Do you spend more time with your tablet or your laptop? - Page 4

DiapDealer · 12-13-2016, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

But it's a perfect device if you don't have a PC at your workplace and need some serious processor power (I'm a developer, building and compiling generally is intensive work).

I do a lot of developing as well. I just never have a need to build/compile out in the field (nor the time to wait for said compilation to complete on a laptop). I'm either working on a PC (with multiple virtual machines simultaneously running/compiling), or playing/reading on a tablet (I don't game). If my workstation were more "mobile," I might actually be expected to work more on the go. That would be awful (as well as painful).

sakura-panda · 12-13-2016, 10:59 AM

I went with "About the same", which at the moment is mostly "Neither".

What I do with each of them does not overlap with the other, so whether I use one or the other is not a preference, but a matter of what I am planning to do.

frahse · 12-13-2016, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by cfrizz

Alpha o, you really need a better picture of your cat. Every time I look at it, I have to stare hard to figure out what I'm looking at!

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Originally Posted by 4691mls

The first thing I saw was the light-colored streak that runs from above the eye up the inside of the ear - it looked like some amorphous blob to me

Agreed. It is actually a little scary at first glance.

FizzyWater · 12-13-2016, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Julius Caesar

I intentionally didn't include desktop in my survey because I am curious with people's preferences with their portable devices.

I use my laptop for almost everything, but it's only portable due to its design. The thing has a big screen (I can't remember if it's 17" or 19") and really too big to lug around unless I really have to. It has a permanent place on a computer desk.

Sweetpea · 12-14-2016, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I do a lot of developing as well. I just never have a need to build/compile out in the field (nor the time to wait for said compilation to complete on a laptop). I'm either working on a PC (with multiple virtual machines simultaneously running/compiling), or playing/reading on a tablet (I don't game). If my workstation were more "mobile," I might actually be expected to work more on the go. That would be awful (as well as painful).

I spend about 90% of my time developing while at work (the rest is spent at various other locations and that includes the internet

). And when the client doesn't supply a workstation (like my current workplace), I'll be able to supply my own. And I don't work on the go, I think the battery would last about an hour, if I really would work on it without a wire... But the laptop isn't designed for that, it's designed as a mobile workstation. It's a beautiful monster, a full-sized keyboard, a 17" screen (1920x1200) and way too large to just use while browsing on the couch

But thankfully, I have my Surface Pro 2 (which is my own) for some semi-serious programming work, my Asus VivoTab Note 8 for some couch-browsing and my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 for the odds and ends (I really never cared for Android...)

Sydney's Mom · 12-14-2016, 10:42 PM

Now that I am retired, I spend a lot less time in front of the computer and more time sitting on the couch with my tablet.

(BTW, I am too young to retire, but it is what it is)

ZodWallop · 12-15-2016, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

(BTW, I am too young to retire, but it is what it is)

Rub it in why don'tcha

Blackadder · 12-15-2016, 05:35 PM

Actually spend most time on my mobile, but as it wasn't an option had to go with the tablet

Purple Lady · 12-15-2016, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

Now that I am retired, I spend a lot less time in front of the computer and more time sitting on the couch with my tablet.

(BTW, I am too young to retire, but it is what it is)

Me too on both counts!

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Rub it in why don'tcha

I'll rub it in for her. Being retired doesn't leave you with a lot of time.

drjd · 12-16-2016, 04:41 AM

Of course Laptop. I feel more comfortable equipped with a mouse and keyboard.

MarjaE · 12-28-2016, 06:04 PM

I have yet to find an accessible tablet.

I have propriceptive and sensory issues, so I can't use touchscreens, I can't see through blinding lights, and I can't withstand certain types of strobe or animation. I know Android has settings to disable animation; they don't disable animation.

Sweetpea · 12-29-2016, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MarjaE

I have yet to find an accessible tablet.

I have propriceptive and sensory issues, so I can't use touchscreens, I can't see through blinding lights, and I can't withstand certain types of strobe or animation. I know Android has settings to disable animation; they don't disable animation.

There are tablets where you can work with a pen (active pen, that is, not one of those sausage type things).
Not sure what you mean by animation...

MarjaE · 12-29-2016, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

There are tablets where you can work with a pen (active pen, that is, not one of those sausage type things).

It could help, if the screen isn't too slippery or too sensitive, and if the system doesn't rely on buttons positioned for dynamic grips. I would need to try it out.

Video-game-style controllers could also help, if they can connect during startup, and stay connected, without the hassle of syncing bluetooth all the time, and if they don't disable on-screen keyboards. I tried an Ipega 9023 but couldn't use it for these reasons. I think a usb-based system would work better.

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Not sure what you mean by animation...

Uh... animation...? stuff that hurts and blinds and disorients and triggers migraines and sometimes vomiting...? strobing, zooming, parallax, and jitter are the worst. I tried an Android device with the developer settings to disable animation, and software which was supposed to reduce brightness, but I still encountered a lot of zooming animation in the main menu.

cvkemp · 12-29-2016, 04:20 PM

I do not have a laptop, I have the IPad and a desktop and I spend about equal time with the two. But I would say I spend most of my time with my kindle voyage that is were I do my reading.

Justy · 12-30-2016, 02:02 AM

I use my tablet 95% of the time at home, mostly for web browsing, watching videos, and reading ebooks. I pull out my laptop for websites that need a non-mobile interface or to do any writing or speadsheet work. I also add any new ebooks into calibre ever so often and that does need the laptop.

View Poll Results: Do you spend more time with your tablet or your laptop?
Tablet	37	35.58%
Laptop	59	56.73%
About the same	8	7.69%
Voters: 104. You may not vote on this poll

12-28-2016, 06:04 PM	#56
MarjaE Guru Posts: 924 Karma: 53902736 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: multiple	I have yet to find an accessible tablet. I have propriceptive and sensory issues, so I can't use touchscreens, I can't see through blinding lights, and I can't withstand certain types of strobe or animation. I know Android has settings to disable animation; they don't disable animation. Last edited by MarjaE; 12-28-2016 at 06:09 PM.

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12-13-2016, 10:59 AM	#47
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	I went with "About the same", which at the moment is mostly "Neither". What I do with each of them does not overlap with the other, so whether I use one or the other is not a preference, but a matter of what I am planning to do.

12-14-2016, 10:42 PM	#51
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,895 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	Now that I am retired, I spend a lot less time in front of the computer and more time sitting on the couch with my tablet. (BTW, I am too young to retire, but it is what it is)

12-15-2016, 05:35 PM	#53
Blackadder Somewhat bored Posts: 65 Karma: 499999 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Glo hd	Actually spend most time on my mobile, but as it wasn't an option had to go with the tablet

12-16-2016, 04:41 AM	#55
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	Of course Laptop. I feel more comfortable equipped with a mouse and keyboard.

12-29-2016, 04:20 PM	#59
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	I do not have a laptop, I have the IPad and a desktop and I spend about equal time with the two. But I would say I spend most of my time with my kindle voyage that is were I do my reading.

12-30-2016, 02:02 AM	#60
Justy Fanatic Posts: 547 Karma: 27509 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver Area, BC, Canada Device: Nexus 7, Sony Xperia z3 tablet, Kobo Glo, Boyue T63	I use my tablet 95% of the time at home, mostly for web browsing, watching videos, and reading ebooks. I pull out my laptop for websites that need a non-mobile interface or to do any writing or speadsheet work. I also add any new ebooks into calibre ever so often and that does need the laptop.

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