Do you spend more time with your tablet or your laptop?

Julius Caesar · 12-10-2016, 10:10 PM

If you own both devices, which device do you spend more time with?
When do you use one and not the other?

tubemonkey · 12-10-2016, 10:26 PM

More time with a laptop. I use a tablet for videos and games.

Catlady · 12-10-2016, 10:38 PM

I spend more time with the desktop!

cfrizz · 12-10-2016, 10:39 PM

I spend more time on my desktop.

robko · 12-10-2016, 11:23 PM

Probably laptop. At home I'll use the tablet if I just want to check something quickly since it's instant on, but if I'm planning to do a bunch of browsing I will typically use the laptop for the larger screen size. For work I just drag the tablet (10", Windows) along with me and use it as needed for everything. If you put a gun to my head and forced me to give up one or the other, the laptop would be gone as the tablet has enough advantages to beat out the laptop.

Dazrin · 12-10-2016, 11:26 PM

Desktop by far.

4691mls · 12-10-2016, 11:29 PM

I didn't vote in the poll because I don't own a laptop. I have a desktop and an older hand-me-down tablet. I hardly ever use the tablet. I don't know whether it's because the tablet is old, or if wifi is slower than DSL, but everything on the internet seems to take twice as long on the tablet. Also, even though the tablet has a keyboard, I much prefer the full keyboard on the desktop, and a mouse instead of the tablet's trackpad. And in general, it seems like websites have fewer options and are harder to navigate on the tablet. I use my e-ink reader for reading books.

cromag · 12-10-2016, 11:30 PM

I only use my tablet(s) for reading PDFs and playing some simple games. They're very useful to have, but don't account for much use.

barryem · 12-10-2016, 11:55 PM

I use my laptop for most things. I use the tablet mostly for older videos. I'm not sure I have a real reason for that. It's just my habit.

dwig · 12-11-2016, 12:05 AM

I don't currently own or use a laptop (though my wife has 3). Also, I don't own a "tablet" in the sense that I don't own one that uses a limited and restricted OS (read: iOS or Android). My personal computers are a big powerful desktop and a tablet, both run Windows 10 which makes the tablet function as a laptop when I turn on the keyboard and mouse.

In terms of time spent, not counting when I'm at work, I usually spend slightly more time using my tablet as a tablet than the time spent using my desktop or the tablet as a "notebook". When I'm at work, I use my work desktop (along with a second desktop that functions as a print server) 99% of the time while my personal tablet, in "notebook" mode, idles nearby to be used for very brief chores.

Julius Caesar · 12-11-2016, 12:17 AM

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

ZodWallop · 12-11-2016, 12:20 AM

I use a netbook with a screen roughly the same size as my tablet. But I do practically all my web browsing on it. I just prefer the full desktop browsing experience.

Almost the only thing I do with my tablet is read comics. I do some light browsing and checking of Facebook on it.

If I could justify ponying up the dough to buy a Surface with a type cover, that would probably be best for me. But my Craigslist Dell netbook and Lenovo Tab 2 together cost less than a Surface 3.

GlenBarrington · 12-11-2016, 12:27 AM

Being a photographer, I prefer desktops for anything other than reading

frahse · 12-11-2016, 12:32 AM

For reading - books, articles, etc.--

A laptop or desktop about 70% of the time.
A tablet/eReader 25% of the time.
A phone 5% of the time.

I actually mainly use the Smart Phone for checking the weather or the Market.
I have a vintage flip cell phone which I use most the time for calling and occasionally for texting.
The Smart Phone is a Freedom-pop which is free.

Since I retired, I seldom email. (It is wonderful to have broken that tether!)

theducks · 12-11-2016, 12:35 AM

Neither

My Library is on my Desktop. (has 3 Monitors)
Calibre Companion is on the Tablet which I mostly use as a remote Catalog except for PDF and Color documents. My main reader is e-ink

The Laptop is for researching titles and posting on MR (when away from my home desk)

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

12-10-2016, 10:10 PM	#1
Julius Caesar Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1244808 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Do you spend more time with your tablet or your laptop? If you own both devices, which device do you spend more time with? When do you use one and not the other?

12-11-2016, 12:17 AM	#11
Julius Caesar Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1244808 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I intentionally didn't include desktop in my survey because I am curious with people's preferences with their portable devices. Last edited by Julius Caesar; 12-11-2016 at 12:52 AM.

12-11-2016, 12:27 AM	#13
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,969 Karma: 11532269 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW2, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 3a.	The truth is . . . Being a photographer, I prefer desktops for anything other than reading

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12-10-2016, 10:26 PM	#2
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 43,445 Karma: 155715872 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6; Clip Zip; Fire7 (2019); Echo Show 5	More time with a laptop. I use a tablet for videos and games.

12-10-2016, 10:38 PM	#3
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,031 Karma: 47310892 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I spend more time with the desktop!

12-10-2016, 10:39 PM	#4
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,445 Karma: 33237780 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung S10e, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung Tab A	I spend more time on my desktop.

12-10-2016, 11:23 PM	#5
robko Wizard Posts: 2,454 Karma: 5469320 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	Probably laptop. At home I'll use the tablet if I just want to check something quickly since it's instant on, but if I'm planning to do a bunch of browsing I will typically use the laptop for the larger screen size. For work I just drag the tablet (10", Windows) along with me and use it as needed for everything. If you put a gun to my head and forced me to give up one or the other, the laptop would be gone as the tablet has enough advantages to beat out the laptop.

12-10-2016, 11:26 PM	#6
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,460 Karma: 63009151 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, PW2, various Android devices	Desktop by far.

12-10-2016, 11:29 PM	#7
4691mls Wizard Posts: 2,530 Karma: 27513868 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US Device: ALL DEVICES ARE STOCK: Kobo Clara, Tolino Shine 2, Sony PRS-T3, T1	I didn't vote in the poll because I don't own a laptop. I have a desktop and an older hand-me-down tablet. I hardly ever use the tablet. I don't know whether it's because the tablet is old, or if wifi is slower than DSL, but everything on the internet seems to take twice as long on the tablet. Also, even though the tablet has a keyboard, I much prefer the full keyboard on the desktop, and a mouse instead of the tablet's trackpad. And in general, it seems like websites have fewer options and are harder to navigate on the tablet. I use my e-ink reader for reading books.

12-10-2016, 11:30 PM	#8
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 20,607 Karma: 455559955 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I only use my tablet(s) for reading PDFs and playing some simple games. They're very useful to have, but don't account for much use.

12-10-2016, 11:55 PM	#9
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 66636437 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I use my laptop for most things. I use the tablet mostly for older videos. I'm not sure I have a real reason for that. It's just my habit.

12-11-2016, 12:05 AM	#10
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718479 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	I don't currently own or use a laptop (though my wife has 3). Also, I don't own a "tablet" in the sense that I don't own one that uses a limited and restricted OS (read: iOS or Android). My personal computers are a big powerful desktop and a tablet, both run Windows 10 which makes the tablet function as a laptop when I turn on the keyboard and mouse. In terms of time spent, not counting when I'm at work, I usually spend slightly more time using my tablet as a tablet than the time spent using my desktop or the tablet as a "notebook". When I'm at work, I use my work desktop (along with a second desktop that functions as a print server) 99% of the time while my personal tablet, in "notebook" mode, idles nearby to be used for very brief chores.

12-11-2016, 12:20 AM	#12
ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 7,645 Karma: 67486588 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas (whether I like it or not) Device: Kobo Aura, Clara HD; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Glowlight Plus, Glowlight 3	I use a netbook with a screen roughly the same size as my tablet. But I do practically all my web browsing on it. I just prefer the full desktop browsing experience. Almost the only thing I do with my tablet is read comics. I do some light browsing and checking of Facebook on it. If I could justify ponying up the dough to buy a Surface with a type cover, that would probably be best for me. But my Craigslist Dell netbook and Lenovo Tab 2 together cost less than a Surface 3.

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12-11-2016, 12:32 AM	#14
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,300 Karma: 2063189624 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: Franklin,Orig Droid,Kindle KB-3G,Archos 43,Samsung S3,iPhone5,FireHD8,	For reading - books, articles, etc.-- A laptop or desktop about 70% of the time. A tablet/eReader 25% of the time. A phone 5% of the time. I actually mainly use the Smart Phone for checking the weather or the Market. I have a vintage flip cell phone which I use most the time for calling and occasionally for texting. The Smart Phone is a Freedom-pop which is free. Since I retired, I seldom email. (It is wonderful to have broken that tether!)

12-11-2016, 12:35 AM	#15
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 26,905 Karma: 41870062 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Aura2, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Neither My Library is on my Desktop. (has 3 Monitors) Calibre Companion is on the Tablet which I mostly use as a remote Catalog except for PDF and Color documents. My main reader is e-ink The Laptop is for researching titles and posting on MR (when away from my home desk)