Slate Tablets Comparison

Tablets Comparison: iPad vs. Galaxy Tab vs. HP Slate 500 side-by-side comparison of the Apple iPad, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the HP Slate 500 - See full-size table

Melanie Pinola

Apple's iPad, Samsung's Galaxy Tab, and HP's Slate 500 are often mentioned as competing in the same slate tablets space. As you see in the comparison chart, these three tablet computers are pretty similar in terms of screen resolution, touch input, and wi-fi connectivity.

Which one is best for you will ultimately depend on things like your operating system and software preference (Apple apps or Android? or full-fledged Win7?), need for camera for video conferencing/calling, and 3G/4G availability. Here's some info to help you make your decsion:

Apple iPad: the ground-breaking "magical and revolutionary device" which has set the initial bar for popular slate tablets. Among the iPad's advantages: hundreds of thousands of apps, the broadest support from third-party developers and product manufacturers, and a large and beautiful screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab: This Android tablet has a slightly smaller form factor, dual cameras, is nearly 1/2 the iPad's weight, and is carried on all four major US wireless providers. Depending on your configuration, it could also be less expensive than the iPad.
HP Slate 500: is targeted towards business users. Besides offering the robust Windows 7 operating system, the Slate 500 is also the only one of these tablets to be optimized for inking (use of digital pen or stylus input) -- excellent for note-takers and artists alike.

See the next page for an additional comparison that includes RIM Playbook and Cisco Cius, both more enterprise/business-friendly devices...

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Intel Predicts the End of Tablets and Laptops as We Know It

Within a decade, people may no longer use distinct laptops, netbooks, or tablets, according to a prediction by Intel. V3.co.uk reports Rama Skukla, VP of Intel's architecture group, as saying:

The lines between a netbook, laptop and tablet are disappearing faster than designers today realise. It's going to be very difficult to see where one device goes and the next one takes off.

We're starting to see the lines becoming blurred already, with more powerful tablets that dock into laptop-like keyboards, laptops getting even smaller and thinner and more portable, and netbooks straddling the line between both.

Skukla also said that graphics performance on mobile chips will advance by a factor of 12 in the next four years.

It's incredible to think how rapidly technology is advancing, and exciting to (try to) imagine the kinds of gadgets and devices we'll be using in the next few years.

What do you think? Will multi-purpose computing devices replace the laptops and tablets we use now?

source from about.com