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Hi there
I think you missed the whole point of what I was trying to point out.
I agreed that on a smaller screen whether tablet or external monitor (a 12 inch screen comes into that category) -- touch is fine --- what I was saying is that if you are connecting up to a LARGE LCD screen say 40 inch TV screen you certainly wouldn't be near enough to the screen (or at least you shouldn't be) to touch it --not that you would want to either.
Also weight AND SIZE wise carrying around 17 inch laptops is just NOT for me -- what with airport security, airlines baggage policies, cramped space on planes and trains I'd never get anywhere with a 17 inch laptop. (I'm quite large BTW so space for me is at a premium).
Also once you start thinking 12 inches or even more than 10 inches -- are these things really small portable tablets are are they just another form of laptop.
The whole idea of a tablet I thought was that it's a small light or compact useful portable device which could be used stand alone - but capable of being plugged in to other accessories (such as external monitor, external disks etc) where available and even being able to connect into your work VPN or a remote server.
Once we start getting intoi the realm of "Super tablets" then the whole distinction between a "PC" and a "Tablet" becomes fuzzy.
As for ultrabooks --the latest bunch of them have nice I7 quad Cpu's, decent amount of RAM, USB3 port and can deliver very high quality Video out via HDMI so in any way whatsoever are not "Underpowered"
Cheers
jimbo
I think you missed the whole point of what I was trying to point out.
I agreed that on a smaller screen whether tablet or external monitor (a 12 inch screen comes into that category) -- touch is fine --- what I was saying is that if you are connecting up to a LARGE LCD screen say 40 inch TV screen you certainly wouldn't be near enough to the screen (or at least you shouldn't be) to touch it --not that you would want to either.
Also weight AND SIZE wise carrying around 17 inch laptops is just NOT for me -- what with airport security, airlines baggage policies, cramped space on planes and trains I'd never get anywhere with a 17 inch laptop. (I'm quite large BTW so space for me is at a premium).
Also once you start thinking 12 inches or even more than 10 inches -- are these things really small portable tablets are are they just another form of laptop.
The whole idea of a tablet I thought was that it's a small light or compact useful portable device which could be used stand alone - but capable of being plugged in to other accessories (such as external monitor, external disks etc) where available and even being able to connect into your work VPN or a remote server.
Once we start getting intoi the realm of "Super tablets" then the whole distinction between a "PC" and a "Tablet" becomes fuzzy.
As for ultrabooks --the latest bunch of them have nice I7 quad Cpu's, decent amount of RAM, USB3 port and can deliver very high quality Video out via HDMI so in any way whatsoever are not "Underpowered"
Cheers
jimbo
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