Do you spend more time with your tablet or your laptop? - Page 2

DiapDealer · 12-11-2016, 05:38 AM

What's a laptop?

I use my desktop for programming, and my tablet for everything else.

pwalker8 · 12-11-2016, 07:04 AM

Same as DiapDealer, I'm a programmer so I send most of my time on my desktop, which is a 27 inch iMac.

However, my tablet has pretty much taken the place of my personal laptop. Before I got my iPad Pro, I carried my laptop with me everywhere. Now I pretty much use my iPad Pro for anything that I use to use a laptop for. Certainly for the purposes of this forum (i.e. ebooks), I do all my reading on my tablet. Of course, I did that before i got the pro, it's just now I also do my email and web browsing on it as well. I also use it to take notes in meetings and manage my todo list.

booklover6 · 12-11-2016, 07:42 AM

I use my tablets far more often than my Chromebook.

*My main computer is a desk top.

Ravensknight · 12-11-2016, 10:58 AM

Definitely my laptop. I only use my tablet to read manga on...

Atunah · 12-11-2016, 11:28 AM

Is the question related to where one reads books on? Or just what device one used to do computer stuff on.

For computer stuff I prefer my desktop. Otherwise I use my laptop. I don't use tablets much for anything other than play games and use some apps on it. I can't type on a tablet. I can barely type properly on my laptop, but its doable. I prefer proper keyboards, full size.

For reading books, I never use my desktop or laptop. I use a tablet/phone maybe 1 percent of the time. The rest is all my kindle ereaders. E-ink only.

Apache · 12-11-2016, 11:37 AM

I spend more time on a Desktop and use my tablet mostly as a book. I have 6 desktops, 2 laptops and a tablet. All of the desktops I built myself.
Apache

Hemmi · 12-11-2016, 11:48 AM

Definitely my laptop. That's my main computer. The tablet is nice to show videos to my mother on since it's more portable.

I also have a desktop that's rarely used and a netbook that's used occasionally.

crossi · 12-11-2016, 12:22 PM

Desktop. I have a Fire but like all tablets I hate the interface and dislike using it. I read on a kindle.

AnotherCat · 12-11-2016, 05:50 PM

Considering just mobile devices, in general use I use a notebook more often than a tablet, a tablet is used mostly for eBooks (for myself I find a tablet with a versatile reading app far better for reading in every way, apart from battery charge life, than any of the E Ink readers I have owned or tested).

I use a phone for audiobooks.

shalym · 12-11-2016, 09:37 PM

I only use my laptop if I have to do work when I'm not at home. I use my tablet to play solitaire, and occasionally to check IMDB while watching TV with my husband. I read on my Kindle, or my Kobo, or very occasionally on my phone. Everything else is done on my desktop. Work, message boards, social media, youtube, email--all on my desktop, although I do check email on my phone when I'm not at my computer, I rarely answer emails from my phone--only if it's a work emergency, and usually only to let someone know that I'm on my way back to my desktop and will take care of it as soon as possible.

So...I didn't participate in the survey.

Shari

4691mls · 12-11-2016, 09:44 PM

Quote:

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.

Based strictly on the poll results, laptops are coming in way ahead of tablets.

I am surprised to see how many people have reported that a desktop is their first choice - I thought I was just old-fashioned.

Apache · 12-11-2016, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4691mls

Based strictly on the poll results, laptops are coming in way ahead of tablets.

I am surprised to see how many people have reported that a desktop is their first choice - I thought I was just old-fashioned.

I am a fps gamer and a powerful pc is a must.

Apache

4691mls · 12-11-2016, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apache

I am a fps gamer and a powerful pc is a must.

Apache

I have a very basic 5-year-old PC which I use mostly for email and internet browsing, shopping, and borrowing library books.

GlenBarrington · 12-11-2016, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4691mls

Based strictly on the poll results, laptops are coming in way ahead of tablets.

I am surprised to see how many people have reported that a desktop is their first choice - I thought I was just old-fashioned.

With the insane and mostly useless increase in pixel count of modern cameras (what you REALLY should want are bigger pixels of higher quality, not more tiny pixels), Tablets and underpowered PCs of any sort simply can't handle photo editing with any degree of efficiency.

Lot's of reasons to use desktops of some reasonable power, and our reading activities just naturally follow. Those extra powerful computers, make Calibre fly!

Sweetpea · 12-12-2016, 02:17 AM

Not sure where I'd rank my Surface Pro 2, with the tablet or laptop...

It depends a bit on the time of year and whether I have a vacation or I'll be at work, but on avarage, on work days, I think I use my tablet (Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and Asus Vivotab Note 8) more, as I only use my desktop in the evenings.

During vacations, in summer I use my ereader most, in winter my PC as I love to play computer games.

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

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12-11-2016, 05:38 AM	#16
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	What's a laptop? I use my desktop for programming, and my tablet for everything else.

12-11-2016, 07:04 AM	#17
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Same as DiapDealer, I'm a programmer so I send most of my time on my desktop, which is a 27 inch iMac. However, my tablet has pretty much taken the place of my personal laptop. Before I got my iPad Pro, I carried my laptop with me everywhere. Now I pretty much use my iPad Pro for anything that I use to use a laptop for. Certainly for the purposes of this forum (i.e. ebooks), I do all my reading on my tablet. Of course, I did that before i got the pro, it's just now I also do my email and web browsing on it as well. I also use it to take notes in meetings and manage my todo list.

12-11-2016, 07:42 AM	#18
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	I use my tablets far more often than my Chromebook. *My main computer is a desk top.

12-11-2016, 10:58 AM	#19
Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	Definitely my laptop. I only use my tablet to read manga on...

12-11-2016, 11:28 AM	#20
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	Is the question related to where one reads books on? Or just what device one used to do computer stuff on. For computer stuff I prefer my desktop. Otherwise I use my laptop. I don't use tablets much for anything other than play games and use some apps on it. I can't type on a tablet. I can barely type properly on my laptop, but its doable. I prefer proper keyboards, full size. For reading books, I never use my desktop or laptop. I use a tablet/phone maybe 1 percent of the time. The rest is all my kindle ereaders. E-ink only.

12-11-2016, 11:37 AM	#21
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,137 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I spend more time on a Desktop and use my tablet mostly as a book. I have 6 desktops, 2 laptops and a tablet. All of the desktops I built myself. Apache

12-11-2016, 11:48 AM	#22
Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,367 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	Definitely my laptop. That's my main computer. The tablet is nice to show videos to my mother on since it's more portable. I also have a desktop that's rarely used and a netbook that's used occasionally.

12-11-2016, 12:22 PM	#23
crossi Guru Posts: 992 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	Desktop. I have a Fire but like all tablets I hate the interface and dislike using it. I read on a kindle.

12-11-2016, 05:50 PM	#24
AnotherCat .... Posts: 1,547 Karma: 18068960 Join Date: May 2012 Device: ....	Considering just mobile devices, in general use I use a notebook more often than a tablet, a tablet is used mostly for eBooks (for myself I find a tablet with a versatile reading app far better for reading in every way, apart from battery charge life, than any of the E Ink readers I have owned or tested). I use a phone for audiobooks.

12-11-2016, 09:37 PM	#25
shalym Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 52740263 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New England Device: PW 1, 2, 3, Voyage, Oasis 2 & 3, Fires, Aura HD, iPad	I only use my laptop if I have to do work when I'm not at home. I use my tablet to play solitaire, and occasionally to check IMDB while watching TV with my husband. I read on my Kindle, or my Kobo, or very occasionally on my phone. Everything else is done on my desktop. Work, message boards, social media, youtube, email--all on my desktop, although I do check email on my phone when I'm not at my computer, I rarely answer emails from my phone--only if it's a work emergency, and usually only to let someone know that I'm on my way back to my desktop and will take care of it as soon as possible. So...I didn't participate in the survey. Shari

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12-12-2016, 02:17 AM	#30
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Not sure where I'd rank my Surface Pro 2, with the tablet or laptop... It depends a bit on the time of year and whether I have a vacation or I'll be at work, but on avarage, on work days, I think I use my tablet (Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and Asus Vivotab Note 8) more, as I only use my desktop in the evenings. During vacations, in summer I use my ereader most, in winter my PC as I love to play computer games.