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hobbit709

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8. There's notebooks, netbooks and tablets

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 03:22 PM

Jul 2013

Notebooks have screens up to 17 inches, netbooks have 10-12 inch screens and no optical drive, tablets come in various sizes, usually 7-10 inch screens
I have a Viewsonic 10 tablet with Android that I got a small case for that has a built-in mini keyboard, since the touchscreen keyboard is a PITA to use. Connects on wifi. I use it mainly as an ereader since I have about 6000 books in pdf format on it on the micro SD card.

A notebook is pretty much a fully functioning portable computer. A netbook will do most everything except it has no internal optical drive so no CDs or DVDs to play.

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My wife is hinting she wants a notebook [View all] madokie Jul 2013 OP

Notebooks Pholus Jul 2013 #1

Thanks madokie Jul 2013 #2

If you look back, you'll find I am VERY anti-Apple based on their labor positions... Pholus Jul 2013 #3

I hold the same feelings about apple too madokie Jul 2013 #4

Samsung is no better of course, Pholus Jul 2013 #5

I love my tablet! It goes everywhere with me, although woodsprite Jul 2013 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #11

I have laptops, a phone and a tablet. The tablet is mostly unused. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2013 #7

There's notebooks, netbooks and tablets hobbit709 Jul 2013 #8

It sounds like she whats a tablet ShawnRIN Jul 2013 #9

Thank you madokie Jul 2013 #10

She said last night that a tablet is what she wants madokie Aug 2013 #12