind of power into a tablet of similar size, weight and battery life to the current crop of Tablet devices doesn't sound remotely possible with current technology, or even technology available two years from now.
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